Description
Fancy Post Grid – Ultimate Post Grid Builder is a complete blog layout and site builder solution for WordPress.
Create responsive post grids, sliders, and dynamic blog layouts using Elementor widgets, Gutenberg blocks, or flexible shortcodes — all from a single plugin.
The built-in Elementor Site Builder lets you design headers, footers, mega menus, popups, off-canvas panels, archive pages, single post templates, page title sections, and 404 pages visually.
Version 2.0 introduces a fully modular, class-based architecture with optimized asset loading, centralized sanitization, and improved performance for content-heavy websites.
Perfect for blogs, magazines, news portals, and dynamic content sites.
Key Features
Elementor Integration
Free Widgets:
- Heading – Customizable headings with typography and alignment controls
- Button – Flexible call-to-action buttons with icons and hover effects
- Icon Box – Icon with title and description in structured layout
- Image – Responsive images with link and styling options
- Divider – Styled separators to organize content sections
- Date & Time – Dynamic post date, time, or modified date display
- Social Share – Post share buttons for social platforms
- Social Icons – Linked social profile icons with layout controls
- Post Grid – Responsive post grid with query and layout options
- Post Slider – Touch-enabled responsive post slider
Pro Widgets:
- Post Group – Display posts grouped by taxonomy or custom query
- Post Filter – AJAX-based category or taxonomy filters
- Post Thumbnail Slider – Synced thumbnail and content slider
- Post Categories – Styled category lists with counters
- Post Ticker – News ticker for posts
- Table of Content – Auto-generated table of contents from headings
- Weather – Real-time weather display for selected location
- Button Rotating – Animated rotating text button
- Contact Form 7 – Style Contact Form 7 inside Elementor
Elementor Site Builder
Design full site layouts visually:
- Header & Footer builder
- Page Title section
- Mega Menu
- Popup builder
- Off-Canvas panels
- Archive templates
- Single Post templates
- 404 page templates
Site Builder Widgets:
- Site Logo – Display site logo with responsive sizing
- Mini Search – Compact search form with toggle option
- Nav Menu – WordPress menu with mega menu support
- Off-Canvas Toggle – Trigger off-canvas panels
- Page Title – Dynamic page titles with breadcrumb support
- Archive Posts – Archive listings with layout controls
- Post Meta – Author, date, categories, and metadata output
- Post Excerpt – Excerpt with length and read-more controls
- Post Content – Full post content rendering
- Featured Image – Post featured image with ratio controls
- Post Comments – WordPress comments template
- Post Author – Author name, avatar, and bio display
- Post Navigation – Previous and next post links
- Copyright – Dynamic copyright text output
- Breadcrumb (Breadcrumb NavXT) – Breadcrumb navigation support
Gutenberg Blocks
- Table of Content block – Auto-generate TOC from headings
- Post Grid block – Coming soon
- Post Slider block – Coming soon
- More block coming soon
Shortcodes
- Post Grid shortcode – Insert customizable post grid anywhere
- Post Slider shortcode – Embed responsive post slider via shortcode
- More layouts coming soon
Themes Using Fancy Post Grid
The following themes are built using Fancy Post Grid:
Requirements
- WordPress 6.4 or higher
- PHP 7.4 or higher
- Elementor (optional, required only for Elementor widgets)
Support
Documentation and support:
https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fancy-post-grid/
Installation
Using the WordPress Dashboard
- Go to Plugins Add New
- Search for “Fancy Post Grid”
- Click Install Now
- Activate the plugin
Uploading via Dashboard
- Go to Plugins Add New Upload Plugin
- Upload fancy-post-grid.x.x.x.zip
- Click Install Now
- Activate the plugin
Using FTP
- Extract fancy-post-grid.x.x.x.zip
- Upload the fancy-post-grid folder to /wp-content/plugins/
- Activate the plugin from the Plugins screen
FAQ
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Does this plugin require Elementor?
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Elementor is required only for Elementor widgets and Site Builder features.
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Can I use it with Gutenberg?
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Yes. Gutenberg blocks are included and more are coming soon.
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Does it slow down my website?
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No. Assets are loaded only when a layout is used.
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Can I filter posts by category or tag?
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Yes. Advanced query controls are available in widgets and shortcodes.
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Fancy Post Grid – Ultimate Post Grid Builder” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
2.0.2 (18 Feb, 2026)
Fixed:
- Missing Shortcode module styles
2.0.1 (09 Feb, 2026)
Added:
- SVG icon upload support
2.0.0 (09 Feb, 2026)
Changed:
- Full codebase refactor with new architecture
- New settings panel and configuration system
Added:
- 10+ free Elementor widgets
- Improved Elementor widget framework
- Updated POT file
Removed:
- Legacy Gutenberg blocks
- Old shortcode layouts
- Deprecated helpers and APIs
Improved:
- Asset dependency management
- Performance and memory usage
- Security and data sanitization
- Future WordPress and PHP compatibility











