Pages that keep your place
Page numbers or Load More, loaded in place. The current filter, search and order come along.
Portfolio grids, built once.
Save a grid layout in a visual editor, then place it on any page with one shortcode. Six layouts, filters, search, sorting, pagination and a lightbox, all without a page reload.
Works with any theme
No external requests
Elementor widget included
↑ This grid works. Filter it, search it, sort it.
Six layouts
One grid. Six ways.
The same items, laid out six ways. Scroll on and each one builds itself.
How it works
Build once.Place anywhere.
A grid is a saved layout, not settings buried in one page. Change it once and every page that shows it follows.
- 01 — EDIT
Build a layout
Content, layout, skin, filter and pages in one sidebar, with a live preview in your theme's styles.
- 02 — COPY
Copy its shortcode
The grid has one, and so do its filter, search, sorting and pagination.
- 03 — PLACE
Put it anywhere
A page, a post, a widget or Elementor. Change the layout once and every page follows.
Features
Everything aportfolio needs.
A count and a bar
One gallery, full size
Swipe, zoom and Esc. Items loaded later join the same gallery.
←→
Videos in the grid
YouTube, Vimeo or a file in the lightbox, or a file playing in the card on hover or in view.
Columns per device
Desktop, two tablets and mobile each get their own columns, gaps, ratios and patterns.
Custom CSS per layout
CSS for one grid, kept inside it. selector is the grid; everything else stays inside.
selector { background: #f5f5f5; } selector .vlt-gb__item { border-radius: 12px; }
Projects, categories, tags
A Portfolio post type with its own addresses. Coming from another portfolio plugin? Convert its items in place, with undo.
project→portfolio
For theme authors
Your styles,in the picker.
Skins, filter, search, sorting and pagination styles, even whole layout types, are folders in your theme. Add one, register it in one line, and it shows up in the editor next to the built-in ones.
your-theme/
functions.php
Grid Layout editor
Template, style.css and script.js per styleFiles load only where the style is usedOverride any template in your-theme/vlt-grid-builder/
Pricing
Start free.Go Pro.
Everything a portfolio needs is free. Pro adds the motion, the extras and the speed that make it feel premium.
Free
wordpress.org$0 forever
- Portfolio post type with migration
- Six layout types
- AJAX filter, live search, visitor sorting
- Page numbers and Load More
- Lightbox and video items
- Columns, gaps and ratios per device
- Custom CSS per layout
- Elementor widget, theme templates
Recommended
Pro
Yearly membership$49 a year
For your own site or a client's. One live site, plus any number of local and staging copies (localhost, .local, .test, staging., dev.). Updates from your WordPress dashboard for as long as the membership runs.
- Everything in Free, plus
- Entrance animations
- Inserts between items
- Infinite scroll
- Drag and drop order
- Custom image ratio
- Several post types in one grid
- Instant cached filtering
- Updates and support
Your layouts carry overUpdates as long as it runsIncluded with VLThemes themes
FAQ
Questions,answered.
Does it work with my theme?
Yes. The grid uses your theme's fonts in the preview and on the site, and the built-in look is set with CSS variables. A theme can also override every template in its own vlt-grid-builder folder.
Can I show posts or images instead of projects?
Yes. A layout can show projects, posts, pages, any public post type, or images picked from the Media Library with their own titles, links and categories.
Do I need Elementor or another page builder?
No. Paste the shortcode into a Shortcode block, a widget or any builder. If you use Elementor, there is a Grid Builder widget as well.
Can I turn the portfolio off?
Yes, in Settings → Portfolio. Grid Layouts keep working with any other content, and your projects come back when you turn it on again.
Does the plugin load anything from other servers?
No. Fonts and scripts are served from your site. Only when a visitor opens a YouTube or Vimeo video does their browser load that service's player.
Which Pro license do I need?
Personal ($49 a year) is for your own site or a client's: one live site plus any number of local and staging copies. Theme author ($199 a year) is for bundling Pro in the WordPress themes you sell: your customers get every Pro feature with your theme and never enter a key.
What happens to my layouts if I switch to Pro?
Nothing changes: Pro is the whole free plugin plus its extras, so it takes over and your layouts and settings stay as they are.
Get started
Build yourgrid.
Install Grid Builder, open Grid Layouts → Add New, and paste the shortcode. Your first grid takes a couple of minutes.