Essential Grid Documentation
Getting Started
- Installation
Information about how to install the plugin - Purchase Code Registration
Activate your purchase code for updates and support - Menu Item Overview
Short description of the menu items added to your WP dashboard - Post Options Overview
Short description of the options added to your posts/pages - Import Demos
Import the original demos from CodeCanyon - Add to Webpage
Easily add Grids to your pages with the Shortcode Generator - Troubleshooting Tips
What to check for if something goes wrong
Core Anatomy
- Post-based Grids
Populate your Grid Items with content from your posts - Custom Grids
Build Grids populated with custom content - Instagram, Flickr & more
Stream content from Youtube, Vimeo, Instagram, Flickr, Facebook & Twitter - Main Media
Main background content for your Grid Items - Grid Layout
Display your Grids in an Even, Masonry or Cobbles layout - Skin Templates
40+ prebuilt designs for your Grids - Item Skin Editor
Edit/Customize your Grid’s skin
Architecture
- Columns / Rows
Customize the columns and rows for your Grids - Pagination
Add traditional pagination for larger Grids - Load More
Fetch additional Grid items via button or scroll
Item Order
- Automatic Ordering
Order Post-based grids by Date, Title, Author, etc. - Custom Ordering
Order your Post-based Grids with Custom Meta Data - Ordering for Custom Grids
Learn how to manually order your Custom Grid Items
Category Filtering
- Post-based Grid Filters
Setup filter navigation for your Post-based Grids - Custom Grid Filters
Filter navigation for your Custom Grids - Multiple Filter Groups
Advanced filtering for Post-based Grids
Links
- Link to Post
Auto-link a Button/Icon to the Grid Item’s Post - Link to Custom URL
Link to specific URL’s with Custom Meta Data - Link entire Grid Item
Attach a link to the entire Grid Item
Lightbox
- Post-based Grid Lightbox Content
Setup images, videos and custom galleries for your individual posts - Custom Grid Lightbox Content
Setup images and video for your Custom Grid Items - Enable Lightbox in Grid
Enable Lightbox options for your Grid - Setup Link to Lightbox
Setup a button or icon to open the lightbox
Video
- Setting Video ID’s / URL’s
Where to add your video ID’s and URL’s - Play Video inside Grid Item
Setup a video to be played directly inside a Grid Item - Play Video inside Lightbox
Load a video inside the Grid’s Lightbox - Video Tutorials
Narrated screencasts for setting up your videos
Custom Meta Data
- Add New Meta
Create Custom Meta Data content for your Grid Items - Meta References
Use existing Custom Meta from another plugin or your theme - Video Tutorial
Narrated screencast covering Custom Meta Data
Navigation Styles/Placement
- Navigation Placement
Choose where your navigation controls should appear - Navigation Skins/Styles
8 prebuilt skins for your Navigation controls - Video Tutorial
Narrated screencast for editing Navigation Styles
Additional Options
- Lazy Loading / Optimization
Speed up your Grids with Lazy Loading & Advanced Caching - Google Fonts
Add any Google Font to one of your Grids - Item Spacing / Padding
Adjust the spacing between and around your Grid Items - Alternate Skins
Assign a completely different skin to any given item - Sorting & Search Navigation
Sort and Search controls for enhanced filtering - Ajax Post Content
Display mini-galleries above or below your Grids
Advanced Options
- Global Search
Convert your site’s default search into an Essential Grid - Cookies
Remember and restore a Grid’s previous state - Global Settings
Add scripts to your page’s Footer, etc. - Import / Export Grid Data
Export your Grids & Skins for another website - Custom CSS/JavaScript
Special locations for custom CSS & JavaScript - Custom WP Queries
A list of tips and tricks for advanced users