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Free Plugin by wptableeditor v1.6.4

Table Editor

Table Editor is a WordPress plugin used to quickly create tables from Excel, CSV and other data sources.

Table Editor

The facts

Active installs
100+
Price
Free
Last updated
10 Jun 2025
Added
Dec 2022
Requires WP
6.0
Tested up to
WP 6.8.8
Requires PHP
7.2
Downloads
6,148

Our analysis

AI-assisted

Table Editor is a WordPress plugin that allows you to create tables from various data sources such as Excel, CSV, and JSON. It can be used to embed sortable and responsive tables in posts, pages, and custom post types using shortcodes.

The plugin offers features like pagination, column visibility, advanced search options, and the ability to reorder columns. It is suitable for users who need to display structured data in an organised manner on their WordPress sites.

Best for: This plugin is best for WordPress users who need to display data in table format, such as bloggers, e-commerce sites, and data-driven websites.

What it does well

  • Creates tables from multiple data formats
  • Supports sortable and responsive tables
  • Offers advanced search and filtering options
  • Allows customisation of column visibility and order
  • Can be embedded easily using shortcodes

Where it falls short

  • No published rating available
  • Limited information on user experience and support

Verdict

Table Editor provides a straightforward way to create and manage tables in WordPress, but potential users may want to consider the lack of published ratings and limited user feedback.

From the developer

wptableeditor's own description of Table Editor, lightly tidied.

Table Editor is a WordPress plugin used to quickly create tables from Excel, CSV, JSON and other data sources. Allows you to create beautiful sortable and responsive tables inside your posts, pages, custom post types or widget area.
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Create table from…

– CSV, XLS, XLSX, JSON File or Database
– Product Table for WooCommerce
– Order Table for WooCommerce
– Post Table for WordPress
– Page Table for WordPress
– JSON url
– Google Sheets

Please visit the plugin website at wptableeditor.com for more information or a demo.

Here is the list of the feature

  • Responsive mode or show the table in a viewport, which can be scrolled.
  • Page Length: Number of rows to display on a single page when using pagination.
  • Show/hide Footer
  • FixedHeader/FixedFooter: it can be useful to have the table’s header and / or footer fixed to the top or bottom of the scrolling window.
  • Sorting Column: you can set the table to display the data in exactly the order that you want.
  • Search Builder: with the capability to search the DataTable by creating groups and conditions. This offers more advanced search controls than is currently.
  • Search Panes: adds panes to the DataTable with the capability to search the DataTable by selecting rows in the panes. This is very useful when it comes to adding a more accessible searching feature and custom search capabilities.
  • SearchPanes can search DataTables for multiple values that have been selected across multiple panes. They also provide the ability to define custom search functions which cannot be achieved through a simple searchBox.
  • Column Visibility: with column visibility in DataTables.
  • Column Searching (text inputs): has the ability to apply searching to a specific column.
  • Column Filter (select inputs): has the ability to apply searching to a specific column, but in this case using input controls.

You can select which information to display using attributes
* Search any column in the list
* Sort by any column in the list
* Drag and drop columns to reorder them
* Add/Remove columns and rows
* Resize/Reorder columns
* Custom links
* Add media
* Custom HTML
* Shortcode in cells

USAGE
To show one of your tables in a post or on a page, embed the Shortcode [wptableeditor id=ID] into a “Shortcode” block at the desired place in the block editor.
Each table has a unique ID that needs to be adjusted in that Shortcode.

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