Retrieving a Deleted TablePress Table
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Dear Friends,
Today at my http://www.buddhist-spirituality.com website, I accidentally deleted a table that I had spent months gradually developing. Is there a way to retrieve the deleted table? Restoring to a previous website version did not help.
Looking forward to your reply,
Alex
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Hi,
thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.
No, sorry, deleted tables can not be restored 🙁
Your only chance (if you don’t have an export or backup) would be to check if the Google Cache or the Internet Archive have a cached version of the page with the table. You could for example check that with http://www.cachedpages.com/Regards,
TobiasHello Tobias,
I am impressed by your speedy response! Thanks for going to the trouble of including the link to Google Cache. It worked beautifully, and there was the table that I had deleted. I can now at least make a copy of the table – and then re-produce it.
May I make a suggestion for a future version of TablePress.Could there be an in-built “Trash Bin” for deleted files – with an option for retrieving and restoring a deleted file? Then, after a given time, the deleted files could be permanently deleted.
Your dedicated service is really appreciated! VIELEN DANK.
Alex (from Brisbane, Australia)P.S. My website is http://www.buddhist-spirituality.com However, there is no table to see at present. The cached version does show it.
Hi,
no problem, you are very welcome! 🙂 Good to hear that this helped!
If you now have the HTML code of the table, you could simply do an import from that HTML file. That way, you’d not have to type in everything again.The idea with the Trash bin is very nice, and I already have something like this on my list. It’s just not that easy to implement this in a good and effective way, but I’m working on it.
Best wishes,
TobiasP.S.: In case you haven’t, please rate TablePress here in the plugin directory. Thanks!
Hello Tobias,
Once again, I was impressed how promptly you responded with further helpful advice for a newbie like me. Also, I appreciate your attention to detail (even nicely commenting on my suggestion). And yes, I will now be pleased to go and rate TablePress in the plugin directory.
With best wishes, Alex (from Brisbane, Australia)
Hello again, Tobias
I went to the rate TablePress in the plug-in directory — but it didn’t seem to work for me. HOWEVER, here is what I wrote . . .
I have found TablePress workable even for information websites in order to present an overview of concepts. It was not too difficult to use the plug-in. However, I found that a basic knowledge of html commands is needed (which is not to difficult to learn). Unfortunately, I deleted a table I had created — and even then Tobias rendered most helpful support.
From my limited experience, TablePress is a fine plug-in, creates attractive tables, with excellent personal support by Tobias himself. Alex (from Brisbane, Australia)Hi Alex,
sure, always glad when I can help! 🙂
Thanks for your review! I think the reason why you could not submit it initially was that you had already left a review for TablePress, around 10 months ago. (At least, the page https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thank-you-tobias-for-your-labor-of-love?replies=1#post- suggests that.)
Good to hear that you like TablePress so much! Do you maybe have any further feedback or suggestions that might help TablePress earn a fifth star in your rating? Thanks!
Best wishes,
TobiasDear Tobias,
Thank you for your kind and detailed feedback – even discerning my leaving a comment about 10 months ago!
I appreciate your diligence in the pursuit of excellence with TablePress!
When it comes to my rating, I need to be aware of personal bias as a factor. In my role as a teacher for many years (I have a Masters degree in education), I have had to evaluate and rate the performance of hundreds of students.
In looking back, I realize that I have tended to hold high standards – and so perhaps I unwittingly graded students a little unfairly at times, with my high expectations. I’ve always had high ideals and expectations even of myself.
And so, a danger arises – and that is of unrealistic expectations.
With this personal background and history in mind, perhaps I was a little too demanding of TablePress, which can be unfair. (I noticed that relatively very few gave a four-star rating – most gave a five-star rating.)Finally, upon further reflection, for me to have given a more accurate rating of TablePress (most likely five star), I would have had to have more familiarity with other Table design products – and to be using tables in my writing and work more extensively.
In closing, I hope this background leaves you encouraged in that when a person rates a plug-in (in this case, TablePress), their personal history and bias are, unfortunately, unknown factors and a rating may simply not be as correct as it could be.
May TablePress continue to excel in the marketplace!
With best wishes, Alex (from Brisbane, Australia).
Hi Alex,
thanks for your detailed explanation! And no worries! My parents are teachers, so I know how touch grading can be 🙂
Best wishes,
Tobias
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