Title: GW Chart Builder
Author: Green Website
Published: <strong>October 3, 2025</strong>
Last modified: October 3, 2025

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# GW Chart Builder

 By [Green Website](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenwebsite/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/gw-chart-builder.1.0.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gw-chart-builder/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gw-chart-builder/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gw-chart-builder/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gw-chart-builder/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/gw-chart-builder/)

## Description

GW Chart Builder makes it easy to create bar and line charts directly in your WordPress
admin area.
 You can add multiple datasets, customize colors and preview the chart
before inserting it on your site via shortcode.

Features include:
 * Multiple datasets with automatic color assignment * Custom 
X-axis labels * Responsive and aspect-ratio options * Titles, dataset labels and
value labels above bars * Live preview in the admin edit screen * Shortcode to embed
charts anywhere

This plugin is admin-friendly and uses the popular **Chart.js** library for rendering.

### External Services

GW Chart Builder makes use of the following external libraries and data sources:

#### Chart.js

 * Purpose: Used for rendering charts in the browser. No data is sent to third-party
   services.
 * License: MIT License – https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 * Homepage: https://www.chartjs.org/

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/gw-chart-builder` directory,
    or install through the WordPress plugins screen.
 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen.
 3. Navigate to **GW Chart Builder** in your admin menu to create and manage charts.
 4. Insert a chart in posts or pages using the unique shortcode, for example:
     [gwchab
    id=”123″ width=”600″ height=”300″]

## FAQ

### How do I add multiple datasets?

When editing a chart, click “Add dataset” and provide label, values, and colors.
The system will assign colors automatically if left blank.

### Can I change chart type?

Yes. Currently bar and line charts are supported.

### How do I display values above bars?

Enable the “Show values above bars” option in the chart settings.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“GW Chart Builder” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Green Website ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenwebsite/)

[Translate “GW Chart Builder” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/gw-chart-builder)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gw-chart-builder/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/gw-chart-builder/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/gw-chart-builder/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/gw-chart-builder/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.1

 * Minor code fixes.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release to publish.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.1**
 *  Last updated **6 months ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.9 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [admin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[charts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/charts/)
   [graphs](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/graphs/)[statistics](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/statistics/)
   [visualization](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/visualization/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gw-chart-builder/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Green Website ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenwebsite/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/gw-chart-builder/)

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