This section documents the Greyd Plugin, the central component of Greyd.Suite. It explains its features, settings, and configuration options, complementing the developer docs by focusing on how the plugin is used and managed in practice.
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Greyd Plugin
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Accessibility
The Accessibility feature can be enabled or disabled via the Features page in the Greyd Plugin. When activated, it adds an additional setting to the general plugin options that controls how image alt text is handled across the site. By default, when no alt text is explicitly set, WordPress may attempt to generate a description […]
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ACF Integration
The ACF integration is a conditional feature within the Greyd Plugin that only becomes available when the “Advanced Custom Fields” plugin is active. If ACF is not installed or activated, the integration remains disabled and has no impact on the editor or frontend. Once the ACF plugin is detected, the integration extends native Greyd functionality […]
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Admin Search & Replace
The Admin Search & Replace feature allows you to update internal references to posts or terms across your entire WordPress site. It is especially useful when working with dynamic content, such as Dynamic Templates or Forms, that reference other posts or taxonomies by ID. Operation modes Once the feature is activated via Greyd.Suite → Features, […]
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Advanced Search
The Advanced Search feature in the Greyd Plugin is a modular extension designed to enhance the standard WordPress search capabilities. It can be activated via the Features page using the toggle for Advanced Search. Once enabled, a new submenu item appears in the Greyd.Suite admin menu. Additionally, Greyd-specific search blocks become available in the block […]
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Animations
The Animation feature in Greyd allows users to add CSS-based animations to almost any block in the block editor — both WordPress Core and Greyd blocks. It integrates natively and is accessible via the right-hand sidebar of each block. To use it, open the block editor and select any block such as a paragraph, heading, […]
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Blocks
This section documents the custom blocks and core block extensions included in the Greyd Plugin. There is also a separate section for Greyd Components, which explains general functionality used across many of the Greyd blocks.
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Classic Theme Converter
The Classic Theme Converter helps you transition your site from the legacy Greyd.Suite theme setup to the new Full Site Editing (FSE) features introduced with the Greyd Theme. This feature only becomes available if your site previously used the Classic Greyd.Suite Theme and was later switched to the new “Greyd Theme”. In that case, you […]
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Dashboard
The Greyd Plugin Dashboard offers a central overview and helpful controls for managing your installation. It provides quick access to licensing, features, theme/plugin status, and support resources. At the top of the page, a yellow notification bar includes a download button on the right. This lets you download the latest version of the plugin directly, […]
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Deactivate Comments
With this feature, you can globally deactivate all comment functionality in WordPress. Comments, if not managed correctly, can pose both a security risk and a potential source of spam. By disabling them entirely, you reduce the surface area for abuse and simplify content moderation across your site. Once activated on the Features page, the feature […]
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Dynamic Templates
Dynamic Templates let you create reusable content fragments that can be filled with different values depending on the context in which they’re used. Once the feature is activated under Greyd.Suite → Features, a new post type called Templates appears in the main admin menu. Depending on the active theme, either a custom block (in the […]
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Features
The Features page in the Greyd Plugin allows users to enable or disable individual functionalities of the plugin. Each feature is modular and can be controlled independently, depending on project requirements. This setup helps streamline the plugin’s footprint and allows for a customized feature set per site or multisite network. Each feature is technically built […]
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Greyd Editor Helper
The Greyd Editor Helper is a set of tools in the Post Editor designed to improve your editing workflow. These tools provide visual aids, preview customization, and automated recovery of invalid blocks. The Editor Helper tools are available in the Editor top bar, located between the View and Settings icons, displayed with an eye icon. […]
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Greyd Hub
The Greyd Hub provides a centralized interface to manage all websites and content in your installation — whether single site or multisite. Together with the separate Site Connector feature, you can also manage installations that are located on another server. It gives you access to powerful tools for creating backups, migrating websites, and editing data. […]
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Installer
When you activate the Greyd Plugin for the first time, the Installer will launch automatically. You can also open the Installer manually at any time via the WordPress backend menu under Greyd Suite → Installer. The Installer is designed to walk you through all the essential setup steps to ensure your Greyd Suite instance is […]
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License
