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Dynamic Admin Tables

by manojtd

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Description

Dynamic Admin Tables enhances the native WordPress admin interface by adding the powerful DataTables.js engine to your admin tables.

  • Live type-ahead filtering — connected to the existing search box.
  • Clickable column sorting — no full page reload.
  • Pagination — faster display of large post lists.
  • Modern “Dynamic Table by Dynamic Admin Tables” label — integrated into admin UI.
  • Fully native styling — no heavy styles or extra assets.
  • Lightweight — no bloat, no settings pages — just works.

Supported admin tables:

  • Posts
  • Pages
  • Media Library (list view)
  • Custom Post Types

Credits

  • Built with DataTables.js — a fantastic open-source library by SpryMedia Ltd.
  • Development supported and accelerated with the help of ChatGPT, as you can probably tell from all the — (emdashes).

License

This plugin is licensed under the GPLv3 or later.

  1. Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/dynamic-admin-tables/
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. Go to Posts, Pages, or Media — the enhanced tables will be automatically enabled.
  1. Dynamic Admin Tables enhancing the Posts admin screen.

    Dynamic Admin Tables enhancing the Posts admin screen.

  2. Dynamic Admin Tables enhancing the Media Library admin screen.

    Dynamic Admin Tables enhancing the Media Library admin screen.

Does this affect the front-end?

No — this plugin only enhances the WordPress admin interface.

Does this work with all Custom Post Types?

Yes — any CPT using a standard admin table (edit.php?post_type=your-cpt) is supported.

Does this replace the built-in search box?

No — it connects to the existing search box, providing live type-ahead filtering.

Does it add settings?

No — Dynamic Admin Tables is intentionally lightweight — no settings needed.

Does it change Screen Options?

Yes — on activation, Dynamic Admin Tables sets “Number of items per page” to All (9999), so that DataTables can handle pagination smoothly.

Author Review

By manojtd on July 17, 2025

WordPress is right, I am going to give it a five-star rating, me being the author of the plugin. The reason for doing it is that the plugin doesn't show up in searches, even when I type in the full plugin name like, "Dynamic Admin Tables." I am hoping that this seed review would fix it, and make it visible to potential users.

1.0.0

  • First public release on wp.org repository.

0.2

  • Improved native styling for Show # Entries dropdown.
  • Branding added: “Dynamic Admin Tables”.
  • Enhanced layout — dropdown and search box in single row.
  • Added activation hook to auto-set “Number of items per page” to 9999.

0.1

  • Initial release — live filtering, sorting, pagination for admin tables.
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