Top Tip! WordPress Plugin : WP-Table
There are times when we would like to represent some statistical data in our blog through the use of tables. Tables can be created in WYSIWYG editor through the use of html tags but it is not easy for basic users who dont have much knowledge of html. Even for advanced users , it will be time consuming. Luckily plugins are there to make our life easier .
WP-Table is a plugin by Alex Rabethat lets you create and manage html tables for wordpress. You can also change the look and feel of the table by modifying a css file or you can import a table in csv format.
USAGE
- Upload the plugin to your plugins folder and activate it .
- In the admin panel go to Manage -> Tables
- Create the table with a table name and a specified rows and columns
You can then edit the table which lets you insert values in rows and columns , insert new row or column , change the color of headings or css etc . Just update the table from there.
- To insert the table in your post , just use the tag [TABLE = ID] .Simple isn’t it.
You can see an example in my previous post about Demographics prediction tool.
This is something I’ve been looking for, for a long time. Thanks for the info about this plugin
Thanks for sharing this.. Frankly, I am one of those people who can never create a table with the editor manually, so I never bothered to do so earlier!
Good. Will come handy for my movie reviews and analysis.
@Vijay
Same here , thats why i searched for it tomorrow .
@Ashwin
This plugin is for you .
Thanks for sharing this one. I was looking for one like this.
Yeah, thanks a lot. This could come in handy anytime.
That’s indeed a great one. I’m sure many of us have sse this one in the WP official plugin list. But never thought it would be this interesting. This review helped.
Best,
Mani
Thanks madhur..this is a very useful plugin
not compatible with wordpress 2.5
hello!
the plugin activates fine with wp 2.5.1
but the tag [TABLE=ID] does not work for me, just shows up as text. am i having a ‘blonde moment’?
jenn
Well I have use wp-table plugin in my blog
It works great in the main content section, but I also want to use it in the sidebar and it doesn’t seem to work.
Good explanation – thanks. I installed the Wp-Table plugin and didn’t know how to get it working. Now it seems obvious! Looks like a great plugin too.