wpDataTables – Tables and Charts Manager

wpDataTables is a powerful responsive Tables, Spreadsheets and Charts Data Manager in a form of a WordPress Plugin.

For all our users wondering about the high price, and for all users with expiring support: please reach out to us so we could provide you with detailed answers and information, and suggest currently available solutions and special offers.

If you want to join the testers team just open a support ticket here and we will add you to the list. You will always get the newest features first. Please note that you must be among existing users of wpDataTables.

Some Articles about wpDataTables plugin

• WPKube – wpDataTables Plugin Review: Build Responsive Tables Quickly
• Elegant Themes – Creating Advanced HTML Tables In WordPress Using Plugins
• WPMayor – wpDataTables – a Plugin that Makes Tables in WordPress Easy
• ScratchingInfo – wpDataTables – Best WordPress Responsive Editable Tables Plugin
• WP-magazin.ch – Tabellen in WordPress
• wplift.com – wpDataTables Review: Create Responsive Tables and Charts from a Range of Data Sources
• WPVirtuoso – the 5 Best Free WordPress Table Plugins

User reviews

Plugin listed in WP catalogs

WPLift.com
WPExplorer.com

wpDataTables in social networks

Twitter
For the people who want to request support: please make sure that you check the FAQ, documentation first. If your question isn’t there feel free to contact our support manager through the support system. We receive a lot of requests nowadays, so we ask you for understanding in case of delayed replies.

MANUAL UPGRADE PROCEDURE (when a new version is released)

1. Go to your FTP and open WordPress plugins folder.
2. Delete the old wpDataTables version folder.
3. Upload the new version of wpDataTables.
4. Go to WP-admin panel, open Plugins section.
5. Deactivate wpDataTables, and then activate it again.

DO NOT DELETE THE OLD VERSION FROM WP-ADMIN IF YOU DON’T WANT TO DELETE YOUR TABLES

Please note that minimum PHP version required is 5.6

What’s new / Changelog

Version 6.6.1 (Released 07.08.2024.)

New update:

• BugFix: Fixed issue with tabs on Elementor cloud.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with Powerful filters and hide table before filtering.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with incorrect data display after clearing and reapplying filters.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 6.6 (Released 24.07.2024.)

New update:

• Feature: Added global search function for searching multiple tables on one page using a shortcode.
• Improvement: Implemented placeholders (loaders ) during table loading.
• Improvement: Implemented placeholders (loaders) during chart loading.
• Improvement: Changed all string names so that they’re unique for PO Edit.
• Improvement: Updated ApexCharts library.
• Improvement: Updated HighCharts library.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with sorting date columns for non-SS tables.
• BugFix: Fixed issue preventing the removal of empty values from select boxes.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with HighCharts Stock not showing the time zoom toolbar when the stable version option is turned on.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with grouping not working properly on charts with float columns.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 6.5.3 (Released 13.06.2024.)

New update with bug fixes:

• BugFix: Fixed issue with editing entries making them duplicates.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 6.5.2 (Released 11.06.2024.)

New update with bug fixes:

• BugFix: Fixed issue with charts using Date/Datetime columns for the x-axis.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with the duplicate button when the table ID column is without ‘WDT_’.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with the checkbox filter using predefined values.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 6.5.1 (Released 06.06.2024.)

New update:

• BugFix: Fixed issue with errors on tables with formula columns.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with datetime columns in Excel-like tables.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 6.5 (Released 03.06.2024.)

New update:

• Feature: Customize your database by choosing unique names for your tables directly through the user interface.
• BugFix: Fixed vulnerability issue with import functionality.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with Transform Value handling special characters in headers.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with Header Rotation on Safari.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with filters on front-end for header.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with Follow Table Filtering (only chart on page).
• Other small bug fixes

Version 6.4 (Released 09.05.2024.)

