Mimo Masonry
Creates a Widget to display a Masonry, Infinite scroll, filterable loop of posts or whatever custom post type you have. Includes 1-20 columns layout.
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Mimo Masonry shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.5 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
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Rankings
Where Mimo Masonry stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| columns | >100 |
| custom post types | >100 |
| grid | >100 |
| loop | >100 |
| masonry | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Mimo Masonry
From the official readme · v1.0Description
This plugin adds a widget to your WordPress site called Mimo Masonry, publish this widget wherever needed and set its options, it creates a WordPress Query Loop that has Grid Layout(Isotope) and can be filtered with ajax(Isotope Filtering), it can display any Custom Post Type and has a bunch of design options and loop customizations:
- -Title: Title of the widget
- -Categories to show, use slugs separated by commas: Which categories to include in the loop, they can be custom post types categories
- -Categories to hide, use ids separated by commas: The categories to hide, here you need to use id’s
- -Filter taxonomyIf you need to filter the loop(ajax filter), write here wchich term you need to filter.
- -Offset, number: Write the number for offset in the loop, this means the number of post you need to jump from beginning.
- -Number of posts to show: Posts per page
- -Image Size to use: This will list all available image sizes in theme, so choose which you prefer
- -Post Type to use: This field will list all available post types in theme for you to choose one
- -Order: Order of loop
- -Order by: Order by
- -Columns to use: You can set here until 20 columns
- -Title Words, number: How many words to show in title of posts
- -Excerpt Words, number: How many words to show in excerpt of posts
- -Infinite Scroll: Choose to No, Button or Auto(the infinite scroll triggers when you scroll down the page)
This plugin is completely compatible with SiteOrigin Page Builder Plugin.
Usage instructions
Just publish the widget wherever needed. It works great with Site Origin Panels plugin to create full layouts.
Developer instructions
Apart from the options inside widget you can manipulate the before/after loop and articles content with this actions:
do_action(‘mimo_masonry_before_content’); // The beginnning of content inside each article
do_action(‘mimo_masonry_after_content’); // The end of content inside each article
do_action(‘mimo_masonry_before_loop’); // Out of the loop
do_action(‘mimo_masonry_after_loop’); // Out of the loop
Find plugin and issues solved at http://mimo.studio/
Installation
- Upload
mimo-masonryfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Follow usage instructions, just plublish the Mimo Masonry Widget and set its options.
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Mimo Masonry: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 3, 2026
Is Mimo Masonry free?
Yes. Mimo Masonry is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Mimo Masonry safe to use in 2026?
Mimo Masonry shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Mimo Masonry?
Mimo Masonry is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,362 times since it launched in May 2016. It was downloaded 105 times in the last 30 days.
Does Mimo Masonry work with WordPress 7.1?
Mimo Masonry is officially tested up to WordPress 4.5.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Mimo Masonry last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on June 4, 2016 (10 years ago).
Who makes Mimo Masonry?
Mimo Masonry is developed and maintained by mimo.
What are the best alternatives to Mimo Masonry?
The most popular alternatives to Mimo Masonry are Admin Columns (100K+ installs), Column Shortcodes (60K+ installs) and ACF Quick Edit Fields (30K+ installs).
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