Title: TableCrafter – Data to Beautiful Tables Author: Fahad Murtaza Published: December 27, 2025 Last modified: June 30, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3430594) ![](https://ps.w.org/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3430587) # TableCrafter – Data to Beautiful Tables By [Fahad Murtaza](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fahdi/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables.8.0.31.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/) ## Description TableCrafter builds fast, responsive, sortable data tables in WordPress from the sources you already use – no code required. Add a shortcode (or the TableCrafter block / Elementor widget) and you are done. Upgrade to Pro to edit your data inline, right on the frontend, like a spreadsheet. **Free data sources** * **JSON / REST APIs** (any public endpoint) * **CSV** files (URL) * **Public Google Sheets** * **Excel** (.xlsx) files **Free features** * Gutenberg **block** + **Elementor** widget + `[tablecrafter]` shortcode * Sorting, live search, pagination, and column labels * Responsive / mobile layouts and accessibility * CSV / Excel / PDF export * One-click **demo tables** to get started in seconds This plugin is the successor to the original “TableCrafter – Data to Beautiful Tables” plugin. Existing installs continue to work – your tables, settings, and shortcodes are preserved, so the upgrade is seamless and fully backward compatible (your existing data and shortcodes keep working). ### Upgrade to Pro [TableCrafter Pro](https://tablecrafter.com) unlocks the connected integrations and editing suite: * **Gravity Forms** entries and **WooCommerce** products * **Airtable** and **Notion** databases as live tables * **XML** feeds and **External Databases** (MySQL / MS SQL) * **Frontend inline editing**, bulk fill, and row duplication * Two-way sync / write-back (Airtable, Notion, External DB) * Advanced filters, conditional formatting, role-based permissions, scheduled export, and background (SWR) refresh Pro support, licensing, and automatic updates are delivered through your TableCrafter account. ### Usage ### Visual builder (recommended) Go to the **TableCrafter** admin menu, pick a data source, toggle the options you want (search, filters, export), preview, and copy the generated shortcode: ``` [tablecrafter id="123"] ``` ### Inline shortcode (no builder needed) You can also point the shortcode straight at a JSON API, CSV file, or public Google Sheet: ``` [tablecrafter source="https://api.example.com/data.json"] ``` **Parameters:** * `source` – URL to a JSON API, CSV file, or public Google Sheet. * `root` – dot-path to the data array inside a JSON response (e.g. `root="data. results"`). * `include` – comma-separated list of columns to show, in order (e.g. `include=" name,price,symbol"`). * `exclude` – comma-separated list of columns to hide. * `id` – render a table you built in the visual builder. **Examples:** Nested JSON, curated columns: ``` [tablecrafter source="https://api.example.com/items.json" root="items.list" include="name,price"] ``` A public Google Sheet (set sharing to “Anyone with the link”): ``` [tablecrafter source="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/SHEET_ID/edit"] ``` ## Screenshots [⌊Inline, spreadsheet-style editing of your data right on the frontend.⌉⌊Inline, spreadsheet-style editing of your data right on the frontend.⌉[ Inline, spreadsheet-style editing of your data right on the frontend. [⌊Build a table from any source - Gravity Forms, Google Sheets, Airtable, CSV, JSON or WooCommerce.⌉⌊Build a table from any source - Gravity Forms, Google Sheets, Airtable, CSV, JSON or WooCommerce.⌉[ Build a table from any source – Gravity Forms, Google Sheets, Airtable, CSV, JSON or WooCommerce. [⌊Sorting, live search, filtering and pagination out of the box.⌉⌊Sorting, live search, filtering and pagination out of the box.⌉[ Sorting, live search, filtering and pagination out of the box. [⌊Responsive layout that adapts to phones and tablets.⌉⌊Responsive layout that adapts to phones and tablets.⌉[ Responsive layout that adapts to phones and tablets. ## Blocks This plugin provides 1 block. * Gravity Table Embed a Gravity Forms data table in your content. ## Installation 1. Upload the `tablecrafter-wp-data-tables` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`, or install it from the Plugins screen. 2. Activate the plugin. 3. Open **TableCrafter Create New**, pick a data source, and add the generated shortcode to any page. ## FAQ ### Do I need Gravity Forms? No. Gravity Forms is one source among many – JSON, CSV, and public Google Sheets work without it. ### I used the old TableCrafter free plugin. Will my shortcodes still work? Yes. Existing tables, settings, and shortcodes are preserved, including the inline`[ tablecrafter source="..."]` form with `root`, `include`, and `exclude`. ### Does this store my source data in the WordPress database? For live sources (JSON / CSV / Google Sheets) it fetches on demand and caches the result temporarily to keep your site fast – it does not permanently copy the data into your database. ### Does it work with Elementor? Yes – there is a TableCrafter widget with a live data preview while you design, plus a Gutenberg block and the shortcode. ### Is it secure? Yes. Remote URLs are fetched server-side through an SSRF guard that blocks internal/ loopback addresses, and all admin actions use WordPress capability and nonce checks. ### What if my API has CORS issues? There are none to worry about: remote sources are fetched by your server, not the browser, so browser CORS restrictions never apply. ### Can I customize the table styling? Yes. Tables use standard HTML markup and CSS variables, so you can override colors, spacing, and more from your theme’s CSS. ### How do I get Notion, XML, External DB, private Sheets, or inline editing? Those are part of TableCrafter Pro – see the Upgrade to Pro section. