Description
Media Grid organizes media collections into responsive grid layouts with interactive overlays, allowing you to combine images, YouTube and Vimeo videos, SoundCloud audio, and iframes in the same panel without writing code. Built for anyone who needs to showcase visual portfolios, product galleries, or creative catalogs on WordPress sites with category filters and customizable hover effects.
Media Grid Key Features
- Configurable responsive grid
Builds layouts in columns that automatically rearrange on desktop, tablet, and mobile. - Customizable overlays
Adds layers of information over each item with title, description, and hover actions. - Support for multiple media
Accepts images, videos, audio, and embedded iframe content in the same grid. - Category filters
Enables filtering buttons that reorganize visible items without reloading the page. - CSS3 animations
Applies transitions and entrance effects to grid items using native browser transformations.
Media Grid Benefits
- Standardized visual presentation
Keeps aesthetic consistency across portfolios, galleries, and catalogs on the same site. - Smooth navigation through content
Visitors quickly find specific items thanks to filters and informative overlays. - Time savings when publishing
Centralizes different media formats in a single build tool. - Consistent experience across devices
The grid adapts to any screen size while preserving overlay readability.
Who Is Media Grid Intended For?
- Photographers, illustrators, and designers who need to display portfolios with filtering by style or project.
- Anyone who maintains creative agency websites and wants to present multimedia cases in a single showcase.
- Also geared toward musicians, videomakers, and producers who mix audio, video, and image in online catalogs.
How to Download Media Grid
Media Grid is available for download here on Ultrapack. After downloading the .zip file, install it in Plugins > Add New > Upload plugin, select the package, and activate it. The file is complete and ready for immediate installation, with grid options accessible from the panel after activation.
Anyone working with visual content will find in Media Grid a practical way to unify different media formats into a cohesive showcase, with control over how each item behaves when clicked or hovered. The combination of editable overlays, dynamic filters, and CSS3 animations reduces the need for separate solutions for a gallery, portfolio, and embedded player.
Frequently asked questions
Is Media Grid – Overlay Manager add-on GPL-licensed?
Yes. Media Grid – Overlay Manager add-on is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.
Can I use Media Grid – Overlay Manager add-on on multiple sites?
Yes. You can install Media Grid – Overlay Manager add-on on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.
How much does Media Grid – Overlay Manager add-on cost at Ultrapack?
Media Grid – Overlay Manager add-on costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).
Does Media Grid – Overlay Manager add-on include updates?
Yes. The current version of Media Grid – Overlay Manager add-on is 3.0.0, published at Ultrapack on Mar 21, 2026. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is Media Grid – Overlay Manager add-on scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of Media Grid – Overlay Manager add-on goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.
What are the requirements for the plugin Media Grid – Overlay Manager add-on?
Requires WordPress 5.0 or higher and PHP 7.0 or higher.
How to install
Automatic updates: this item is updated by the Ultrapack Auto Updater. With it installed, the new version shows up in your dashboard like any other WordPress update (how to set it up).
- Download the file
media-grid-overlay-manager.zip. - In the WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
- Select the file
media-grid-overlay-manager.zipand click Install Now. - Click Activate.
Requirements: Requires WordPress 5.0 or higher and PHP 7.0 or higher.
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