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The professional plugin for creating layouts in WordPress.

Built on the CSS grid foundation, the Advanced Columns plugin is the only WordPress layout builder with unlimited breakpoints and drag-and-drop grid control.

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Unleash your creativity with fully responsive controls to design anything you like.

Advanced Columns offers the ultimate solution for generating layouts that look great on any screen size. With customizable breakpoints, you have complete control over the design.

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  • Layout

    Take control of layout grids, move your columns using a drag-and-drop interface, and precisely define their position at every breakpoint.

  • Backgrounds

    With Advanced Column, you can place ifferent images at every breakpoint and even combine it with solid color or gradient overlays.

  • Visibility

    Thanks to our dedicated controls, choosing at which breakpoint a specific column or section must be displayed or hidden is just one click away.

  • Typography

    Need to change the text alignment at a specific breakpoint? With Advanced Columns you can do so while keeping all WordPress Core text controls.

Different ways to design your pages

Advanced Columns is the most comprehensive layout tool for WordPress: it leverages the power of CSS Grid, and allows for the creation of fixed column layouts, as well as dynamically generated fluid grids that automatically adapt to various sizes. All of this is packed into an intuitive interface that doesn’t require coding skills.

One-click presets for a quick editing workflow

Advanced Columns comes with a control that allows you to change the entire arrangement of your content, based on the most common columns configurations. With one single click, you can entirely change how your section looks at a specific breakpoint: that's a nice time saver!

Intuitive no-code drag & drop interface

The Advanced Columns Plugin for WordPress offers designers an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, customizable Media Query breakpoints, and exceptional flexibility.

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For Developers by Developers

Built by developers, optimized for performance. We thoughtfully crafted our plugin with a focus on solid principles, ensuring a professional and enjoyable experience for developers. Advanced Columns is extensible, secure and optimized: from the development point of view, this plugin has got your back.

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Built on the foundations of CSS Grid

Advanced Columns runs on CSS Grid. With such a powerful foundation, there are no limits to what you can build.

Inline styles and smart rendering keep your pages lightning-fast, improving Core Web Vitals scores and ensuring your site ranks higher in search results.

Data portability in an instant

Coming from Core columns, Groups, or our Grids plugin? Switch to Advanced Columns in seconds with automatic block transforms — no data loss, no headaches.

This means you can upgrade your layouts instantly, keeping your site's look and feel while unlocking pro features that save you days of manual adjustments.

Semantically robust markup and style

Heavy, bloated markup slows down your site and hurts SEO — Advanced Columns generates clean, minimal HTML that loads faster and ranks better in search engines.

Plus, customize semantics to match your needs, ensuring your content is accessible to all users and compliant with web standards for broader reach and better user experience.

Extensible, future-proof and optimized

As developers, we like having control. That's why, through various hooks and filters, Advanced Columns provides you with all the tools you need to extend the plugin as you please.

We prioritize flexibility, and Advanced Columns, with its robust data structure, is a versatile solution that simplifies idea implementation. You know what else we like? Speed! All these goodies are backed up by an optimized platform that has performance at its core.

Not yet another page builder

Advanced Columns is embracing the power and flexibility of the Site Editor: by following WordPress Core closely, we are ensuring that the plugin stays lean, efficient and secure.

How cool would it be to add a truly problem-solving plugin to your website and be sure that it won't mess up your performance? Well, Advanced Columns is that plugin.

WordPress block editor interface

The solution for the next generation of WordPress projects

Advanced Columns has been designed to be included in a project with ease and its controls be targeted to specific user roles, so that your clients won't accidentally mess up your beautiful layouts.

The plugin integrates seamlessly with Block Themes: this means that you'll be able to modify your theme's theme.json file and instantly see those changes reflected on our blocks' controls. Take borders, spacing values, or even colors for example: Advanced Columns will work as one with your theme!

WordPress block editor interface

Get Advanced Columns!

Choose a license plan that suits your needs, or download the free plugin and try it out on your WordPress project today!

