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# Daniel Brooks

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 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Cannot get dataview to render items](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-dataview-to-render-items/)
 *  [Daniel Brooks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aaliash/)
 * (@aaliash)
 * [5 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-dataview-to-render-items/#post-18739287)
 * It looks like the main issue is that **DataViews requires a fully-defined layout
   and field configuration** before it can render any rows. Even if you’re using
   a basic table, the component won’t display data unless each field has the necessary
   mapping (e.g., `getValue` or `getDisplayValue`) and the layout is properly registered.
 * Right now your `fields` array only defines the field type and label, but not 
   how the data should be read. For example:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       const fields = [{id: 'title',type: 'text',label: 'Title',getValue: (item) => item.title,},{id: 'date',type: 'text',label: 'Date',getValue: (item) => getFormattedDate(item.date),},{id: 'author',type: 'text',label: 'Author',getValue: (item) => item.author,},];
       ```
   
 * Also, make sure your layout is defined like this:
 * `defaultLayouts={{
   table: {fields: ['title', 'date', 'author'],},}}
 * Once fields + layout are fully specified, the grid should start rendering rows
   as expected. The pagination callback also needs to exist (as you’ve already added),
   but it doesn’t have to do anything for static data.
 * The package is still evolving, and the docs are a bit fragmented, so some of 
   these settings aren’t obvious — but the missing field/value mapping is the reason
   nothing is showing.

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