The License page in the Greyd Plugin submenu allows you to enter and manage your license key. This removes the Greyd branding from the frontend and unlocks additional features depending on your license type. After opening the License page, you’ll see an input field to enter your license key. Once the key is entered, the […]
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Lottie Integration
Lottie is a lightweight JavaScript library for rendering animations created in Adobe After Effects and exported as JSON. These animations are scalable, high-performance, and ideal for modern websites. The Greyd Plugin integrates Lottie to make adding such SVG animations easy and flexible. More details and free animations can be found at lottiefiles.com. Activating the feature […]
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Multiselects
This feature, internally labeled as Multiselects, is not directly visible or configurable to end users. Instead, it provides essential functionality for consistent styling and behavior of various input types in the frontend. While the name refers to multi-option dropdowns, the feature actually standardizes a broader range of form controls — namely single selects, multi-selects, radio […]
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Pop-ups
Pop-ups in the Greyd Plugin are a flexible way to draw attention to specific content or actions across your entire website. Whether you want to promote a newsletter, highlight a limited-time offer, or inform users about something important, pop-ups help you surface that content without changing the structure of your individual pages. These overlays can […]
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Post Import and Export
The Post Import and Export feature is a native part of the Greyd Plugin. It allows you to export any post from one WordPress stage and import it into another. This functionality goes far beyond simple copy and paste. Posts in WordPress often reference various elements from the database — such as featured images, embedded […]
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Post Types
The Post Types feature allows you to define your own structured content types with individual layouts and field definitions — all from within the WordPress backend. In addition to custom Post Types, you can also enhance existing core Post Types like Posts and Pages and create Taxonomies, either specific for one post type or make […]
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Query Features
The Query Features extend the default capabilities of the WordPress Query Loop block. With this feature, you can add advanced interactivity to any post listing directly in the block editor. Once enabled under Greyd.Suite → Features, the following enhancements become available: The Advanced Filter panel inside the Query Loop block settings. A new Post Slider […]
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SEO Extensions
The SEO Extensions feature can be turned on or off individually on the Features page. SEO sitemap The Greyd Plugin includes native support for XML sitemaps, which can be managed under Greyd Suite Settings → SEO Sitemap. This feature allows you to control how search engines like Google discover and index your site’s content. By […]
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Settings
The Greyd Plugin uses a unified and centralized system to manage all of its internal settings. You can access these settings in the WordPress backend under Greyd.Suite → Settings. The interface is built on a classic WordPress options page, offering a structured and consistent way to configure various features across the suite. General structure Settings […]
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Site Connector
The Site Connector feature allows you to link any number of websites, including individual installations and entire multisite networks. Once connected, these websites act as if they were part of a shared environment, enabling centralized management via the Greyd Hub interface. When used alongside the Global Content feature, connections make it possible to share and […]
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SMTP Extension
The SMTP Extension feature enables you to configure a custom SMTP server for sending all WordPress emails through a verified email address. This helps avoid common deliverability issues and reduces the chance of your messages ending up in spam folders. Once the feature is activated on the Features page, a new section titled SMTP settings […]
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Theme Adaptor
The Theme Adaptor ensures consistent styling for essential UI components like buttons, form fields, tabs, and accordions — even when the Greyd Theme is not active. It allows you to maintain the Greyd design system across any theme without additional configuration. This feature is especially useful for developers who want to retain a unified design […]
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Theme Assets
Theme Assets provide direct access to Full Site Editing related content elements that are otherwise hidden from the standard WordPress admin interface. These assets include templates, template parts, patterns, navigation menus, and global styles — all of which are stored as hidden post types in the database and typically managed through the Site Editor. The […]
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Trigger
The Trigger feature in the Greyd Plugin lets you define what happens when a user interacts with a block or text element on your website. You can assign links, scroll effects, downloads, popups, or even custom JavaScript triggers — all directly from the editor. Although it appears as one feature, it consists of two distinct […]
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User Management
The User Management feature adds an interface to manage users, roles, login links, and system emails in WordPress. It builds on the existing WordPress core mechanisms for user, role, and capability management and extends them with an enhanced UI and additional options. This feature is only available with the Growth and Scale subscriptions. Once activated […]