Professional

  • All the standard features plus:
  • Unlimited breakpoints
  • Mobile first mode
  • Advanced Import/Export
  • Custom grid dimensions
  • Fluid grid mode
  • Global presets
  • WordPress fluid spacing support
  • Visibility controls
  • Boxed mode
  • Hide controls to clients
  • 1 year of updates
  • Priority support
  • Golden ratio grid builder
  • Column flexbox mode
  • Subgrid functionality
  • and more…

Choose a license plan

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Basic

  • Drag and drop interface
  • Breakpoints: limited to 2
  • Customizable grid
  • Quick presets
  • Z-index support
  • Advanced spacing controls
  • Image backgrounds support
  • Solid and gradient overlays

Alternatively, you can search for it in your WordPress dashboard, in the Plugins screen.

Advanced Columns features

Advanced Columns provides an array of powerful tools to effortlessly construct your dream website. Transform your vision into reality with Advanced Columns!

We have many features in the works: check out our development roadmap to discover what's coming next.

Advanced Columns roadmap
Feature Free Pro

Drag and drop interface

Click, drag, and watch your layout come to life instantly—no coding required. Save hours of frustration.

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Media Query breakpoints

Design once, perfect everywhere—unlimited breakpoints mean your sites look flawless on every device, every time.

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Customizable grid

Design any layout you can imagine, from simple 2-column blogs to complex magazine-style grids that wow your visitors.

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Quick presets

One-click layout transformations—switch from hero banner to product grid in seconds and keep your clients amazed.

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Z-index support

Layer text over images, create overlapping cards, and add visual depth that makes your designs unforgettable.

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Advanced spacing controls

Pixel-perfect spacing that makes your designs look professionally polished and ready for the biggest brands.

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Image backgrounds support

Transform boring layouts with stunning background images that capture attention and boost engagement by 40%.

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Solid and gradient overlays

Add sophisticated style with gradient overlays that make your content pop and stand out from competitors.

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Advanced group block New

Group complex layouts as single units, making site-wide changes effortless and saving you days of rework.

 Not available Available

Subgrid functionality New

Create nested layouts that automatically adapt—perfect for complex page structures that scale beautifully.

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Grid controls for Query block New

Turn your blog archives into stunning grid layouts that match your design vision and keep readers coming back.

 Not available Available

Advanced Import/Export

Migrate your perfect layouts between sites with one-click backup and restore—never lose your hard work again.

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Mobile first mode

Start with mobile perfection, then enhance for larger screens—or vice versa. Your choice, your workflow.

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Custom grid dimensions

Exact control over every pixel—create layouts that match your exact specifications and client requirements.

 Not available Available

Golden ratio grid builder

Use nature's perfect proportions to create visually stunning, mathematically beautiful layouts that convert better.

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Column layout mode

Flexbox power for individual columns—align, distribute, and flow content perfectly every single time.

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Fluid grid mode

Layouts that breathe and adapt—perfect for any screen size or content length, future-proofing your designs.

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Global presets

Your favorite settings, ready to apply—maintain consistency across your entire site and speed up development by 3x.

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WordPress fluid spacing support

Seamlessly integrates with modern WordPress themes for consistent, beautiful spacing that feels native.

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Visibility controls

Show different content on mobile vs desktop—optimize for each device type and boost mobile conversions.

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Boxed mode

Create focused content areas within wide sections—guide reader attention perfectly and improve user experience.

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Hide controls to clients

Give clients editing freedom while protecting your beautiful layouts from accidental changes—peace of mind guaranteed.

 Not available Available

Try Advanced Columns live

Try out the free version using WordPress Playground.

Questions & Answers

Explore our Q&A section to find answers to your most pressing questions on a wide range of topics.

If you have any other questions — please Get in touch!

  • Advanced Columns is a plugin designed for the new WordPress Block Editor and can work with any theme that supports it.

  • We have a lot of things planned already, and some other ideas that we'd like to add to the plugin. Some of these are already outlined in the "Pro features" section, and in the roadmap page.

  • Yes, we have designed the plugin with the Site Editor in mind, since it is where we think it could be most useful.

  • In the email receipt that you'll receive after downloading or purchasing the plugin, you will find the license key valid for your copy of the plugin. This license key should be entered in the plugin's options panel, located under the 'Settings > Advanced Columns' section of your WordPress admin interface. Once the license is activated, you can easily retrieve and update your plugin directly within your WordPress installation.

  • No, the Advanced Columns plugin is designed to work only with the new generation of WordPress themes that supports the Block Editor or the Site Editor functionality.

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