Custom Layouts — WordPress Post Grid Plugin
Custom Layouts – Post + Product grids made easy
by Code Amp · WordPress.org page · Website
Custom Layouts has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 72,801 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 29, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
Custom Layouts at a glance
Is Custom Layouts well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Improve performance and load speed by providing an option to use CSS Grid for layouts + masonry
- Support more CSS unit types in more places
- Blocks for WooCommerce
- Blocks for ACF
- More template blocks (possibly use the block library)
- Additional hover options
- Additional font options
- Social/sharing blocks
Custom Layouts reviews and ratings
25 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Easy to use
I use it with the filter and search pro plugin and it works perfect to display the results.
photoworkout -
Great plugin!
This plugin has been so helpful to me - both with Search and Filter and on it's own. I'm able to pull in custom field data from a post and display that nicely on another page. Spent hours trying to figure out how to do this as a custom block, this plugin did what I needed and was very intuitive to use. How can I further support it's development? I'd gladly pay for a license.
Emily Rapport -
Excellent
Really very good plugin i'm using it with FSE theme twenty twenty-three for masonry layout ( using shortcode ) and it's working very well.
chillmen -
Fantastic Plugin!
After testing dozens of plugins, I was almost giving up. NONE comes close to this level of performance, flexibility and features. And most importantly, none are as responsive and light as this one... I end my searches. Congratulations to the developers!
renatobr -
Awesome plugin
This plugin was just what I was looking for, and their support was super responsive helping me with a small modification I wanted to make.
cusconative -
Great plugin
A great, clean, and lightweight plugin to design post layouts and is on the way to becoming one of the most popular plugins in the WordPress dictionary. keep up the good work and beware of the code bloating and dragging!
dulleca
Where Custom Layouts ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Custom Layouts appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Post Grid Plugins | #32 by tag, #48 in search | #23 | – |
Custom Layouts alternatives
Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with Custom Layouts.
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Ultimate Post Kit 30,000+ installs · 4.8 -
Post Grid 30,000+ installs · 4.3 -
Smart Post 20,000+ installs · 4.7 -
Blog Designer Pack 30,000+ installs · 4.7 -
Blog Filter 7,000+ installs · 4.9
Details
Build a list or grid layout of any post type (posts, products, pages + more).
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Custom Layouts competes in
Tags
- post grid
- posts
- Product Grid
- products
- recent posts
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- Version
- 1.5.1
- Last updated
- Dec 29, 2025
- First published
- Jan 9, 2021
- Requires WordPress
- 6.5
- Tested up to
- 6.9.7
- Requires PHP
- 7.2
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Custom Layouts FAQ
What does Custom Layouts do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Custom Layouts offers Improve performance and load speed by providing an option to use CSS Grid for layouts + masonry, Support more CSS unit types in more places, Blocks for WooCommerce, Blocks for ACF and More template blocks (possibly use the block library).
How many active installs does Custom Layouts have?
WordPress.org reports 3,000+ active installs for Custom Layouts as of September 7, 2026.
Is Custom Layouts still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on December 29, 2025 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
Is Custom Layouts free?
Custom Layouts is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Custom Layouts rank among Post Grid Plugins?
Custom Layouts is #23 in the WordPress.org Post Grid Plugins ranking.