WordPress Table Plugin TablePress Usage Tutorial

TablePress is a plugin that can add tables to WordPress. It was introduced in the article „Several Methods to Add Tables to WordPress". This article will explain its specific usage.

Plugin Installation

First, we can install it via the WordPress backend: Plugins > Add New, search for „TablePress“ to install.

After installation, choose to activate the plugin.

Next, for the prompt shown in the image above, you can either click the first button to agree or simply skip it.

Create a Table

Next, let's create our first table content.

In the TablePress interface, select 'Add New' to add a new table.

Enter your table name in the 'Table Name' field. The 'DESCRIPTION' below is for optional description content.

The 'NUMBER OF ROWS' and 'COLUMNS' below represent the number of rows and columns in the table, respectively.

Then, you can enter your table content in the displayed table. The 'Shortcode' in the upper right corner is the shortcode, which we need to use when inserting it into a Post.

After all settings are configured, click Save to complete the creation of the first table.

Insert Table into Post

Next, we will insert this table into a Post.

If you are using the Gutenberg editor, click the plus sign, search for „table“, and then select TablePress.

After insertion, select the specific table you need to insert on the right side.

After publishing, you can see the table we inserted on the website.

If you are using the Classic Editor, you first need to obtain the table's shortcode, as shown in the image below:

On the table list interface, select 'Show Shortcode', then copy the shortcode.

Return to the editor interface, directly paste the copied shortcode, and after publishing, you can see the inserted table information.

The above is the detailed usage tutorial for TablePress.