New update with bug fixes:

• Feature: Passing Placeholders through URL (wdt_var1,wdt_var2,…wdt_var9).
• Feature: Pagination Interaction Improvement: Auto-Scroll to Table Header on Number Selection.
• Improvement: Added notice for creating charts from simple tables.
• Improvement: Editor roles are set to Administrator by default on table creation.
• Improvement: Editor roles checker for editing actions.
• Improvement: Error handler for excel-like tables with option “Users see and edit their own data”.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with modal position for Mojito skin.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with Excel-like tables.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 6.3.2 (Released 22.04.2024)

New update with bug fixes:

• BugFix: Fixed issue with vulnerability for editable tables.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with empty columns (after last column data) from Excel and CSV files.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 6.3-1 (Released 04.04.2024)

New update with bug fixes:

• BugFix: Fixed issue with saving data in Simple table.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with selected display length in select-box.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with HTML content in cell with checkbox filters.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with saving table description for Simple tables.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with close element in modals for mojito skin.
• BugFix: Fixed typo in “Custom rows per page”.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 6.3 (Released 02.04.2024)

New update with new features and bug fixes:

• Feature: Hidden dynamic columns.
• Feature: Custom display length.
• Improvement: Refactoring js files.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with losing focus on fixed header.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with limit table width for server side tables.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with fixed headers and custom column width.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with converting date formats.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 6.2.1 (Released 28.02.2024.)

New update with bug fixes:

• BugFix: Fixed issue with WCAG when filters are turned off.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 6.2 (Released 26.02.2024)

New update with new features,improvements and bug fixes:

• Feature: Added Folders/Categories for tables; available in Pro and Developer licenses
• Feature: Added Folders/Categories for charts; available in Pro and Developer licenses
• Feature: New global date formats.
• Feature: New global time format with seconds.
• Feature: Full WCAG compatibility.
• Improvement: Updated French translation language.
• Improvement: Simple table templates improvements.
• Improvement: Refactoring source files.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with image and attachment column types.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with Date input format (Date, Time and DateTime).
• BugFix: Fixed issue with creating manual tables with separate connection.
• BugFix: Fixed conflict with Royal Elementor Addons and Templates plugin.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with colors in Google charts.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with HighCharts Stock Datetime and Time axis not rendering properly.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 6.1 (Released 15.01.2024.)

New update with new features, improvements, and bug fixes:

• Feature: New standard columns for manual tables (wdt_created_by, wdt_created_at, wdt_last_edited_by and wdt_last_edited_at).
• Feature: Templates for Simple tables.
• Improvement: Range slider unlimited improvement.
• Improvement: Update libraries (minimum version of php is now 7.4).
• BugFix: Fixed issue with selectbox in Inline editor.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with column visibility and checkbox on front-end.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with labels on Highstock charts.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with Transform Value on collapsed column for non-SS tables.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 6.0 (Released 20.11.2023)

New major update:

• Feature: New chart engine – Highstock (14 new awesome stock chart types).
• Feature: Transform cell values.
• Improvement: Added ‘select/deselect all’ checkbox on Column List
• Improvement: SEO improvement – Reduced unused css and js.
• Improvement: Added option that allows partial Frontend WCAG compliance.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 5.8.2 (Released 14.09.2023.)

New update bug fixes:

• BugFix: Fixed warnings on the Plugins page when checking for updates.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with replacing the entire table with the source.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 5.8.1 (Released 16.08.2023.)

New update with some improvements, and bug fixes:

• Improvement: CSS improvements for Geo GoogleCharts.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 5.8 (Released 15.08.2023.)

New update with new features, improvements, and bug fixes:

• Feature: New GoogleChart chart types – Region GeoChart, Marker GeoChart and Text GeoChart.
• Improvement: Added ‘select/deselect all’ button on query constructor columns.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with long filter label.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with order of columns while creating manual table.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 5.7.1 (Released 12.07.2023.)

A minor update with bug fixes:

• BugFix: Fixed issues with errors after duplicating a table.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with table prefix when duplicating a table.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with fatal errors after creating formula columns.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with showing date pickers on the constructor page.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with input types for adding and removing column.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with calculated functions for formula columns for server-side tables.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 5.7 (Released 29.06.2023.)

New update with some features, improvements, and bug fixes:

• Feature: Added option to add calculation functions for Formula columns.
• Feature: Added option for setting the type in database for each column as it’s being created.
• Feature: Added “Use stable version” option for the GoogleCharts engine.
• Feature: Added “Use stable version” option for the HighCharts engine.
• Feature: Added “Use stable version” option for the ApexCharts engine.
• Improvement: Tables are now saved in the database by their table ID.
• Improvement: Under-the-hood improvements for wpDataCharts.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with User ID containing a ”-” symbol in the name.
• BugFix: Fixed conflict with TablePress.
• Other small bug fixes.

