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Updated on 2023-03-24
Getting StartedResponsive data tables

9 Comments

  1. Mike Brice
    Mike Brice on 2021-05-04 at 12:40 pm

    All I am trying to find out is how to list the content of a table. All I find is information based on the assumption that I have paid for the premium product. I haven’t. THe video for Data Tables simply states ‘click on the add button’. I don’t have one. So I askl myself what value is there with this plugin without the premium paid for option ?

    Reply
    • Peter Schulz
      Peter Schulz on 2021-05-04 at 12:50 pm

      The “add button” is available in both the free and the premium version. Of course!! 🙂

      So, the question is: “why don’t you see the add button”?
      (1) Is your repository valid? Check here:
      > Settings > WP Data Access > Manage Repository
      (2) Is some css code hiding it?
      > Use the inspector to see if you can find the missing button!

      Can you send me a screenshot? Use the contactform to send it in private!

      Thanks,
      Peter

      Reply
      • Luke Lewandowski
        Luke Lewandowski on 2023-08-22 at 11:33 pm

        What text string am i looking for to find the “missing Add Table” button in Inspector?

        Reply
  2. George
    George on 2023-01-19 at 12:05 am

    Is there a way to add values from two different tables?

    Reply
    • Kim Leong
      Kim Leong on 2023-01-19 at 1:52 pm

      Hi George,

      You can create a view by joining two tables using the Query Builder. You can then create a data table using that view. 🙂

      I hope that answers your question!

      Reply
  3. Sam Batzli
    Sam Batzli on 2023-03-28 at 10:15 pm

    Hello, my table defaults to showing only 10 rows. I would like it to default to 25 rows. How do I change the default behavior?

    Reply
    • Peter Schulz
      Peter Schulz on 2023-03-29 at 8:30 pm

      Hi Sam,

      Please use the pageLength options to change the number of rows show per page. This feature is documented here:
      https://wpdataaccess.com/docs/data-tables-advanced-features/advanced-settings/
      Search for: pageLength and lengthMenu

      Hope this helps.

      Reply
  4. Luke
    Luke on 2023-08-22 at 11:31 pm

    I am using the Free version of the plugin. I cannot see any Add button at WP Data Tables > Build a Table. Builder. How do I add/create a Ttable?

    As suggested, I did check WordPress Settings > WP Data Tables > Respository.
    Here is what I see:

    Data Tables Table wp_wpda_publisher found
    0 data tables in repository

    Table Settings Table wp_wpda_table_settings found
    0 table settings defined in repository

    Manage Media Table wp_wpda_media found
    0 media columns defined in repository

    Data Designer Table wp_wpda_table_design found
    0 table designs in repository

    Data Projects Table wp_wpda_project found ( = Data Projects )
    Table wp_wpda_project_page found ( = Project Pages )
    Table wp_wpda_project_table found ( = Project Templates )

    0 data projects in repository
    0 project pages in repository
    0 project tables in repository

    Data Tables Table wp_wpda_publisher found
    0 data tables in repository

    Data Menus Table wp_wpda_menus found
    0 menus in repository

    CSV Uploads Table wp_wpda_csv_uploads found
    0 menus in repository

    Data Logging Table wp_wpda_logging found
    0 logging rows in repository

    Reply
    • Kim Leong
      Kim Leong on 2023-08-23 at 4:51 am

      Hi Luke, sorry to hear you encountered issues. Do you mean you don’t see the “Create data table” button? See here: https://share.getcloudapp.com/mXuGl2v0

      Could you send us a message here so we can take a closer look at your setup?

      We’ll wait for your message!

      Reply

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