Post Grid & Gutenberg Page Builder Blocks for Blogs, News & Any Website – Smart Post

Changelog

4.0.0 – Apr 24, 2026

  • New: Smart Frontend Filter block.
  • New: Post Carousel 01 block.
  • New: Post Carousel 02 block.
  • New: Post Slider 01 block.
  • New: Thumbnails Slider 01 block.
  • New: News Ticker block.
  • New: Post Grid 01 block.
  • New: Post Grid 02 block.
  • New: Post Grid 03 block.
  • New: Post Grid 05 block.
  • New: Post Grid 06 block.
  • New: Post List 01 block.
  • New: Post List 02 block.
  • New: Post List 03 block.
  • New: Post Timeline 01 block.
  • New: Post Timeline 02 block.
  • New: Post Timeline 03 block.
  • New: Container block.
  • New: Smart Button block.
  • New: Social Profiles block.
  • New: Taxonomy block.
  • New: Table of Contents block.
  • New: Smart Image block.
  • New: Smart Info Box block.
  • New: Smart List block.
  • New: Heading block.
  • New: Smart Pagination (child block).
  • New: Taxonomy Filter (child block).
  • New: Smart List Item (child block).
  • New: Elementor integration for Smart Post Saved Templates.
  • New: Divi integration for Smart Post Saved Templates.
  • New: WPBakery integration for Smart Post Saved Templates.
  • New: Oxygen integration for Smart Post Saved Templates.
  • New: Beaver Builder integration for Smart Post Saved Templates.
  • New: Bricks integration for Smart Post Saved Templates.
  • Improved: Rebuilt with a focus on Gutenberg blocks.
  • Improved: Renamed plugin from Smart Post Show to Smart Post.
  • Updated: Rearranged plugin submenus for better usability.
  • Updated: Language (.pot) file.
  • Tested: Compatible with WordPress 7.0.
  • Tested: Compatible with WooCommerce 10.7.0.

3.0.13 – Mar 25, 2026

  • Improved: The plugin security has improved.
  • Tested: WordPress 6.9.4 compatibility.
  • Tested: WooCommerce 10.6.1 compatibility.

3.0.12 – Dec 29, 2025

  • Improved: Standardized singleton instance property naming.
  • Improved: Code readability and maintainability improved.

3.0.11 – Nov 25, 2025

  • Tested: WordPress 6.9 compatibility.
  • Tested: WooCommerce 10.3.5 compatibility.

3.0.10 – Aug 25, 2025

  • Fix: Elementor editor preloader issue.

3.0.9 – Aug 25, 2025

  • Improved: Enhanced plugin security and data validation.
  • Improved: Custom CSS and JS option.

3.0.8 – Aug 21, 2025

  • New: The Content orientation: Left and Right options.
  • New: The Carousel Navigation: Top-Left position.
  • New: The Carouse Pagination: Dynamic option.
  • Improved: Some plugin options are enhanced to make them more user-friendly.
  • Tested: WooCommerce 10.1.1 compatibility.

3.0.7 – Jul 11, 2025

  • Improved: The plugin setting page tab icons.
  • Fix: The plugin page style issue was found during testing with the WordPress Playground.
  • Updated: The language (.pot) file.
  • Tested: WordPress 6.8.1 compatibility.

3.0.6 – Apr 14, 2025

  • Improved: The plugin options styles for RTL language websites.
  • Fix: A few WPCS-related warnings.
  • Fix: The help page recommended plugins logo URL not found issue.
  • Tested: WordPress 6.8 compatibility.
  • Tested: WooCommerce 9.8.1 compatibility.

3.0.5 – Jan 23, 2025

  • Improved: The shortcode select option style of the gutenberg block.
  • Fix: The warning when placing the translation file in the wp-content/language folder.
  • Fix: The warning was found when the pro version was downgraded to the free version.
  • Update: The language (.pot) file.
  • Tested: WordPress 6.7.1 compatibility.
  • Tested: WooCommerce 9.6.0 compatibility.

3.0.4 – Nov 21, 2024

  • Fix: The plugin style issue for RTL sites.
  • Tested: WooCommerce 9.4.2 compatibility.

