Title: Change the [table] Shortcode
Author: Tobias Bäthge
Published: December 30, 2012
Last modified: May 8, 2025

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# Change the [table] Shortcode

**This TablePress Extension has been deprecated.**
It should no longer be necessary.
Instead, use the “TablePress table” block in the block editor.

**Download**:
[Change Table Shortcode Extension 1.0](https://tablepress.org/download/extension/tablepress-change-table-shortcode.zip?output_format=md)

Changing the name of the used Shortcode can be useful in several cases:

 * You want it to be in your native language (i.e. for German: `Tabelle` instead
   of `table`).
 * Another plugin or the theme is already using `table` as its Shortcode.
 * Your generated tables resemble something specific, i.e. a set of `data`, or a`
   ranking`.

This Extension will allow you to change the Shortcode from e.g.

    ```language-plaintext
    [table id=1 /]Code language: plaintext (plaintext)
    ```

to

    ```language-plaintext
    [ranking id=1 /]Code language: plaintext (plaintext)
    ```

Of course you can change `ranking` to anything you like, by simply editing the source
code in the Extension’s PHP file.

To use this Extension, just install and activate it like a regular WordPress plugin,
and change the code in the PHP file to the desired Shortcode.

If this Extension is useful for you, please check out the available [TablePress Premium features](https://tablepress.org/modules/)
and consider getting a [Premium license plan](https://tablepress.org/pricing/), 
which bring even more features for you and your site visitors. Thank you!