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8303145e391eeef13f12e02e4e09b8c0160034412805112cac3dc9f2f990a684? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[It is Super Fast](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-is-super-fast/)󠁿 [Mian Shahzad Raza](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mianshahzadraza/) January 16, 2026 1 reply I tried this plugin a couple of days ago, and boy! It’s amazingly fast at fetching large chunks of data, and the filters work flawlessly. Great addition to my workflow. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/399f76276b4a0e05b74ddbf39d32333b05d1a20c3dc18727699193aab8ccc423? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very useful, no BS](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-useful-no-bs/)󠁿 [Mobeen Abdullah](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mobeen-abdullah/) January 3, 2026 1 reply Very straightforward plugin. It do exactly what I expect. Super easy to use, tables look clean on the front-end, and it’s not trying to become a full page builder in the dashboard. If you just need tables that work, this is a solid option. [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “TableCrafter – Data to Beautiful Tables” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Fahad Murtaza ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fahdi/) [Translate “TableCrafter – Data to Beautiful Tables” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 8.0.31 * Improved (Pro): building a WooCommerce products table now auto-loads the product columns (Product, SKU, Price, Stock, Rating, Add to Cart) into the field picker and shows a live preview in the builder — previously the column picker and preview were empty. #### 8.0.30 * Fixed (Pro): WooCommerce product tables now render. They previously showed “Gravity Forms is required for this table” because the render path had no WooCommerce case. Product links, prices, stock and add-to-cart now display. #### 8.0.29 * Fixed: on the Welcome screen, the “Gravity Forms is not active” notice was unreadable inside the colored header; it now appears above it. * Fixed: the “Start from a template” buttons now confirm when a table is created( they were creating the table but showing no feedback). * Improved: the account-page upgrade button and the template result buttons now match the TableCrafter brand. #### 8.0.28 * Fixed: the upgrade button on the License & Account page could overflow its card on narrow widths; it now stays inside. * Improved: redesigned the Welcome / “Start from a template” screen in the TableCrafter brand (teal header, branded template cards and buttons). #### 8.0.27 * Fixed: the “Rate plugin” link now opens the WordPress.org review form so you can actually leave a review (it previously just landed on the plugin page). #### 8.0.26 * Fixed: the License & Account page had inaccurate upgrade copy — it priced Pro at $9.99/mo (it’s $7.99), advertised a 10-day trial (it’s 7), and listed Free features (unlimited tables, JSON) as Pro. Corrected the pricing, trial length, and Pro feature list, and added a clearer price display. #### 8.0.25 * Improved: redesigned the in-plugin upgrade card with an on-brand look and an accurate Pro pitch (frontend editing, bulk operations, advanced filters, and premium data sources) — no longer lists “unlimited tables” as a Pro perk, since that’s free. #### 8.0.24 * Fixed: the “Gravity Forms is not active” admin notice now lists the correct free data sources (JSON, CSV, Google Sheets, Excel) and notes that Gravity Forms entry tables are a Pro feature. * Improved: the license-activation screen now shows where to find your license key, with links to your account and pricing. #### 8.0.23 * Fixed: free activation on a fresh site. The Freemius opt-in was missing the WordPress. org-compliant flag, so “Allow & Continue” could error with an invalid-license message; free installs now connect (or skip) cleanly. #### 8.0.22 * Changed: the premium integrations — Gravity Forms, WooCommerce and Airtable — are now Pro features (joining Notion, XML and External DB). The free tier covers JSON, CSV, Google Sheets and Excel. Free users opening a Pro-source table see an upgrade prompt. #### 8.0.21 * Fixed: a packaging issue forced PHP 8.3 even though the plugin supports lower. The plugin now correctly runs on PHP 8.1+ (the bundled spreadsheet library’s floor). Resolves a fatal error on PHP 8.1/8.2 sites. * Changed: minimum PHP is now stated as 8.1 (matches the bundled libraries). #### 8.0.20 * Fixed: inline table auto-refresh (auto_refresh / refresh_interval) now works again — the settings were being dropped before they took effect. Live tables poll and update on schedule as intended. #### 8.0.19 * New (Pro, foundation): a Support area in the admin to manage customer support threads. This is phase one of an AI-assisted support system with human takeover coming in future updates. #### 8.0.18 * Performance: large external-source tables now stay fast — only the current page’s rows are kept in the page at a time, so tables with thousands of rows sort, filter, and paginate smoothly. #### 8.0.17 * New: “Start from a template” — create a ready-to-edit table in one click from 5 prebuilt templates (Inventory, Business Directory, CRM Pipeline, Event List, Load Tracker), each with sample data and columns already set up. #### 8.0.16 * New: