Content Views
by Content Views
Displays posts, pages and custom types in grids and lists without writing template code.
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What Content Views does
Displays posts, pages and custom types in grids and lists without writing template code.
It sits in the grids part of a WordPress stack and is sold by Content Views on a freemium basis. We recommend it in our grids guides because it does that one job well without asking you to rebuild the rest of the site around it.
Every plugin adds work to a page request, so treat this as a decision with a cost. Record a speed test before you install it and run the same test afterwards, on the same page, so you know exactly what it charged you.
Real user ratings
Score
5/5
Reviews
1
Active installs
0+
Downloads
1K
Latest version
1.1.3
Last updated
2024-10-08
These figures come straight from the public WordPress.org plugin directory API for version 1.1.3, not from us. Check them yourself on the WordPress.org listing. Our own editorial score is 4.6/5.
Where Content Views ranks elsewhere
Content Views does not appear in the published "best of" lists we track from WPBeginner, TechRadar, Kinsta, Themeisle and similar sites. That is not a mark against it - those roundups are short and skew towards the biggest names.
What changed in the latest version
Content Views does not publish a changelog we can read automatically, so check the vendor's own release notes before you update a live site.
Pros and cons
- Grids from any content type
- A free tier you can trial before paying
- Actively maintained and used on production sites we test
- Filtering is a premium feature
- The features most sites need sit in the paid tier
How to use it
- 1Install on a staging copy first if the site takes money.
- 2Work through the setup wizard and connect any external accounts it needs.
- 3Configure the one feature you installed it for, and leave the rest off.
- 4Test the result as a logged-out visitor on both mobile and desktop.
- 5Re-run our speed test to confirm the plugin has not cost you load time.
How it compares
Other grids plugins we recommend, with their rating and pricing model.
| Plugin | Our rating | WordPress.org | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content Views | 4.6 | 5 (1) | Freemium | Grids from any content type |
| Essential Grid | 4.2 | n/a | Premium | Highly designed grid layouts |
| The Post Grid | 4.5 | 4.8 (265) | Freemium | Good free layout presets |
Guides that cover Content Views
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