Title: Customizing table rows
Last modified: November 16, 2016

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# Customizing table rows

 *  Resolved [ltamm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ltamm/)
 * (@ltamm)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-table-rows/)
 * I have written to you before about this topic.
    I have a table [http://wordpress.westiealliansen.se/anvanda-hanhundar/](http://wordpress.westiealliansen.se/anvanda-hanhundar/)
   where I have to change the background color of rows when I update the table. 
   I have read your suggestion about the span method, but I now wonder, do I have
   to put in the span code in every cell och can it be done for the whole row? Regards
   Lena

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-table-rows/#post-8443246)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your question, and sorry for the trouble.
 * Yes, the span would have to placed in every cell of the row. However, it’s not
   a good way to change the background color anyways.
 * A different method might therefore be to use a hidden column with some custom
   styling keyword, and a TablePress Extension that basically looks for these keywords
   and adds styling accordingly. For an example, please see [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/highlight-a-row-based-on-value/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/highlight-a-row-based-on-value/)
   and [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/highlight-rows-using-table-manipulation/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/highlight-rows-using-table-manipulation/)
 * Regards,
    Tobias

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