{"id":37714,"date":"2017-08-24T18:01:36","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T10:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=37714"},"modified":"2022-11-18T18:49:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T10:49:39","slug":"create-responsive-tables-wpdatatables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/create-responsive-tables-wpdatatables\/","title":{"rendered":"wpDataTables Responsive Tables WordPress Plugin – Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

You have a website that anyone would be proud of. Now, you plan to post engaging content and attention-grabbing images. You also want to incorporate interesting and informative videos.<\/p>\n

Here is just one little problem. You also have a ton of data that needs to be analyzed, categorized, etc., and made to fit neatly in a table. Try as you might, the result is either ugly to look at or causes your website to crash. However, this important data contains the information you wish to present.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where wpDataTables<\/a> enters the picture. This WordPress plugin will do the heavy lifting and manage any amount of data it\u2019s confronted with. In return, it will give you a perfectly organized, responsive, and interactive table.<\/p>\n

Who Should Use wpDataTables?<\/h2>\n

wpDataTables doesn\u2019t require writing a single line of code! This makes it a handy time-saver for web designers and programmers. It can also be used by almost anyone needing to organize and publish data in tabular form.<\/p>\n

E-commerce store owners, small business owners, and marketers have a lot of data to manage. Bloggers can use this plugin as a means of providing tabular data to provide information. The same is true for event planners.<\/p>\n

What wpDataTables Can Do?<\/h2>\n

Do you have a million-row table with multiple data categories and labels you need to condense? Or maybe you have a raw spreadsheet that you want to present in a more eye-pleasing format?<\/p>\n

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This WordPress table plugin is a great companion! It will help you whether you\u2019re working with price lists or comparisons, and product catalogs. It also will ease your work with inventories and data collection in general.<\/p>\n

If your job involves informing people about the latest sports results, use wpDataTables! If you work with up-to-date event rundowns or progress tracking, use wpDataTables! This WordPress table plugin will help you get results in no time.<\/p>\n

How to Use wpDataTables?<\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s go through the steps involved in using wpDataTables to create a table and publish it on your website.<\/p>\n

Step 1.<\/h3>\n

Do some up-front preparation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Have your data organized and structured like how you want to present it. If you have an existing table in Excel, a couple of clicks is all it takes to import its data to wpDataTables.<\/p>\n

You can also manually create the table directly in WordPress, which is really easy. No need for a data source.<\/p>\n

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wpDataTables isn\u2019t all that choosy. You can feed it almost any type of data; Google Spreadsheet, Excel, or MySQL.<\/p>\n

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Want a PHP array-based table with images for a product catalog? It\u2019s not a problem with this WordPress table plugin.<\/p>\n

Step 2.<\/h3>\n

Add a new table in 2 seconds \u2014 max<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

From the left-hand side of the WordPress dashboard, navigate to wpDataTables. Then click Add New, and you\u2019re ready to create a table.<\/p>\n

Step 3.<\/h3>\n

Organize your table to the nth<\/em> degree.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you\u2019ve clicked on Add New, you\u2019ll be presented with a menu from which you can adjust the new table\u2019s parameters.<\/p>\n

Now, you can input the table\u2019s title and choose whether to share it or leave it visible for your eyes only.<\/p>\n

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Having done that, it\u2019s simply a matter of selecting the input source type. For instance, MySQL, CSV, Excel, Google Spreadsheet, XML, JSON, or Serialized PHP array.<\/p>\n

Best of all? You don\u2019t even need a pre-created data source. You can build the table manually from WordPress Admin.<\/p>\n

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These are the basic features involved in creating a table. Yet, you can experiment with a host of others to make a table exactly as you want it to be. This involves customization down to the smallest of details.<\/p>\n

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A few examples:<\/p>\n