Piotnet Grid Builder 2.0.13

Piotnet Grid Builder is a powerful, lightweight WordPress plugin designed to create highly customizable post grids, carousels, and advanced faceted search filters. It is often compared to WP Grid Builder or FacetWP but is favored for its "no-code" visual editor and high performance.

## Core Components

The plugin operates through three main building blocks:

Card Builder: A drag-and-drop editor where you design the look of a single item (e.g., a product or blog post card). You can pull in dynamic data like titles, prices, or ACF fields.

Facet Builder: This creates the interactive filters (checkboxes, radio buttons, range sliders, search bars).

Grid Builder: This is where you bring it all together, choosing which cards to display and how they should be laid out (Masonry, Carousel, etc.).

## Key Features

Blazing Fast Performance: Uses a caching technique that allows search and filter results to appear in as little as 40ms.

Total Design Freedom: Unlike many grid plugins that give you fixed templates, Piotnet lets you build the Card from scratch using a builder interface similar to Elementor.

Deep Integration: Works seamlessly with:

Page Builders: Elementor (can filter the native Loop Grid), Oxygen, and Bricks.

Dynamic Data: Full support for ACF (Advanced Custom Fields), MetaBox, and JetEngine.

WooCommerce: Includes specialized features like "Quick View," "Wishlist," and "Full-text search."

Maps Integration: You can create a "Map Facet" that shows post locations on a Google Map, which updates as you filter the results.

## Pricing Models

Piotnet is known for offering more generous licensing than its competitors:

Personal: ~$49/year (1 site).

Expert: ~$79/year (100 sites).

Lifetime: ~$119 one-time (100 sites) — This is highly popular for agencies.

## Piotnet Grid vs. Elementor Loop Builder

While Elementor Pro now has a native "Loop Builder," Piotnet Grid is still used by professionals because:

Filtering: Elementor’s native filtering is basic. Piotnet allows for complex, multi-layered "faceted" searches (e.g., filter by price + color + rating + brand simultaneously).

Speed: Piotnet’s AJAX filtering is typically smoother and faster than the native Elementor implementation.

Compatibility: You can use Piotnet Grid on sites that don't use Elementor at all (e.g., Gutenberg or Oxygen sites).

Pro Tip: If you already own PAFE (Piotnet Addons for Elementor), you can often get a discount on Piotnet Grid by using your license email as a coupon code.

Would you like me to walk you through how to create a custom filter for a WooCommerce shop using Piotnet Grid?