How to Add Columns in WordPress (Without Using a Plugin)

WordPress allows you to create content in many different ways and also get creative with how you display content. 

Using columns is a great way to display content in an effective way. Columns can be used in so many different ways to arrange content. 

Needless to say, using columns in your WordPress posts and pages can help you give an effective reading experience to the users as well. 

In this article, we’ll show you how to add columns in WordPress without installing any WordPress plugin. 

Let’s get started. 

Adding Columns Using The Columns Block

The new WordPress Block Editor has a built-in columns block. Using the columns block, you can add multiple columns to your WordPress posts and pages.

Let’s see how you can do that. 

Once you’re in the Block editor, click on the + icon and search for ‘Columns’, and insert the columns block.

Now you need to select a variation. It has 5 variations –

  1. One column
  2. Two columns; equal split
  3. Two columns; one-third, two-third split
  4. Two columns; two-third, one-third split
  5. Three columns; equal split
  6. Three columns; wide center column

Let’s say we’re going to add two columns. We’ll select the second variation and it will look like this –

You can add content inside the column by clicking on the + sign. You can add any type of content inside the column, just like you add content to a regular block.

If you click the whole columns block, you will be able to see the column block settings. 

You can increase the number of columns from the block settings. It allows you to add up to six columns in a row.

You can also change the text and background color.

Adding Columns Using The Table Block

To add columns using the table block,

Click on the add block button and search for ‘Table’ block.

Now, specify the row and column number as you require. Then hit ‘Create Table’ button.

If you require to add only columns, then set number of columns and keep row number as one. Then add your contents to the columns. The WordPress table block allows you to add only text content to the columns. You can’t add images, buttons, and other types of content.

That’s how easy it is to create columns in WordPress without using a plugin. 

If you like to add different contents like image, button, icon in your columns then you may use the Tableberg plugin.

Conclusion 

Adding columns in WordPress is very simple, and as you can see from this tutorial, you definitely don’t need a plugin to add columns. 

I hope this article helped you to create columns in WordPress without relying on any WordPress plugin. 

If you have any questions or doubts regarding this tutorial, feel free to ask them in the comments section below. 

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