Grid Overlay – Figma Style Layout Grid for WordPress
Visually check if your layout matches your design by overlaying a responsive grid on the frontend — inspired by Figma’s layout grid system.
Plugin info
Maintenance & Compatibility
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Maintained • Last updated 159 days ago
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Likely maintained (last update 159 days ago).
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Description
This plugin allows designers and developers to overlay a Figma-style layout grid on the frontend of their WordPress site to visually test alignment and spacing. It’s useful for responsive design testing and pixel-perfect comparisons to your original designs.
- Enable or disable the grid overlay at any time
- Configure separate values for Mobile, Tablet, Desktop, and Extended screens
- Set number of columns, gutter width, and outer margin
- Lightweight and clean — outputs only what’s needed
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/grid-overlay/ - Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu
- Go to Settings Grid Overlay and configure your options
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes — the overlay appears on the frontend when enabled. You can disable it anytime from the settings page.
This version shows the grid for everyone if enabled. A future update might include visibility filters.
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Screenshots
Settings screen with per-screen options
Changelog
1.1.0
- Major improvement: Refactored the frontend grid overlay to use real DOM-based columns instead of a repeating background gradient.
- The new DOM-based method improves alignment accuracy by adjusting for scrollbar width differences (using corrected 100vw calculations).
- This change resolves longstanding inconsistencies when aligning layouts against the grid across different browsers and screen sizes.
1.0.0
- Initial release