I’m happy to announce that a new major release of TablePress is now available! TablePress 3.3 brings exciting new features and changes!
The new release will show up as an automatic update in the WordPress Dashboard for existing users shortly. The new version can also be downloaded from the WordPress Plugin Directory as well as directly in your WordPress admin dashboard.
TablePress 3.3 is a feature, stability, maintenance, and compatibility update. Here are the highlights:
New Sticky Header Bar on the “Edit” Screen
The “Edit” screen for tables has been enhanced with a new sticky header bar that stays visible while you scroll, making it easier to work with long tables:
- The “Save Changes” and “Preview” buttons are now always visible in the header bar, no matter where you are on the page!
- A new “Quick Navigation” dropdown menu lets you jump to any section of the table editor instantly. Use the Cmd/Ctrl+J keyboard shortcut for even faster access!
- A “More actions” dropdown provides quick access to features like copying, exporting, and deleting a table, or to copy its Shortcode for easy embedding.
Improved Help System
- Help buttons are now displayed next to section titles, making help information for features easily available.
- Help modals for premium feature modules now include animations that visually explain what a feature does. (TablePress Pro and Max only.)
Enhancements for Premium Features
- Column Filter Dropdowns: A new “Reset” button option allows site visitors to clear all active filters with a single click! (TablePress Pro and Max only.)
- Individual Column Filtering: The calculation of column widths was improved to prevent layout shifts of header and body cells. (TablePress Pro and Max only.)
- Automatic Periodic Table Import: The configuration screen is now more usable on mobile devices and small screens, with a scrollable table layout. (TablePress Max only.)
On-Demand Translation Loading
- Premium translation files for several languages are now loaded on-demand from the TablePress Translations platform. This ensures you always have the latest translations and reduces the plugin’s file size. (TablePress Pro and Max only.)
Behind the scenes
- Full compatibility with WordPress 7.0, including an updated visual styling to match the latest WordPress design.
- Improved error handling when evaluating math formulas in table cells.
- Various code modernizations, removal of outdated legacy code, and optimizations for better performance.
- Several minor bugs and inconsistencies have been fixed and improved!
- Cleaned up and simplified code, for easier future maintenance, to follow WordPress Coding Standards, and to offer helpful inline documentation.
- Several external code libraries and build tools have been updated to benefit from enhancements and bug fixes.
- TablePress 3.3 requires WordPress 6.7 or newer.
Premium versions
- Even more great features for you and your site’s visitors and priority email support are available with a Premium license plan of TablePress. Go check them out!
Enjoy the new release of TablePress!