Custom Layouts – Post + Product grids made easy

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 66% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ photoworkout

   3.4y ago

   I use it with the filter and search pro plugin and it works perfect to display the results.

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2. ★★★★★ Emily Rapport

   3.5y ago

   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.

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3. ★★★★★ chillmen

   3.7y ago

   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.

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4. ★★★★★ renatobr

   3.8y ago

   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!

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5. ★★★★★ cusconative

   4.0y ago

   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.

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6. ★★★★★ dulleca

   4.3y ago

   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!

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7. ★★★★★ mchelles

   4.4y ago

   I run several sites with complex content structures consisting of multiple post types and multiple taxonomies. This plugin is everything the core WP Query Block should be. UI is intuitive and easy to use.

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8. ★★★★★ Marko

   4.4y ago

   I needed this to display Woocommerce products in visually more pleasing way than default or Avada theme can display especially if I have photos both landscape and portrait. This plugin is just supergood for this! Thank you, you are a genius!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.5.1 Fix – an issue that prevented layouts and template from being saved in the admin editors. 1.5.1
2. — Version 1.5.0 New – add Support for Search & Filter Version 3. Fix – issues with date custom fields and timezone formatting. Fix – security hardening – prevent post templates in editor previews from showing protected content. 1.5.0
3. — Version 1.4.12 Security improvements. 1.4.12
4. — Version 1.4.11 Improvement – add post title to the featured image anchor tag. Fix – issues with the font panel throwing an error. Fix – issues with inheriting block editor styles in our admin screens. 1.4.11
5. — Version 1.4.10 Fix – issues with WP 6.4 and our admin scripts not loading (lodash was deprecated). Fix – CSS issues in our modals in the block editor. 1.4.10
6. — Version 1.4.9 Update – use wp_kses_post instead of esc_html to allow html tags in post titles. Fix – issues with WP 6.2 and our admin scripts not loading. Fix – a UI issue with our admin multiselect fields not displaying correctly New 1.4.9

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Custom Layouts – Post + Product grids made easy <= 1.4.12 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-12-05 CVE-2025-62996 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.4.12 Patched in 1.5.0
2. Medium · 6.4 Custom Layouts – Post + Product grids made easy <= 1.4.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-08-16 CVE-2024-43305 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.4.11 Patched in 1.4.12

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-02 4K+ → 3K+ down after 5 days in tier
2. 2026-07-28 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2026-07-26 4K+ → 3K+ down after 603 days in tier
4. 2024-11-30 5K+ → 4K+ down after 308 days in tier
5. 2024-01-27 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-01-26 5K+ → 4K+ down after 3 days in tier
7. 2024-01-23 4K+ → 5K+ up after 6 days in tier
8. 2024-01-17 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Category Posts Block 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Ultimate Post Kit Addons for Elementor 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Reseller Store 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
• MAS Elementor 900+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• R Recent Posts Plus 900+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
• R Recent Posts 500+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D

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Custom Layouts – Post + Product grids made easy: 3K+ active installs, 5.0★ (25 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/custom-layouts