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Simple Product Table for WooCommerce

by BlueGame Diversion

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Description

Simple Product Table for WooCommerce lets you display your products in a clean, interactive table layout. Customers can search, sort, set quantities and add multiple items to their cart — all without leaving the page.

Key Features

  • Column builder — choose which columns to display: product name, thumbnail, price, quantity input and add-to-cart button
  • Instant search and sort — powered by DataTables, no page reload required
  • Shortcode-based — place [sptable id="X"] anywhere on your site
  • Product Lists — group specific products into curated lists, then assign those lists to tables
  • AJAX add to cart — customers add multiple products without a page reload
  • Mobile responsive — works on all screen sizes

How It Works

  1. Go to Simple Product Table Products Lists and create a product list by selecting the WooCommerce products to include
  2. Go to Simple Product Table and create a new table, choose the columns, and assign the product list
  3. Copy the generated shortcode (e.g. [sptable id="42"]) and paste it on any page or post

Use Cases

  • Wholesale / B2B quick-order forms
  • Restaurant or food menus with direct cart access
  • Product catalogs for distributors
  • Any store that sells multiple products at once

Third-Party Libraries

This plugin bundles the following open-source libraries. Both are distributed under the MIT License, which is GPL-compatible.

  • DataTables (MIT License)
    Homepage: https://datatables.net
    Source: https://github.com/DataTables/DataTables

  • Select2 (MIT License)
    Homepage: https://select2.org
    Source: https://github.com/select2/select2

  1. Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
  3. Ensure WooCommerce is installed and active — the plugin will display an admin notice if it is not
  4. Go to Simple Product Table Products Lists to create your first product list
  5. Go to Simple Product Table to create a table, configure columns and assign a list
  6. Copy the generated shortcode and paste it on any page or post
Does this plugin require WooCommerce?

Yes. WooCommerce must be installed and active. The plugin will display an admin notice and stop loading if WooCommerce is not detected.

Can I display multiple tables on the same page?

Yes. You can use multiple [sptable id="X"] shortcodes on the same page, each pointing to a different table.

Can I control which products appear in a table?

Yes. First create a Product List and select the products to include, then assign that list to a table.

Does the table work on mobile?

Yes. The table is mobile-responsive through DataTables.

Can guests (non-logged-in users) add products to their cart?

Yes. The add-to-cart action works for both logged-in and guest users, consistent with standard WooCommerce behaviour.

1.1.0

  • Security: added nonce verification to the AJAX add-to-cart handler
  • Security: added absint() sanitization for product_id and product_qty in the AJAX handler
  • Fix: corrected hardcoded post ID that prevented tables from displaying on any site other than the development environment
  • Fix: corrected HTML output for sold-individually products in the quantity column (esc_attr was stripping the hidden input markup)
  • Fix: added null check for get_current_screen() in admin script loader to prevent fatal errors on edge-case screens
  • Fix: replaced nopaging => true with explicit numberposts limits to prevent unbounded database queries
  • Compatibility: updated for WordPress 6.8 and WooCommerce 9.4
  • Compatibility: added WooCommerce dependency check with admin notice on activation
  • Compatibility: replaced dirname(FILE) with DIR throughout
  • Code: fixed blank lines before closing braces (PSR-2)
  • Code: updated all @link docblock references
  • Code: renamed Sptable_i18n to Sptable_I18n to follow PEAR naming conventions

1.0.0

  • Initial release
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