Line In Typography for WordPress
This plugin allows you to overlay a 12 or 16 column fluid grid to check your positioning when developing fluid or responsive sites.
Consider an alternative
Line In Typography for WordPress shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 14 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.2 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Line In Typography for Word… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| jquery | >100 |
| line-height | >100 |
| theme development | >100 |
| typography | >100 |
| vertical rhythm | #15 |
About Line In Typography for WordPress
From the official readme · v0.3.5Description
“You know, for grids.” #obscurefilmreferences
This plugin allows you to overlay a 12 or 16 column fluid grid to check your positioning when developing fluid or responsive sites.
It also assists you by overlaying lines based on your theme’s line height so that you can correctly set your vertical rhythm and line up all of your typography to a baseline grid like the titan of typography that I’m certain you are.
One should be aware that this is a plugin primarily promoted to pixel pushers and isn’t for production use. You would do well to know quite a bit about CSS and you should know how your theme is laid out in the HTMLs before using this plugin.
Much to my deep sorrow, it is but a certainty that this fine piece of positional plugin prowess won’t work with IE 8 and below (but, surely, one would not be so foolish as to create sites using IE as a development browser) as it requires the magnificent background-size: 100% CSS3 property to be present. Which in IE, to my great distress, it’s not.
Roadmap
0.3.0
- Allow user to set the wrapping element that the line-height is derived from
- Consistent styling on overlay box ( not overridden by theme styles)
- More thorough validation checks (check for either a . or a # on each of the DOM elements coming in and make sure there are no spaces)
- Ability to upload custom column images
0.4.0
- Better UI and more clear instructions
- Better cross-browser support
- Option to set grid/lines to on or off on page load
0.5.0
- Option to have the control panel hidden or shown and to have the previous state remembered
Installation
- Upload the ‘line-in-typography’ folder to your
/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to
Settings -> Line In Typographyand edit your settings (you’ll need to know which elements you want to apply the grid to) - As if by magic, a control panel should appear on the user side where you should be able to toggle the various options.
Changelog
Bored with the standard 12 and 16 column layouts? Now you can upload your own! Now go build some asymmetrical 31 column sites!
0.3.5
- Improved API
- Ability to upload custom column images
0.3.4
- Pseudo-namespacing on the Pages base class and the Settings API base class. Should help to avoid conflicts with other Line In products and other plugins that use these classes. When PHP5.3 is widespread, I will be happy.
0.3.3
- Minor bug fixes
0.3.2
- Updates to the settings API base class.
- “Improvements” to the About box.
0.3.2
- Minor updates to the base classes
0.3.1
- When WP_DEBUG is true, styles and scripts will use time() as version to prevent caching
- Changes to the Settings API base class
- Added cache-busting support to the base page class.
Screenshots
For developers
Is this your plugin? Show off the numbers.
Add a live badge to your site, docs or GitHub README. It updates on its own — no account needed.
Best Line In Typography for WordPr… alternatives
All jquery plugins →
FAQ
Line In Typography for WordPress: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 13, 2026
Is Line In Typography for WordPress free?
Yes. Line In Typography for WordPress is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Line In Typography for WordPress safe to use in 2026?
Line In Typography for WordPress shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Line In Typography for WordPress?
Line In Typography for WordPress is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,363 times since it launched in October 2011. It was downloaded 35 times in the last 30 days.
Does Line In Typography for WordPress work with WordPress 7.1?
Line In Typography for WordPress is officially tested up to WordPress 3.2.1, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Line In Typography for WordPress last updated?
The latest version, 0.3.5, was released on November 9, 2011 (15 years ago).
Who makes Line In Typography for WordPress?
Line In Typography for WordPress is developed and maintained by Simon Fairbairn.
What are the best alternatives to Line In Typography for WordPress?
The most popular alternatives to Line In Typography for WordPress are Animate It! (20K+ installs), jQuery Updater (20K+ installs) and Use Google Libraries (10K+ installs).
Powered by PageForge
Want thousands of pages that rank like these? Build them in an afternoon.
This directory runs on the same engine as PageForge. Turn any spreadsheet, CSV or API into thousands of fast, SEO-ready WordPress pages — with schema, internal links and AI-written copy baked in.
- CSV, Google Sheets & API data sources
- AI content, schema & internal links per page
- Works with Elementor, Gutenberg, Yoast & Rank Math
- Free on WordPress.org — no credit card
