vTables – Data Table Builder for CSV, Excel & JSON

vTables is a table plugin for WordPress that turns CSV files, Excel spreadsheets (XLS, XLSX) and JSON data into clean, responsive data tables. Import a file or start from an empty grid, edit cells right in the WordPress admin like a spreadsheet, style the table, and embed it on any page or post with a shortcode.

Use it for price lists, product catalogs, event schedules, staff and member directories, sports results, comparison tables and any other data you keep in a spreadsheet.

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Features

• Import CSV, JSON, XLS and XLSX files (large files are uploaded in chunks and imported in the background).
• Build tables from scratch: set the number of columns and rows, then fill the cells in.
• Spreadsheet-like table editor: double-click any cell or header to edit it; add, rename and delete rows and columns from the right-click menu.
• Unlimited tables, and as many tables per page as you like.
• Shortcode embed: [vtables id="1"] shows the table; [vtables id="1" row="2" column="email"] prints a single cell value inside your text.
• Smart cells: image URLs become thumbnails, links become clickable, <button href="…">Label</button> becomes a button, and basic HTML (links, images, line breaks) is rendered safely.
• Style: colors for the title bar, header, body, pagination bar, links and buttons; dense and flat layouts; row/column separators; sticky header; table height and maximum width.
• Pagination for large tables: rows are loaded page by page from the database, so tables with many thousands of rows stay fast.
• Mobile friendly: tables use the width of the content area (with an optional maximum width), and wide tables scroll sideways on small screens.
• Export any table as CSV, JSON or XLSX.
• Works with the block editor, classic editor and page builders that accept shortcodes (Divi, Elementor, WPBakery, …).
• Translated into English, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish and Chinese.

vTables Pro

vTables Pro is a separate, paid add-on that runs on top of this plugin and uses the same tables. It adds:

• Data sources: Google Sheets, external CSV/JSON URLs and WooCommerce product tables, with automatic sync.
• Visitor tools: search, sorting and row filters.
• Layout: column visibility, sticky first/last column, column widths, grouped headers, responsive card view, rows per page, custom CSS.
• More cell formats: video, PDF, audio, Google Maps, star rating, progress bar and JSON.

This plugin is fully functional on its own and never requires Pro.

Source code and third-party libraries

The admin screen and the embedded table are a Vue application. Its complete, unminified source ships with the plugin in the src/ folder, together with the build setup (package.json, quasar.config.js, scripts/). To rebuild: npm ci && npm run build (PHP dependencies: composer install --no-dev).

Bundled libraries, all GPL-compatible:

• Vue, Vue Router, Pinia, Vue I18n (MIT)
• Quasar Framework (MIT) and Material Icons (Apache License 2.0)
• Axios, Lodash, Papa Parse, VueUse, Vuelidate (MIT)
• SimpleXLSX and SimpleXLS by Sergey Shuchkin (MIT)

vTables does not track users and makes no requests to external services. The only external links in the admin are to vtables.pro, and they open only when you click them.

1. In the WordPress admin go to Plugins → Add New, search for vTables, and click Install Now, then Activate. (Or upload the vtables folder to /wp-content/plugins/ and activate it on the Plugins screen.)
2. Open vTables in the admin menu and click Add table.
3. Choose Create to start from an empty grid, or Upload to import a CSV, JSON, XLS or XLSX file.
4. Copy the table’s shortcode (for example [vtables id="1"]) and paste it into any page or post.

1. 

   A data table built in vTables Free: image icons, links and buttons in cells, server-side pagination.

2. 

   Table style settings: colors for the title bar, header and body; sections marked with a lock are vTables Pro.

3. 

   vTables Pro cell formats: star rating, progress bar, video, audio, map and PDF cells.

0.3

• New admin and table viewer, with in-place editing of cells, headers, rows and columns.
• New: XLS and XLSX import; chunked background import for large files.
• New: tables are stored row by row and paged from the database; existing tables are migrated in the background.
• New: export as XLSX.
• New: the embedded table is served by WordPress (/vtables-embed/{id}/) and opts out of page caching and script optimisation.
• Security: all admin actions require a nonce and the manage_options capability; the public endpoints only read single tables; SQL ordering is allowlisted; database errors are no longer shown to visitors; uploads in progress are stored in a protected folder.
• Changed: search, sorting, sticky columns, custom CSS and rows per page are now vTables Pro features; saved values are kept.
• Removed: the vtables/v1 REST routes (replaced by admin-ajax actions).

0.2.1

• cache busting;

0.2

• fix: exact hashed filename from the built;
• fix: pro plugin path;

0.1.9

• Improved export functionality;

0.1.8

• Added JSON support;
• Minor UI updates;

0.1.7

• Fix user privileges.

0.1.6

• Update uploader UI.
• Update settings menu items.
• Update compatibility with PRO version (woocommerce product table).

0.1.5

• Update compatibility with PRO version (google sheets).

0.1.4

• Fix: empty esc_like throws an error.

0.1.3

• Fix: removed duplicated CSS files for tables, google sheets, spreadsheets.

0.1.2

• Extended shortcode attributes to get a value from specific cell of spreadsheet / table / sheet (google sheets).
• Removed separate shortcode to get a value from specific cell of spreadsheet / table / google sheet.

0.1.1

• Added a shortcode to get a value from specific cell of spreadsheet / table / google sheet.

0.1.0

• Initial Public Beta Release.