Version 5.6.1 (Released 23.05.2023)

New update with bug fixes:

• BugFix: Fixed issue with fixed headers and fixed columns not showing on frontend.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with Highcharts – Pie with gradient.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 5.6 (Released 17.05.2023)

New update with features and bug fixes:

• Feature: Fixed header – fix tables’ header to the top of the scrolling window.
• Feature: Fixed columns – fix tables’ columns to the left or to the right.
• Feature: New table skin – Dark Mojito.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with calculation functions shortcodes for sources with null/non-numeric fields.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with array_combine().
• Other small bug fixes

Version 5.5 (Released 05.04.2023.)

New update with new features, improvements, and bug fixes:

• Feature: Rotation settings for column headers – choose to rotate header for 90° or -90°.
• Feature: A new light skin – Mojito.
• Feature: Star rating now has a new customization option – Color Picker.
• Feature: New responsive option – Pagination Layout on mobile.
• Improvement: Added a new hook, wpdatatables_before_render_table_config_data
• BugFix: Fixed issue with browse page not loading when using certain MySQL versions.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with editing single y-axis ApexCharts.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with vertical/horizontal axis and dropshadow on Apexcharts.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with charts when minified.js is turned on.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with Powerful Filters integration for multiselectbox filters.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with compatibility with the latest version of ApexCharts.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with gradient for Highcharts.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with translating the “Administrator” string to different languages.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 5.4.1 (Released 15.03.2023.)

New update with bug fixes:

• BugFix: Fixed issue with browse page not loading when using SQL 5.6.x versions.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 5.4 (Released 01.03.2023.)

New update with bug fixes:

• Feature: Numeric range slider now has a new, customisable “Unlimited” option.
• Feature: Table description, a new text field associated with each wpDataTables’ definition.
• Feature: Alignment settings for column headers – choose to align to the left, center, or right.
• Feature: Alignment settings for column cells – choose to align to the left, center, or right.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with table title inside an h2 instead of an h3 tag.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with the ’!important’ CSS property with some skins.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with deleting rows inside Simple tables containing merged cells.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 5.3 (Released 24.01.2023.)

New update with some new features, improvements, and bug fixes:

• Feature: New Highcharts chart types – Funnel and 3D Funnel Chart.
• Feature: New Chart.js chart types – Stacked Column Chart, Bar Chart and Stacked Bar Chart.
• Improvement: Option to remove Google Fonts from table for GDPR compliant users.
• Improvement: Update chart.js libraries.
• Improvement: Registered more strings for translation.
• Improvement: Updated back-end images.
• Improvement: Improve agent parameter in curl calls.
• Improvement: Added wpdatatables_curl_get_data_complete filter.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with table not displaying zero (0) in table headers.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with reduced row height when displaying empty fields.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with Highcharts tooltip not being displayed properly in Chrome.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with simple table scroll in back-end.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with input filter.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 5.2 (Released 26.12.2022)

New update with new features and bug fixes:

• Feature: A new light skin – Raspberry Cream.
• Feature: Use ‘AND’ logic to narrow down your filtering results instead of the only previously available ‘OR’ logic.
• BugFix: Fixed file location on table save changes.
• BugFix: Removed empty space below excel-like tables.
• Other small bug fixes.

Version 5.1 (Released 09.11.2022)

Update with a couple of new options, improvements, and bug fixes:

• Feature: Create tables from Excel or CSV file from any URL.
• Feature: New option: Include table title in exported Excel file and Copy as well.
• Improvement: Remove unnecessary characters from SQL queries.
• Improvement: Update libraries (Datatables, Table Tools, moment.js).
• BugFix: Fixed issue with the new version of Highcharts for axis min and max values.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with editing when responsive mode is used.
• Other small bug fixes.