3.0.3 – Nov 10, 2024

  • Updated: The language (.pot) file.
  • Tested: WordPress 6.7 compatibility.

3.0.2 – Oct 15, 2024

  • Fix: The PHP 7.2 compatibility issue.
  • Tested: WordPress 6.6.2 compatibility.
  • Tested: WooCommerce 9.3.3 compatibility.

3.0.1 – Sep 04, 2024

  • Improved: The plugin security has been improved.
  • Fix: Some string translation issue.
  • Updated: The language (.pot) file.
  • Tested: WordPress 6.6.1 compatibility.
  • Tested: WooCommerce 9.2.3 compatibility.

3.0.0 – Jul 11, 2024

  • New: The Slider Layout feature.
  • New: The List Layout feature.
  • New: The Vertical Gap between items option.
  • New: Image Border and Border-Radius option
  • New: The Border option of the Read More button.
  • New: The Border option for grid or list pagination.
  • New: Border option for slider or carousel navigation.
  • New: Border-Radius option for slider or carousel navigation.
  • Improved: Plugin UI and UX improved.
  • Improved: The backed options have been enhanced.
  • Improved: The options of Display Settings were reorganized by the Nested Tab.
  • Improved: The options of Carousel Settings were reorganized by the Nested Tab.
  • Improved: The Hide on Mobile option is separated for carousel navigation and pagination options.
  • Updated: The language(.pot) file.
  • Fix: The ‘SPS_Help’ class conflicts with other plugins
  • Tested: WordPress 6.5.5 compatibility.
  • Tested: WooCommerce 9.1.0 compatibility.

2.4.29 – Jun 06, 2024

  • Tested: WooCommerce 8.9.2 compatibility.

2.4.28 – Apr 08, 2024

  • Improved: The plugin security has improved.

2.4.27 – Apr 04, 2024

  • Fix: The warning was found when the plugin was activated via the WP-CLI command.
  • Tested: WordPress 6.5 compatibility.

2.4.26 – Mar 19, 2024

  • Improved: The Help Page has been redesigned to make it more user-friendly.
  • Fix: The warning was found when activating the plugin via WP CLI.
  • Tested: WooCommerce 8.6.1 compatibility.
  • Tested: WordPress 6.4.3 compatibility.

2.4.25 – Nov 09, 2023

  • Fix: Few PHPCS warnings with PHP8.2.
  • Tested: WordPress 6.4.1 compatibility.
  • Tested: WooCommerce 8.2.2 compatibility.

2.4.24 – Aug 22, 2023

  • Fix: The plugin ui interaction conflict along with the EasyTimeTable plugin.
  • Tested: WordPress 6.3 compatibility.

2.4.23 – Jul 06, 2023

  • Updated: Minimum required WordPress version for the plugin.
  • Fix: The issue related to the “nofollow” attribute.
  • Fix: The issue of not showing carousels with Elementor Pro plugin.
  • Tested: WordPress 6.2.2 compatibility.

2.4.22 – May 24, 2023

  • Fix: The tab and key navigation option of the carousel does not work.

2.4.21 – Apr 19, 2023

  • Fix: Uncaught TypeError – cannot access offset of type string on string.
  • Tested: WordPress 6.2 compatibility.

2.4.20 – Mar 14, 2023

  • Improved: The Gutenberg Block NPM packages are updated.
  • Fix: The conflict of the plugin Swiper with other plugins like Elementor Swiper.
  • Fix: The Elementor block icon gets modified by another plugin’s icon.

2.4.19 – Jan 05, 2023

  • Fix: The carousel style issue along with WP Carousel Free.
  • Improved: Plugin security improved.
  • Improved: Swiper JS version updated to 8.4.3
  • Tested: WooCommerce 7.2.2 compatibility.

2.4.18 – Dec 07, 2022

  • Improved: Load dynamic style according to the shortcode on the page.

2.4.17 – Oct 07, 2022

  • New: The Free mode of the Carousel layout.

2.4.16 – Aug 26, 2022

  • Fix: Few deprecated JS warnings on the plugin tools page.

