TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy

Description

Boost your website with feature-rich tables that your visitors will love!

TablePress is the most popular and highest-rated WordPress table plugin.

  • Easily create, edit, and manage beautiful and modern data tables, no matter if small or large!
  • Add live sorting, pagination, searching, and more interactivity for your siteā€™s visitors!
  • Use any type of data, insert images, links, and even math formulas!
  • Import and export tables from/to Excel, CSV, HTML, and JSON files or URLs.
  • Embed tables into posts, pages, or other site areas using the block editor or Shortcodes.
  • All with no coding knowledge needed!

Even more great features for you and your siteā€™s visitors and priority email support are available with a Premium license plan of TablePress. Go check them out!

More information

Visit tablepress.org for more information, take a look at example tables, or try TablePress on a free test site. For latest news, follow @TablePress on Twitter/X or subscribe to the TablePress Newsletter.

How to use TablePress

After installing the plugin, you can create and manage tables on the ā€œTablePressā€ screen in the WordPress Dashboard.

To insert a table into a post or page, add a ā€œTablePress tableā€ block in the block editor and select the desired table or use Shortcodes with common page builders.

Beginner-friendly step-by-step tutorials, guides, and how-tos show how to achieve common and popular tasks with TablePress.
Examples for common styling changes via ā€œCustom CSSā€ code can be found on the TablePress FAQ page.
You may also add certain features (like sorting, pagination, filtering, alternating row colors, row highlighting, print name and/or description, …) by enabling the corresponding checkboxes on a table’s ā€œEditā€ screen.

Even more great features for you and your siteā€™s visitors and priority email support are available with a Premium license plan of TablePress. Go check them out!

Screenshots

  • ā€œAll Tablesā€ screen
  • ā€œEditā€ screen
  • ā€œAdd new Tableā€ screen
  • ā€œImportā€ screen
  • ā€œExportā€ screen
  • ā€œPlugin Optionsā€ screen
  • ā€œAboutā€ screen
  • The ā€œTablePress tableā€ block in the block editor
  • An example table (as it can be seen on the TablePress website)

Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

  • TablePress table Embed a TablePress table.

Installation

The easiest way to install TablePress is via your WordPress Dashboard:

  1. Go to the ā€œPluginsā€ screen, click ā€œAdd Newā€, and search for ā€œTablePressā€ in the WordPress Plugin Directory.
  2. Click ā€œInstall Nowā€ and after that’s complete, click ā€œActivateā€.
  3. Create and manage tables by going to the ā€œTablePressā€ screen in the admin menu.
  4. To insert a table into a post or page, add a ā€œTablePress tableā€ block in the block editor and select the desired table or use Shortcodes with common page builders.

Manual installation works just as for other WordPress plugins:

  1. Download the TablePress ZIP file and extract it on your computer.
  2. Move the folder ā€œtablepressā€ to the ā€œwp-content/plugins/ā€ directory of your WordPress installation, e.g. via FTP.
  3. Activate ā€œTablePressā€ on the ā€œPluginsā€ screen of your WordPress Dashboard.
  4. Create and manage tables by going to the ā€œTablePressā€ screen in the admin menu.
  5. To insert a table into a post or page, add a ā€œTablePress tableā€ block in the block editor and select the desired table or use Shortcodes with common page builders.

FAQ

Where can I find answers to Frequently Asked Questions?

Many questions, regarding different features or styling, have been answered on the FAQ page on the TablePress website.

Support?

Premium Support

Users with an active TablePress Premium license plan are eligible for Priority Email Support, directly from the plugin developer! Find out more!

Community Support for users of the Free version

For support questions, bug reports, or feature requests, please use the WordPress Support Forums. Please search through the forums first, and only create a new topic if you don’t find an existing answer. Thank you!

Requirements?

In short: WordPress 6.0 or higher, while the latest version of WordPress is always recommended. In addition, the server must be running PHP 7.2 or newer.

Languages and Localization?

TablePress uses the ā€œTranslate WordPressā€ platform. Please see the sidebar on the TablePress page in the WordPress Plugin Directory for available translations.

To make TablePress available in your language, go to the TablePress translations page, log in with a free wordpress.org account and start translating.

Development

You can follow the development of TablePress more closely in its official GitHub repository.

Where do I report security issues?

Please report security issues and bugs found in the source code of TablePress through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program.
The Patchstack team will assist you with verification, CVE assignment, and notify the TablePress developer.

Where can I get more information?

Visit the plugin website at tablepress.org for the latest news on TablePress, follow @TablePress on Twitter/X, or subscribe to the TablePress Newsletter.

Reviews

šŸ‚ 1ļøāƒ£1ļøāƒ£ 1, 2024
Just started using the modestly priced pro version and love it and am amazed at the quick responses to my tech support questions by the developer himself!
šŸ‚ 9ļøāƒ£ 24, 2024 1 reply
The upgraded version is much more flexible and worth the expenditure. Great help from Tobias with small problems too! Thank you.
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Contributors & Developers

“TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

“TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy” has been translated into 41 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.

Translate “TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy” into your language.

Interested in development?

Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.

Changelog

Changes in recent versions are shown below. For earlier changes, please see the changelog history.

Version 2.4.4 (October 15, 2024)

  • Bugfix: The import of CSV files with special formatting characters (BOM) is working again.
  • Bugfix: The position of the Search field in the ā€œAutomatic Periodic Table Importā€ configuration is correct again. (TablePress Max only.)
  • Important note: This release also contains an important security fix that was first released in TablePress 2.4.3.