Version 5.0 (Released 26.09.2022)

New major update with awesome features, some improvements and bug fixes:

• Feature: New data source type: Nested JSON.
• Feature: JSON authentication.
• Feature: Caching data for non-server-side tables (Excel, CSV, Google sheet, XML, JSON, Nested JSON and PHP array).
• Feature: Auto update cache for non server-side tables (Excel, CSV, Google sheet, XML, JSON, Nested JSON and PHP array).
• Feature: Update manual tables: Replace data within an existing table.
• Feature: Update manual tables: Add data into an existing table.
• Feature: Update manual tables: Replace the entire table with new data.
• Improvement: Improved error handling.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with saving CSS rules in a simple table.
• BugFix: Fixed tab index for Google sheet API in main settings.
• Other small bug fixes.

Version 4.5 (Released 20.07.2022.)

New update with an amazing feature, some improvements, and bug fixes:

• Feature: Added single cell shortcode.
• Improvement: Improved separate connections performance.
• Improvement: Added Highcharts accessibility module.
• Improvement: Changed type of mysql_table_name column to TEXT.
• Improvement: Added a new hooks for PDO dsn and for MySQLi link connection: wpdatatables_filter_pdo_connection_dsn and wpdatatables_filter_mysqli_connection_link
• BugFix: Fixed issue with Gutenberg and editable tables for media upload.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with date format m/Y and Google sheet.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with fatal error with old versions of Avada theme.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with conditional formatting if cell contains HTML.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with sanitized SQL queries.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 4.4 (Released 13.06.2022.)

New update with improvements and bug fixes:

• Feature: Added options for responsive actions – icon, row or cell.
• Improvement: Compatibility with the latest version of Elementor.
• Improvement: Improved error handling during activation and deactivation of a license.
• Improvement: Automatically close the date picker after a date has been chosen.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with Divi editor blocks not working when only one table or chart has been created.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with ’%’ symbol in string cells for separate connection tables.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with foreign keys for PostgreSQL database.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 4.3 (Released 18.05.2022.)

New update with feature, some improvements and bug fixes:

• Feature: Added new placeholders VAR4 , VAR5 , VAR6 , VAR7 , VAR8 and VAR9 .
• Improvement: Average calculation function will not count empty cells anymore.
• Improvement: Remove unnecessary files from Divi integration.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with conditional formatting on front-end.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with number format in Highcharts tooltips.
• BugFix: Fixed Fixed issue with position of Clear filters button when are used Edit table buttons.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with Google charts when using Grouping and Follow table filtering options.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 4.2.1 (Released 06.04.2022.)

New update with bug fixes:

• BugFix: Fixed issue with conditional formatting for int or float column when responsive is turned on for first column in table.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with loading tables with SQL queries.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with inserting spaces for column prefix and suffix.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with title in filter in widget shown as HTML.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 4.2 (Released 31.03.2022)

New update with new feature, improvements, and bug fixes:

• Feature:Added new shortcode parameter for calculation functions to show only value.
• Improvement:Improved sanitizing user data.
• BugFix:Fixed issue with merge cells from context menu.
• BugFix:Fixed issue with showing filters for large tables when Display length is All.
• BugFix:Fixed issue with conditional formatting for int/float columns.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 4.1 (Released 16.03.2022)

New update with new feature, improvements, and bug fixes:

• Feature:Added duplicate edit button
• Improvement:Removed “Apply and add new” button in the edit modal when “New entry” button is disabled.
• Improvement:Added new filters for each chart engine render data: wpdatatables_filter_apexcharts_render_data, wpdatatables_filter_google_charts_render_data, wpdatatables_filter_highcharts_render_data and wpdatatables_filter_chartjs_render_data.
• BugFix:Fixed issue with grid options in Apexcharts.
• BugFix:Fixed issue with Jet plugins in Elementor widgets.
• BugFix:Fixed issue with Gutenberg blocks when Avada’s post/page types are disabled.
• BugFix:Fixed conflict with Amelia widgets in Divi Builder.
• BugFix:Fixed issue with number of rows in HTML source for server-side tables.
• BugFix:Fixed issue with conditional formatting for int/float columns when is used “Set cell content”.
• Compatibility with WordPress 5.9.2 approved.
• Other small bug fixes

Version 4.0.1 (Released 11.02.2022)

A minor update with a bugfix:

• Bugfix: Resolved the conflict with Elementor plugin.