2.4.15 – Jul 20, 2022

  • Fix: The icons of meta fields do not show after upgrading to Pro.

2.4.14 – Jun 15, 2022

  • Fix: The premium page warnings.
  • Fix: CLS issue of carousel layout.

2.4.13 – May 18, 2022

  • Tested: WordPress 6.0 compatibility.
  • Fix: Deprecated warning of the Gutenberg Block.
  • Fix: Few deprecated JS warnings.

2.4.12 – Apr 30, 2022

  • Fix: Deprecate the warning of the Elementor Block.
  • Fix: Invalid image URL-related warning.
  • Fix: The sub-tag is not allowed in the post title.
  • Fix: WPCS errors and warnings.
  • Improved: The export functionality has been improved.
  • Removed: Unused codes from the plugin.

2.4.11 – Apr 18, 2022

  • New: Add SVG preloading icon as a preloader image.
  • Removed: Removed the TinyMCE button.
  • Optimized: Removed unused images in the plugin and optimized existing images and SVGs.

2.4.10 – Mar 05, 2022

  • Fix: Filtering pages by title doesn’t work.

2.4.9 – Feb 23, 2022

  • New: Recent WooCommerce products option added.
  • Improved: Plugins installed page.

2.4.8 – Feb 09, 2022

  • New: Elementor Addons added.
  • Improved: Navigation and Pagination default color improved with an accessible color.
  • Improved: Shortcode Generator settings tabs improved with accessible color.
  • Fix: Pagination issue for multiple grid shortcodes used in a page.
  • Fix: A warning related to the Gutenberg block.
  • Fix: Minor tweaking.

2.4.7 – Feb 02, 2022

  • Fix: Language .pot file issue.

2.4.6 – Jan 27, 2022

  • Tested: WordPress 5.9 compatibility.

2.4.5 – Jan 05, 2021

  • Fix: Compatibility issue for Gutenberg block with WP v4.9.18 or less.

2.4.4 – Dec 28, 2021

  • New: Gutenberg Block to insert the shows.

2.4.3 – Dec 13, 2021

  • Improved: Redesign Filter Content tab (Post Types).

2.4.2 – Nov 06, 2021

  • Improved: Settings page “Save Changes” and “Reset Tab” button.
  • Removed: “Reset All” button.

2.4.1 – Oct 19, 2021

  • Fix: The carousel tab properties have been hidden when moving to other layouts.
  • Fix: Data clean-up on deletion doesn’t work.
  • Improved: Shortcode settings panel text.

2.4.0 – Sep 27, 2021

  • New: Import and Export (Tools) option added.

2.3.6 – Aug 30, 2021

  • New: Filter hook for hiding posts without thumbnails.
  • Fix: Border radius issue.

2.3.5 – Aug 11, 2021

  • Removed: Unused code.
  • Improved: Backend preview security.

2.3.4 – Aug 04, 2021

  • Improved: Plugin security.

2.3.3 – Jul 30, 2021

  • Improved: Nonce verification for Ajax requests has been improved.
  • Fix: Plugin security issues have been fixed.
  • Fix: Disabling the Nofollow attribute on the Title and Readmore fixed.

2.3.2 – Jul 14, 2021

  • Fix: PHP old version compatibility issue.
  • Tested: WordPress 5.8 compatibility.

2.3.1 – Jul 10, 2021

  • Improved: Backend options panel and typo.

2.3.0 – Jun 21, 2021

  • New: Generator backend live preview option.

2.2.11 – Jun 04, 2021

  • Improved: Shortcode, AutoEmbed, and Line break support added to the post content.

2.2.10 – May 24, 2021

  • Fix: Undefined variable/PHP error notice issue.

2.2.9 – Apr 27, 2021

  • Fix: Home page pagination issue in Grid layout.
  • Update: Swiper JS latest version.

2.2.8 – Apr 17, 2021

  • Improved: Read More button is independent of Content.
  • Improved: Help tooltip text alignment and text change for columns.
  • Improved: AutoPlay Speed and Pause on Hover have been hidden when AutoPlay is off.
  • Fix: Redirect to the help page after activating the plugin.

