Cards, galleries, icon lists, team grids, image pairs — these all look great as 2-up on a phone. The operator flips a per-section toggle: "stack on mobile" off = 2 cols stay as 2 cols.
Single column, auto height
Long text — single column
Curated sets
Latest posts
Lots of text here — operator chose to stack on mobile so reading is comfortable.
2-col · stack) lets the operator flip the default. Lives in the section's quick settings and as a small badge on hover.The insight: don't make a global "stack on mobile" decision. Some sections want 2-col (cards), some want stack (text). Make it a per-section property with a sensible default by type.