Version 4.0 (Released 10.02.2022)

Major update with one large feature, couple of new ones, several bug fixes and stability improvements:

• Feature: Added new chart engine – ApexCharts with 20 new chart types and more new options.
• Feature: Added features to create Synchronized charts with ApexCharts engine.
• Feature: Added integration with Avada Website builder.
• Feature: Added integration with DIVI Website builder.
• Improvement: Added export file name parameter in module for WPBakery page builder
• Improvement: Replaced deprecated methods for Elementor integration
• Improvement: Increased table, columns, and charts id’s in database structure from int(11) to bigint(20)
• Bugfix: Fixed enqueue minify version wpdatatables-bootstrap.min.css
• Bugfix: Fixed issue with foreign keys and non-serverside table
• Bugfix: Fixed conditional formatting for int and float columns with empty values
• Bugfix: Fixed issue with conditional formatting and “Add column class” option
• Bugfix: Fixed notice when WP CLI is used
• Bugfix: Fixed issue with multiple radial pie highcharts on the page
• Bugfix: Fixed issue with a large number of predefined values
• Compatibility with WordPress 5.9 approved.
• Other small bug fixes and stability improvements.

Version 3.7.1(Released 16.12.2021)

A minor update with bug fixes.

• Bugfix: Fixed issue with showing tables from Google spreadsheet.

Version 3.7 (Released 15.12.2021)

Major update with couple of new feature, several bug fixes and stability improvements:

• Feature: Added new options for link columns in datatables (noreferrer and sponsored attributes)
• Feature: Added new options for link editor in simple table (noreferrer and sponsored attributes)
• Feature: Added clear button in color-picker in simple table.
• Improvement: Added pagination above the table on browse page for tables and charts.
• Improvement: Updating table from Google spreadsheet with standard method (no more cache issues)
• Improvement: Add new pre-formatted hooks for all column types in datatables: wpdatatables_filter_date_cell_before_formatting, wpdatatables_filter_time_cell_before_formatting, wpdatatables_filter_datetime_cell_before_formatting, wpdatatables_filter_link_cell_before_formatting, wpdatatables_filter_email_cell_before_formatting, wpdatatables_filter_string_cell_before_formatting, wpdatatables_filter_int_cell_before_formatting, wpdatatables_filter_float_cell_before_formatting and wpdatatables_filter_image_cell_before_formatting.
• Improvement: Add new hooks for filtering and editing definition: wpdatatables_filter_js_editing_definition, wpdatatables_filter_js_editing_definition_values, wpdatatables_filter_js_filtering_definition and wpdatatables_filter_js_filtering_definition_values
• Bugfix: Fixed notice for deprecated hook in Gutenberg.
• Bugfix: Fixed issue with browsing tables and charts with search term.
• Bugfix: Fixed resetting CSS rule for background and text color in simple table editor.
• Bugfix: Fixed double notification for time and datetime columns after inline editing
• Bugfix: Fixed datepicker position for inline editing.
• Bugfix: Fixed issue with new hooks in wpDataCharts.
• Bugfix: Fixed issue bubble chart and follow table filtering.
• Bugfix: Fixed issue with separate MySQL connection.
• Bugfix: Fixed issue with datepicker on Excel like table.
• Bugfix: Fixed issue with line and area chart in Chartjs engine on same page.
• Other small bug fixes and stability improvements.

Version 3.6 (Released 15.09.2021.)

Major update with couple of feature, bug fixes and stability improvements:

• Feature: Added new option to show/hide search field in select-box/multiselect-box filters.
• Feature: Added new option to show/hide search field in Single-value select-box/Multi-value select-box in edit modal.
• Feature: Added new options for the simple table: “Remove borders”, “Border collapse” and “Border spacing”.
• Feature: Added new option “Page Orientation” for PDF export reports.
• Feature: Added new option “Paper Size” for PDF export reports.
• Improvement: Improved checking for existing PHP extension – zlib on the server.
• BugFix: Fixed issue with double loading for multiselect filter.
• Compatibility with WordPress 5.8.1 approved.
• Other small bug fixes and stability improvements