Public Post Preview vs Gridable – The Missing Grid Content… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Gridable – The Missing Grid Content…
4.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Public Post Preview has a higher user rating (4.5/5 from 79 reviews) and leads in active installations (100K+ vs 4.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Public Post Preview has accumulated 1.6M+ total downloads while Gridable – The Missing Grid Content… has 99K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Public Post Preview | Gridable – The Missing Grid Content… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ◄ | 2.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 79 | ◄ | 10 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 4.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.6M+ | ◄ | 99K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 5 years ago |
| First Released | 2009 | 2016 | |
| Age | 17 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.6+ | 4.9.9+ | |
| PHP Requires | 8.0+ | 5.4.0+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.1.0 | 1.2.9 |
Rating Breakdown
Public Post Preview
Gridable – The Missing Grid Content…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Public Post Preview averaged approximately 1,451 daily downloads while Gridable – The Missing Grid Content… averaged 5.
Recent Reviews
Public Post Preview Reviews
Awesome Plugin
Does the work as it is advertised. Thanks for this good plugin.
What Happened?!
The preview links no longer work. Users are forced to log in when using the public preview link – defeating the entire purpose of this plugin. This used to be a must-have plugin. Unless you fix this,
no longer working
Been using this plugin always then all of a sudden it stopped working..
Gridable – The Missing Grid Content… Reviews
Good idea too many bugs
It works and creates columns, however, it has too many bugs, in it disables other functionality in the custom editor and paste deletes the whole paragraph not just the highlighted word.
Messes up Formatting
This plug-in changes your formatting when you’re working in the visual editor. Removing for example <p align center> tags, adding paragraphes. Nice idea but terrible implementation. Options can
Doesn’t work. No support.
It seems like an excellent approach, but it doesn’t work. The options menu simply does not appear. It is a pity that they closed the support forum and closed the questions without giving an answer. Cl
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