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Fixing Inconsistent Spacing in Royal Elementor Addons Post Grid

27 threads Sep 9, 2025 Plugin → Royal elementor addons and templates

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If you're using the Royal Elementor Addons and Templates plugin, you might have encountered a common issue where the spacing between posts in your Post Grid, Slider, or Carousel is inconsistent. This problem often manifests as the first few items having one spacing value (e.g., 5px), while subsequent items have a completely different one (e.g., 20px). This guide will walk you through the likely causes and the most effective solutions to achieve a uniform, professional-looking layout.

Why Does This Happen?

Inconsistent spacing is typically not a bug in the traditional sense but is often a result of how the widget's layout engine interacts with your specific content and theme. Based on community reports, the most common culprits are:

  • Mixed Content Heights: If your posts have varying content lengths (e.g., different title lengths, some have excerpts and others don't), the 'FitRow' or 'Masonry' layout can sometimes create unexpected gaps as it tries to arrange the items.
  • CSS Conflicts: Your active theme or another plugin might be applying its own CSS styles to margins, padding, or the grid structure, which overrides or conflicts with the settings from Royal Elementor Addons.
  • Viewport Responsiveness: The widget applies different settings for various device breakpoints (Desktop, Tablet, Mobile). An issue might only be visible at certain screen widths if the gutter (spacing) settings are not configured consistently across all breakpoints.

How to Troubleshoot and Fix Inconsistent Spacing

1. Check the Gutter Settings in the Widget

The first place to look is within the widget's own settings. The 'Royal Addons' team has built-in controls for managing the space between items.

  1. Edit your page with Elementor.
  2. Click on the Post Grid/Slider/Carousel widget.
  3. Navigate to the Layout tab in the widget's settings panel.
  4. Look for the Horizontal Gutter and Vertical Gutter options. These control the spacing between columns and rows, respectively.
  5. Ensure these values are set to your desired pixel amount (e.g., 10px).
  6. Crucially, click on the responsive mode icons (desktop, tablet, mobile) and verify that the gutter values are consistent across all device views. A common oversight is setting a value for desktop but leaving tablet or mobile empty, which can cause inheritance issues.

2. Use a Uniform Layout Mode

If you are using the 'Masonry' layout, try switching to 'FitRows'. The Masonry layout is designed to place items in an optimal position based on their height, which can sometimes lead to uneven spacing. The 'FitRows' layout forces items into straight rows, which often results in more predictable and consistent spacing.

3. Investigate Theme and Plugin Conflicts

If the spacing issue persists after adjusting the widget settings, a conflict is likely.

  1. Test with a Default Theme: Temporarily switch your website's theme to a WordPress default theme like Twenty Twenty-Four. Clear any caching mechanisms you have running and check if the spacing issue is resolved. If it is, the problem lies with your original theme.
  2. Deactivate Other Plugins: Deactivate all plugins except for Elementor and Royal Elementor Addons. Check if the problem goes away. If it does, reactivate your plugins one by one to identify the one causing the conflict.

4. Apply Custom CSS (Advanced)

If the above steps don't resolve the issue, you can use custom CSS to override the problematic styles. You can add this code in the WordPress Customizer under Additional CSS or in your theme's style.css file.

.rea-post-grid-item {
    margin-bottom: 10px !important; /* Adjust value as needed */
}
.rea-post-grid-item .rea-post-wrapper {
    margin: 5px !important; /* Adjust value as needed */
}

Note: Use your browser's inspector tool (right-click on an element and select 'Inspect') to identify the exact CSS classes and properties affecting your grid items. The classes above (e.g., .rea-post-grid-item) are examples; the actual classes may differ.

When to Seek Further Help

If you have tried all these steps and the issue remains, the problem could be more complex. The 'Royal Elementor Addons and Templates' support team often requests specific diagnostic information to replicate the issue. This typically includes:

  • The system information found in Tools > Site Health > Info.
  • The URL of the page where the problem is occurring.

You can share this information on their official support channels for a more tailored investigation.

By methodically working through these potential causes and solutions, you should be able to eliminate inconsistent spacing and create the clean, uniform post grid you envisioned for your website.

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