[Plugin: WP-Table Reloaded] Populate table with dynamic data

  • beanfair

    (@beanfair)


    14 years, 2 months ago

    I have been searching the forum and documentation but I can’t find any information about populating wp-table-loaded tables with dynamic data from custom fields, database tables inside WordPress or outside tables. I looked through the short codes and plugin hooks and didn’t find the information although WP Moderator suggested this was possible, http://wordpress.org/support/topic/271923
    As far as I can see, I can import in from a dynamic source using csv etc but there is no way of connecting dynamically so table updates with the database table.
    Is that correct?

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  • TobiasBg

    (@tobiasbg)

    14 years, 2 months ago

    Hi beanfair,

    thanks for your question.

    There is not “native” way to create the tables dynamically (as that wouldn’t really make sense with the backend and everything). The plugin was designed to be able to edit and serve a static table.

    However, it is possible to get data dynamically, i.e. on page load. Tables do support WordPress Shortcodes and (with an Extension available on my website) are able to execute PHP code in table cells.
    So, depending on your data source and the available method to access them, those two possibilities are the way to use.

    An example for which I have seen this used are WordPress Custom Fields. There are plugins for WP (like Custom Fields Shortcode) that will make Custom Fields accessible with Shortcode. And that Shortcode can be entered into a table, so that it will be retrieved when the table is shown.

    Hope this helps!

    Best wishes,
    Tobias

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