Best Alternatives to Vova's Post Grids

Why Look Beyond Vova's Post Grids

Vova's Post Grids does one job well: turning a filtered post query into a responsive, AJAX-paginated card grid, all inside the native Gutenberg editor. But it's a single-purpose tool, and not every content-display problem is a post grid problem. Maybe you need to present data in rows and columns rather than cards — pricing plans, comparison specs, schedules. Or maybe you already have Gallery, Columns, or Query Loop blocks on your site and just want them to behave differently — sliding as a carousel, or flowing as a masonry layout — without adopting a whole new grid block or a heavier page builder. The two alternatives below aren't drop-in replacements for Vova's Post Grids' exact feature set, but they solve adjacent display problems using the same lightweight, block-native philosophy: no shortcodes, no page builder runtime, and (as of this writing) no forced Pro tier.

Tabilo – Table Builder Block

Tabilo takes a different content format entirely: instead of a grid of post cards, it gives you a native Gutenberg table block. Where Vova's Post Grids automates a post query into cards, Tabilo is for manually built layouts — pricing tables, comparison grids, booking schedules — using more than 40 pre-built patterns. Its standout feature is that table cells can hold real Gutenberg blocks (images, buttons, lists, headings, star ratings), not just plain text, which most older table plugins never supported since they were built in the shortcode era. It also ships two bonus blocks, Star Rating and Icon, aimed at review and comparison content. Like Vova's Post Grids, Tabilo is currently free on WordPress.org with no published Pro tier or upgrade prompt yet, though the guide notes it wouldn't be surprising if a paid tier eventually appears. Tabilo is the better pick when your content is naturally tabular — specs, plans, schedules — rather than a repeating archive of posts.

Blockshifter

Blockshifter doesn't add a new block type at all — it changes how blocks you already use are displayed. It injects a "Display Mode" toggle into the block inspector for native Gutenberg blocks like Gallery, Columns, Group, Query Loop, and Latest Posts, letting you switch their front-end rendering to Carousel or Masonry. Crucially, the underlying block markup doesn't change: a Gallery block stays a Gallery block, so disabling Blockshifter doesn't break your layout. This makes it a useful companion rather than a competitor to something like Vova's Post Grids — if you're already building post archives with the core Query Loop block or a Latest Posts block and want them to render as a masonry layout instead of a uniform grid, Blockshifter can do that without switching to a different grid plugin. It's also useful for testimonial galleries, portfolio grids, logo strips, and blog archives with uneven excerpt lengths. It only works within the block editor, though — if your site runs on Elementor, Divi, or another page builder, Blockshifter has nothing to offer since it doesn't hook into those systems.

Which One Fits

If you need Vova's Post Grids' actual job — a filterable, paginated grid of posts by post type and taxonomy — none of these fully replace it. But if your real need is adjacent, the choice is straightforward: reach for Tabilo when the content belongs in a table rather than a card grid, and reach for Blockshifter when you already have the right blocks in place and just want them to slide or flow differently. Both are free, block-native, and avoid pulling in a full page builder just to change how content is presented.