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GridRead
GridRead is a clean, responsive grid WordPress theme that can be used to build stunning portfolio or gallery websites. GridRead includes a 7-column posts grid, featured posts slider, customizer theme
The facts
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 22 Dec 2025
- Requires WP
- 5.3
- Requires PHP
- 7.2
- Downloads
- 8,006
Our analysis
AI-assistedGridRead is a responsive WordPress theme designed for creating portfolio or gallery websites. It features a 7-column posts grid and a featured posts slider, along with customisation options through the WordPress Customiser. The theme is suitable for users looking to showcase photography or other visual content in an organised manner.
The theme includes primary and secondary menus, header image support, and various widget areas. It also supports RTL languages and provides a selection of social buttons, making it versatile for different audiences and content types.
Best for: This theme suits photographers and creatives looking to build a portfolio or gallery site.
What it does well
- ✓Responsive design suitable for various devices
- ✓Includes a 7-column posts grid and featured posts slider
- ✓Customiser theme options for easy adjustments
- ✓Supports RTL languages and has 60+ social buttons
- ✓Offers multiple widget areas for layout flexibility
Where it falls short
- •Limited features compared to the PRO version
- •No published rating available
- •Data on active installs and directory score may indicate limited popularity
Verdict
GridRead provides essential features for showcasing visual content, though users seeking advanced options may need to consider the PRO version.
From the developer
themesdna's own description of GridRead, lightly tidied.
GridRead is a clean, responsive grid WordPress theme that can be used to build stunning portfolio or gallery websites. GridRead includes a 7-column posts grid, featured posts slider, customizer theme options, primary and secondary menus, header image support, header widgets area, full-width page/post templates, sticky menu and sticky sidebars, 4-column footer, RTL language support, 60+ social buttons, right sidebar and more.
GridRead PRO version has color and font options, news ticker, more options for slider, 2 grid types(CSS grid or masonry grid), 1-10 columns posts grids, 10+ thumbnail sizes for posts grids, full or boxed layout type, 10+ layout styles with width options, 10+ custom page/post templates, header layouts with width options, 1-6 columns footer, grid/list/tabbed featured posts widgets, settings panel(width/layout type/layout style/header style/header image/footer style/more options) for each post/page, custom content between grid posts, post likes and post views, infinite scroll and load more button, about and social widget, more widget areas, 25+ share buttons, related posts and many features.
Free version demo: https://demo.themesdna.com/gridread/
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