FAQ Category: Troubleshooting

  • Only empty sections on the “Edit” screen

    Some users experience issues when trying to edit their tables on the “Edit” screen of TablePress. Instead of seeing the usual table information, table content, or user interface buttons, the individual sections on the “Edit” screen are all empty, like … Continue reading →

  • Common Server Error Messages

    When saving tables or other configuration changes, it is possible that you are getting error messages, due to some problem on the server. These errors usually indicate that the server configuration needs to be adjusted. This page lists some common … Continue reading →

  • TablePress is not showing in the menu of the Dashboard

    If you can not see the TablePress entry in the left-hand side admin menu of your WordPress Dashboard, there is usually a small problem with the TablePress access rights and capabilities. This can sometimes happen during installation or if user … Continue reading →

  • Sorting or other Table Features for Site Visitors are not working

    If the “Enable Visitor Features” checkbox is checked on a table’s “Edit” screen, but functions like sorting, search, pagination, or from TablePress Premium modules are not working in your tables, this usually indicates a JavaScript problem. To check for that, … Continue reading →

  • Tables are corrupted and show “[ERROR] TABLE IS CORRUPTED”

    While seeing this error is (understandably) scary, please remain calm—in almost all cases it’s possible to restore the table data. This page tries to provide some guidance for that. Background Internally, TablePress stores tables as two-dimensional fields or arrays. To … Continue reading →