CardCrafter – Data-Driven Card Grids

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CardCrafter is the #1 WordPress plugin for displaying data as beautiful card grids. Transform your WordPress posts, JSON data, and custom content into professional, responsive card layouts. No coding required.

🆕 NEW in v1.12.0: Native WordPress Posts integration! Display your blog posts, pages, or custom post types as stunning card grids with featured images, excerpts, and automatic formatting.

Perfect for:
• Team Directories – Display staff members with photos and bios
• Product Showcases – Feature products with images, prices, and descriptions
• Portfolio Galleries – Present your work in elegant grid layouts
• Blog Post Grids – Convert WordPress posts into visual card displays
• Service Listings – Highlight your services with card-based layouts

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Why CardCrafter?

• 🎨 Beautiful by Default: Modern, clean card designs that look professional out of the box.
• 📱 Fully Responsive: Cards automatically adapt to any screen size.
• ⚡ Lightweight: Pure JavaScript, no jQuery. Fast and efficient.
• 🔍 Interactive: Built-in search and sorting for easy data navigation.
• 📊 Data Export: Export displayed data as CSV, JSON, or PDF for business use.
• 🔧 Flexible Layouts: Choose between Grid, Masonry, or List view.

🚀 Key Features

• 🧱 Gutenberg Block: Native WordPress block editor support with visual configuration.
• 📝 WordPress Posts Grid: Transform your blog posts into beautiful card layouts with one click.
• Instant Search & Sort: Users can filter and sort cards instantly (Client-side).
• Multiple Layouts: Grid, Masonry, and List views to suit your content.
• Customizable Columns: Display 2, 3, or 4 cards per row.
• Smart Field Mapping: Automatically detects image, title, subtitle, description, and link fields.
• Professional Data Export: Export as CSV for spreadsheets, JSON for system integration, or PDF for reports.
• Live Admin Preview: Test your JSON sources before publishing.
• Dark Mode Support: Cards automatically adapt to dark color schemes.

💡 Perfect For

• Team Directories: Showcase your team members with photos and bios.
• Product Catalogs: Display products with images, prices, and descriptions.
• Portfolio Galleries: Present your work in an elegant grid layout.
• Service Listings: Highlight your services with card-based layouts.
• Testimonials: Display customer reviews in beautiful cards.

Usage

Display WordPress Posts
Display your blog posts, pages, or custom post types as beautiful cards.

[cardcrafter-data-grids post_type="post"]

Show WooCommerce Products
Display your products in a grid layout.

[cardcrafter-data-grids post_type="product"]

Team Directory (Sorted)
Display team members sorted alphabetically by title.

[cardcrafter-data-grids post_type="team" wp_query="orderby=title&order=ASC"]

News Category
Show only posts from the ‘news’ category.

[cardcrafter-data-grids post_type="post" wp_query="category_name=news&posts_per_page=6"]

Featured Products
Display products that have a ‘featured’ meta key set to ‘yes’.

[cardcrafter-data-grids post_type="product" wp_query="meta_key=featured&meta_value=yes"]

Team by Author
Show team members created by a specific author (ID 5).

[cardcrafter-data-grids post_type="team" wp_query="author=5&orderby=menu_order"]

Portfolio with Custom Fields (ACF)
Map your custom fields to card elements automatically.

[cardcrafter-data-grids post_type="portfolio" image_field="project_image" subtitle_field="client_name"]

Product with Descriptions
Use custom fields for price and features.

[cardcrafter-data-grids post_type="product" subtitle_field="price" description_field="product_features"]

Instant Demo
Automatically loads team demo data with professional banner.

[cardcrafter-data-grids]

Gutenberg Block (Recommended)
1. Add the “CardCrafter” block to any post/page
2. Configure your data source in the sidebar settings
3. Choose layout, columns, and interactive features
4. Preview updates live in the editor

Load from JSON URL
Load data from an external JSON source.

[cardcrafter-data-grids source="https://example.com/team.json"]

Masonry Layout
Display cards in a Pinterest-style masonry layout.

[cardcrafter-data-grids source="https://example.com/products.json" layout="masonry" columns="4"]

Shortcode Attributes

• source (optional) – URL of your JSON data. Omit for instant demo mode.
• post_type (NEW!) – WordPress post type to display (post, page, product, etc.)
• wp_query (NEW!) – Custom WordPress query parameters (category=news&author=5)
• posts_per_page (NEW!) – Number of WordPress posts to display (default: 12)
• layout – “grid”, “masonry”, or “list” (default: grid)
• columns – 2, 3, or 4 (default: 3)
• items_per_page – 6, 12, 24, 50, or 100 (default: 12)
• image_field – JSON field for image (default: image)
• title_field – JSON field for title (default: title)
• subtitle_field – JSON field for subtitle (default: subtitle)
• description_field – JSON field for description (default: description)
• link_field – JSON field for link (default: link)