2.2.7 – Apr 03, 2021

  • New: Shortcode field redesigned.
  • New: Shortcode onClick copy option.
  • Improved: Help page.

2.2.6 – Mar 16, 2021

  • Tested: WordPress 5.7 compatibility.
  • New: Support & Documentation link added.

2.2.5 – Feb 09, 2021

  • New: Post title br tag supported.
  • Fix: Grid pagination issue on the same page.

2.2.4 – Jan 12, 2021

  • Fix: Admin notice style issue.
  • Improved: Plugin action link system.
  • New: Help page video tutorial.

2.2.3 – Jan 08, 2021

  • New: Mouse wheel scrolling for carousel.
  • Improved: Admin setting improved.

2.2.2 – Dec 17, 2020

  • Fix: Setting page link issue.

2.2.1 – Dec 14, 2020

  • Fix: Preloader issue.
  • Fix: Parse error issue.

2.2.0 – Dec 10, 2020

  • New: Grid layout.
  • New: Common Filtering: (include specific posts, exclude posts, and limit options).
  • New: Advanced Filtering: Taxonomy (categories, tags, and post formats), Author, Sort by (Order by and Order), Status, Keyword, etc.
  • New: Preloader option.
  • New: Detail page link type (none) option.
  • New: Link target options.
  • New: Add rel=”nofollow” to item links option.
  • New: Color options for tile, meta field, content, etc.
  • New: Margin between columns option.
  • New: Thumbnail Show/Hide option.
  • New: Thumbnail available sizes option.
  • New: Post title HTML tag selection.
  • New: Meta field comment count.
  • New: Read More options.
  • New: Post border & border radius option.
  • New: Post background color option.
  • New: Inner padding option.
  • New: Carousel infinite loop option.
  • New: Carousel lazy load option.
  • New: Carousel direction option.
  • New: Adaptive carousel height option.
  • Improved: Carousel navigation option.
  • Improved: Plugin renaming Post Carousel to Smart Post Show.
  • Fix: WordPress 5.6 compatible issue.

2.1.13 – Aug 24, 2020

  • Fix: WordPress 5.5 compatible issue.

2.1.12 – Nav 25, 2019

  • Fix: WordPress 5.3 compatible issue.

2.1.11 – May 22, 2019

  • Fix: WordPress 5.2.1 compatible issue.

2.1.10

  • Fix: WordPress 5.1 compatible issue.
  • Improved: Set post image size “large”.

2.1.9 – Nov 01, 2018

  • Fix: Pagination dots issue.
  • Fix: Post date issue.

2.1.8 – Oct 02, 2018

  • Enhanced: Content show/hide option enhanced with Full content and Limited content options.

2.1.7 – Aug 03, 2018

  • Fix: Languages path issue.

2.1.6 – May 16, 2018

  • Fix: Date meta issue.

2.1.5 – March 01, 2018

  • New: Shortcode support in content.

2.1.4 – January 01, 2018

  • Fix: Shortcode generator error.

2.1.3 – November 25, 2017

  • Fix: Icon issue.

2.1.2

  • Fix: Post meta date issue.

2.1.1

  • Fix: Language-changing issue.

2.1

  • Improved Admin Setting Panel
  • Added Carousel Title Option

2.0

  • Shortcode Generator
  • Post Title on/off
  • Post Title Color
  • Post Title Hover Color
  • Post Content on/off
  • Post Content Color
  • Post Author Name on/off
  • Post Date on/off
  • Post Meta Color
  • Post Meta Hover Color
  • Two Theme Style
  • Navigation on/off
  • Navigation Color
  • Navigation Background Color
  • Pagination Dots on/off
  • Pagination Color
  • Pagination Active Color
  • AutoPlay on/off
  • AutoPlay Speed
  • Pause on Hover on/off
  • Pagination Speed
  • Touch Swipe
  • Mouse Draggable
  • RTL Mode

1.0

  • First Release

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Version:
4.0.0
Last Updated
April 24, 2026
Active Installs
20000
Requires
WordPress 5.0
Tested Up To
WordPress 7.0

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