Version 2.4.3 (October 9, 2024)

  • Security fix: Sanitize output of evaluated formulas (CVE-2024-9595). Thanks to Max Boll and to the Wordfence team for following responsible disclosure policies when reporting this issue!
  • Bugfix: On the ā€œImportā€ screen, a helpful feature pointer for new users is now shown properly again.
  • Bugfix: A check for whether combining cells on the ā€œEditā€ screen is possible was not strict enough.
  • Bugfix: The ā€œColumn Filter Dropdownsā€ feature module no longer shows duplicate entries in the dropdowns. (TablePress Pro and Max only.)
  • Bugfix: The ā€œIndividual Column Filteringā€ feature module no longer shows duplicate entries in the dropdowns. (TablePress Pro and Max only.)
  • Several external code libraries and build tools have been updated to benefit from enhancements and bug fixes.
  • Cleaned up and simplified code, for easier future maintenance, to follow WordPress Coding Standards, and to offer helpful inline documentation.

Version 2.4.2 (September 10, 2024)

  • Bugfix: The ā€œTablePress tableā€ block in the WordPress Block Editor will properly show the table preview again.
  • Bugfix: Control elements like the Search again remain in place, when using the ā€œScrollā€ mode of the ā€œResponsive Tablesā€ feature module. (TablePress Pro and Max only.)
  • Bugfix: When the ā€œResponsive Tablesā€ feature moduleā€™s ā€œFlipā€ is used, a ā€œFixed Headerā€ row will be hidden. (TablePress Pro and Max only.)
  • Cleaned up and simplified code, for easier future maintenance, to follow WordPress Coding Standards, and to offer helpful inline documentation.

Version 2.4.1 (August 13, 2024)

  • Bugfix: The table width is correct again, when using the ā€œScrollā€ mode of the ā€œResponsive Tablesā€ feature module. (TablePress Pro and Max only.)
  • Bugfix: The ā€œResponsive Tablesā€ feature moduleā€™s ā€œStackā€ mode now properly handles tables with combined cells. (TablePress Pro and Max only.)
  • Bugfix: An edge case problem in the ā€œRow Orderā€ feature moduleā€™s multi-column sorting was fixed. (TablePress Pro and Max only.)
  • Bugfix: In the table import engine, compatibility issues with older versions of PHP were fixed.
  • Enhancement: The settings of the ā€œServer-side Processingā€ and the ā€œAutomatic Filteringā€ feature modules are now compatible. (TablePress Max only.)
  • Cleaned up and simplified code, for easier future maintenance, to follow WordPress Coding Standards, and to offer helpful inline documentation.
  • Several external code libraries and build tools have been updated to benefit from enhancements and bug fixes.

Version 2.4 (July 16, 2024)

New and improved features

  • A new ā€œFuzzy Searchā€ feature module allows the visitor to find similar and not just exact search matches. This is useful when e.g. searching for words with the same pronunciation but different spelling. (TablePress Max only.)
  • The ā€œColumn Filter Dropdownsā€ feature module now allows specifying which columns should get a dropdown, and itā€™s possible to change their order! (TablePress Pro and Max only.)
  • Similarly, the ā€œSearch Panesā€ feature module now allows specifying which columns should get a search pane. (TablePress Pro and Max only.)
  • The ā€œFixed Columnsā€ feature module now also allows the visitor to scroll left and right by clicking arrow buttons (see below for more). (TablePress Pro and Max only.)
  • The ā€œRow Orderā€ feature module now allows ordering a table by multiple columns at the same time! (TablePress Pro and Max only.)
  • The ā€œServer-side Processingā€ feature module can automatically refresh the shown data after a configured interval, so that the visitor will always see the latest data. (TablePress Max only.)
  • The ā€œRow Orderā€ and ā€œServer-side Processingā€ feature modules now sort non-numeric columns ā€œnaturallyā€ and case-insensitive. (TablePress Pro and Max only.)
  • The ā€œREST APIā€ feature module now supports pagination and ordering request parameters and sends corresponding HTTP headers for easier integration. (TablePress Max only.)

The ā€œResponsive Tablesā€ and ā€œFixed Columnsā€ premium modules offer more possibilities

  • The ā€œScrollā€ modeā€™s arrow buttons now stick to the top of the page, making them easier to use in long tables.
  • In addition, they will now only be shown if a table actually needs horizontal scrolling!
  • They also scroll the table in the expected direction now.
  • And even better: These scroll arrow buttons are now also available when using the ā€œFixed Columnsā€ feature module!
  • When using the ā€œScrollā€ mode, the table name, description, and control elements like the Search now remain in place.
  • In the ā€œFlipā€ mode, the sorting arrows are now properly rotated.
  • The ā€œStackā€ no longer conflicts with the ā€œFixed Columnsā€ feature.
  • The Safari browser on iOS will no longer unexpectedly change font sizes.

Miscellaneous changes

  • TablePress warns that certain activated but retired TablePress Extensions will stop working with TablePress 3.0, later this year.
  • TablePress actively prevents conflicts with overwritten menu items in the dashboardā€™s admin menu.
  • The user interface experience on the ā€œEditā€ screen was improved.
  • The size of ā€œCustom CSSā€ code will be reduced even further, if the code has comments.
  • The ā€œAutomatic Table Exportā€ feature module now properly detects automatic periodic table imports. (TablePress Max only.)
  • The ā€œAutomatic Periodic Table Importā€ feature moduleā€™s configuration screen now has better spacing. (TablePress Max only.)
  • The ā€œServer-side Processingā€ feature module checks for potential conflicts with incompatible features. (TablePress Max only.)

Behind the scenes

  • Cleaned up and simplified code, for easier future maintenance, to follow WordPress Coding Standards, and to offer helpful inline documentation.
  • Updated external libraries to benefit from enhancements and bug fixes.
  • Automated code compatibility checks and build tools simplify chores for easier development.

Premium versions

  • Even more great features for you and your siteā€™s visitors and priority email support are available with a Premium license plan of TablePress. Go check them out!