Introducing Smart Stacking for Relative Positioning of Elements

We're excited to introduce Smart Stacking - a powerful new feature in Orshot Studio that lets you position elements relative to each other, creating dynamic layouts that automatically adapt when content changes

What is Smart Stacking?

Smart Stacking allows elements to maintain their position relative to other elements. When the target element moves, resizes, or changes content, stacked elements automatically adjust their position

No more manual repositioning when text length changes or images are swapped out. With this, you can generate position aware images/pdfs at scale from your Orshot templates

Specially with text layers, previously there was no way to position text relatively and so it caused issues like overlapping, or uneven spacing. Smart Stacking fixes that and much more letting you create adaptive designs that look stunning and professional

Demo

Key Features

• Dynamic Positioning: Elements automatically follow their target element
• Real-time Updates: Changes happen instantly as you edit content
• Multipage Support: Works seamlessly across all pages in your templates
• Chain Stacking: Create complex relationships by stacking elements to other stacked elements
• Content-Aware: Calculates positions based on actual content size, not just container dimensions
• Get stacked designs generated as images/pdfs from API or integrations

How It Works

1. Enable Smart Stacking on any element in the element editor
2. Select a target element to stack relative to
3. Choose your position from 9 options (top-left, center, bottom-right, etc.)
4. Fine-tune with offsets using X and Y pixel adjustments
5. Generate images with dynamic content without thinking about text length etc.

Implementation-wise, it was a complicated feature to design as it has to work correctly both in Orshot Studio as well as in Orshot API to make sure the stacking works exactly the same based on set offset and positions. Even popular automated image generation services like BannerBear or Placid do not have this smart stacking feature

Smart Stacking is available now in Orshot Studio. Simply select any element and look for the "Smart Stacking" toggle in the element editor to start creating dynamic, adaptive layouts

Try Smart Stacking in Studio →