What is Swiffle Grid?

Last updated: June 2026

Quick answer

Swiffle Grid is a WordPress plugin for building live, data-connected grids and exporting them as a self-contained HTML snippet that runs on any website — including sites that don’t use WordPress at all. You design the grid once inside WordPress (Gutenberg or Elementor), connect it to a Google Sheet, a WooCommerce catalog, or another data source, and the embedded grid keeps updating automatically, with no CORS or network-blocking issues, wherever it’s placed.

The two things Swiffle Grid does that most grid plugins don’t

1. Live Google Sheets sync

Connect a grid to a Google Sheet, and every edit to that sheet appears in the grid automatically — including the exported version embedded on a non-WordPress site. There’s no republishing step and no manual refresh. How fast the change appears follows Google’s own «publish to the web» refresh cycle, which is usually quick but isn’t something Google guarantees to be instant.

2. Remote WooCommerce, with the shopping features included

Connect a grid to your own WooCommerce catalog, and visitors can browse, add to cart, save items to a wishlist, and sign in — all from a site that isn’t built with WordPress. Checkout completes back on your WordPress store, so payment gateways work exactly as configured.

How data moves through Swiffle Grid

Two separate flows work together. Data can flow in, from a connector, to populate the grid you’re designing. And the finished grid can flow out, as an HTML snippet, to live anywhere on the web.

Connectors (data in):

  • Google Sheets, synced live
  • WooCommerce products — your own catalog, or another store’s
  • WordPress posts
  • CSV / Excel files
  • RSS feeds
  • Custom PHP endpoints and external APIs, via developer connectors

Export (grid out): an HTML snippet you can paste inside WordPress, or on Shopify, Webflow, Wix, Squarespace, Ghost, a static HTML site, or inside a mobile app — anywhere that supports HTML and CSS.

One grid, several ways to browse it

Each grid can switch between a classic grid with automatic line wrap, a carousel with shiftable overflow, or a swipeable card stack — a Tinder-style gesture, but used for sequential browsing rather than a like-or-dislike decision: swipe left to move to the next card, swipe right to go back to the previous one. Independently of that, each card can also be set to flip in place, open a modal, open a link (useful for building a menu or a social-links block), or do nothing. The person designing the grid decides whether visitors get a button to switch between browsing styles themselves, or whether the view stays fixed.

To be precise about what’s new here: swipeable card decks and flip-card effects each already exist as separate WordPress plugins. What’s harder to find elsewhere is a single card that does both at once — swipes to navigate and flips in place to reveal more detail — driven by a live data feed, with the visitor able to switch browsing styles, in a grid that also works outside WordPress.

What’s included in the free plan

  • WordPress posts, CSV, Excel, and RSS sources — fully unlocked, no card limit
  • Unlimited blocks per page, so a shop page can combine several blocks
  • Unlimited external embed sites — no cap on how many non-WordPress sites can embed your grids
  • WooCommerce, Google Sheets, and the Custom PHP connector require a paid plan (Store, Connect, or Bundle)

Who uses Swiffle Grid

  • Agencies that want one source of truth feeding several client sites
  • Store owners who want a sales page on a non-WordPress site while keeping WooCommerce as the backend
  • Teams who keep a live roster, schedule, or catalog in a spreadsheet and need it shown on a website
  • No-code creators building menus, social-link blocks, or lookbooks

Frequently asked questions

Does Swiffle Grid work on a website that isn’t built with WordPress?
Yes. Every grid can be exported as an HTML snippet and embedded on any site that supports HTML and CSS, including Shopify, Webflow, Wix, Squarespace, Ghost, and static sites — not only inside WordPress.
Does the grid update automatically when I edit my Google Sheet?
Yes, automatically — there’s no need to republish or manually refresh. How quickly the change appears follows Google’s own publish-to-web refresh cycle, which is usually fast but not guaranteed by Google to be instant.
Is Swiffle Grid free?
Yes. The free plan includes WordPress posts, CSV, Excel, and RSS sources, with no limit on cards or on the number of external embed sites. WooCommerce, Google Sheets, and the Custom PHP connector require a paid plan (Store, Connect, or Bundle).
Can customers check out without ever visiting my WordPress site?
Cart, wishlist, and sign-in work remotely on the external site. Checkout itself completes back on your WordPress store, so existing payment gateways continue to work unchanged.