embed any table on another website. Each table now has a “Copy embed code” button that gives you an < iframe> snippet; the embedded view is public and read-only, with a small “Made with TableCrafter” link (removed on Pro). #### 8.0.15 * New: tables now auto-format your data into beautiful cells — ISO dates become readable dates, large numbers get thousands separators, and links become clickable, all automatically (years and short IDs are left untouched). #### 8.0.14 * New: a “Plans: Free vs Pro” section in the docs with a clear Free/Pro badge on every data source and feature, so you can see at a glance what’s included and what Pro unlocks. * New: when you pick a Pro-only data source in the table builder, an in-context note now explains it’s a Pro feature with an upgrade link — no more guessing. #### 8.0.13 * Fixed: the plugin’s uninstall cleanup now runs through the licensing SDK’s uninstall hook instead of a separate uninstall.php, so updates deploy cleanly. Same result— deleting the plugin removes its tables, options and scheduled tasks. #### 8.0.12 * New: inline tables can auto-refresh again — the classic `auto_refresh`, `refresh_interval`,` refresh_indicator`, `refresh_countdown` and `refresh_last_updated` settings now poll the source and update the table in place. * New: restored inline Airtable sources (`source="airtable://base/table?token=..."`) from the previous major version — Airtable display stays in the free version. * Fixed: old admin bookmarks (`?page=tablecrafter-wp-data-tables`) now redirect to the current screen instead of 404ing. * Fixed: inline tables again carry the classic `.tablecrafter-container` wrapper class, so theme CSS that targeted it keeps working. * Added: an `uninstall.php` so deleting the plugin fully removes its tables, options and scheduled tasks. #### 8.0.11 * Fixed: Elementor “TableCrafter Table” widgets built on an inline data-source URL (from the previous major version) render again — the inline Data Source URL/ columns / toggles controls are back and take precedence over Table ID. #### 8.0.10 * Fixed: the free build now bundles the licensing SDK (it could be missing in some builds, causing a fatal error) and no longer ships internal development files. The SDK load is also guarded so it can never fatal. #### 8.0.9 * Fixed: posts using the previous version’s `tablecrafter/data-table` block now render again. The block is re-registered and maps to the inline data-source renderer, and the editor recognizes it instead of showing “unsupported block”. #### 8.0.8 * New: inline-source tables now honor the classic `per_page` setting and the `search`/` export` toggles, and can show a CSV export button (`export="true"`). Restores 3.5.x interactive parity (search + click-to-sort + pagination already worked). #### 8.0.7 * New: backward compatibility for the classic inline shortcode – `[tablecrafter source="..." root="..." include="..." exclude="..."]` once again renders JSON, CSV, and public Google Sheet URLs directly, so shortcodes from the previous free plugin keep working. Restored the Usage and parameter documentation and expanded the FAQ. #### 8.0.6 * New: after TableCrafter does something useful for you (a table goes live, you save an inline edit, or you export data) it shows a single, dismissible note asking for a WordPress.org review. Never on a timer; “Maybe later” snoozes it and “Don’t show again” hides it for good. #### 8.0.5 * New: an Activation funnel panel on the TableCrafter dashboard shows how far this install has progressed through onboarding (activated, opened the builder, created a table, published a table, saved an inline edit, exported). Stored locally only– nothing leaves your site. #### 8.0.4 * Improved: clearer WordPress.org listing – the short description and intro now lead with editable, multi-source tables, plus a Screenshots section. #### 8.0.3 * Changed: the “What’s new” admin notice now describes the v8 product instead of v7, and re-appears once for anyone who dismissed the older notice. #### 8.0.2 * New: Google Sheets one-click demo on the getting-started screen (requires internet; the JSON/CSV demos still work offline). * Fixed: the table builder no longer shows the Gravity Form dropdown for non-Gravity- Forms data sources. #### 8.0.1 * Maintenance and version alignment with the Pro release. No changes to free features.( Pro adds an External DB connection-management screen.) #### 8.0.0 * Converged into a single source-agnostic product. Gravity Forms is now one data source among many. * One-click demo tables + first-activation welcome screen. * CSV / XML / Google Sheets builder parity (auto-load columns + inline preview). * Feature-based plans (no row/column caps on the free tier). Full history: https://github.com/TableCrafter/tablecrafter/blob/main/docs/CHANGELOG. md ## Meta * Version **8.0.31** * Last updated **9 hours ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 8.1 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/) * Tags * [Airtable](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/airtable/)[datatables](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/datatables/) [editable table](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/editable-table/)[Google Sheets](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/google-sheets/) [gravity forms](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gravity-forms/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tablecrafter-wp-data-tables/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Fahad Murtaza ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fahdi/) ## Support Got something to say? 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