A new milestone in the long and successful history of TablePress is coming!
Next week, TablePress 3.0, a major feature update, will be released!

Update: TablePress 3.0 is now available! Read the announcement!

Many users have asked for these new features and improvements, and after overcoming old technical limitations, I’m very happy to say: Here you go!

All versions of TablePress 3.0 bring a modernized admin screen experience and heavily improved frontend table rendering:

• CSS style files are only loaded if they are needed, to drastically improve the loading speed!
• You can how have table headers with more than one row and with connected cells!
• Tables are more accessible for visitors with disabilities or that use assistive technologies and easier to use with keyboard navigation!
• A new default pagination style makes it easier to navigate in long tables.

Users with a TablePress Premium license get to enjoy these new feature modules:

• Table Layout: Easily customize the layout and position of features around your tables.
• Advanced Pagination Settings: Customize the pagination settings of your tables.
• Inverted Filtering: Turn the filtering into a search and hide tables if no search term is entered.

Many existing feature modules also received great enhancements:

• Default Style Customizer: You can now change colors for premium features with ease!
• Fixed Columns: Fixed columns have a clearer separation from scrolling columns!
• Individual Column Filter: Filters will be shown in an extra header or footer row and there’s an option to configure which columns get a filter control!
• Automatic Periodic Table Import: A “Run now” button allows triggering imports outside of the configured schedule. And, TablePress can now automatically notify the site admin with an email notification whenever an import fails!
• Row Highlighting and Cell Highlighting: The highlight term can now be provided via a URL parameter!
• Server-side Processing: The feature is now compatible with even more features modules!

An important remark: Some changes in TablePress 3.0 will require adjustments on your site! Continue reading!

Before updating, make sure to understand potential breaking changes to backward compatibility:

• Some outdated and retired TablePress Extensions will no longer work! Read more!
• The new structure of the table controls might require adjustments in your “Custom CSS” code!
• The default pagination type now shows numbers in addition to left/right arrow icons, which also don’t show the “Previous”/”Next” texts anymore!
• The sorting arrow icons look slightly different now — but are loaded faster.
• TablePress 3.0 requires WordPress 6.2 and PHP 7.4 on your server!

I’m really looking forward to hearing what users have to say about this milestone update! Check the modernized TablePress Demo table for an example!

Enjoy the new release of TablePress!

A brand new logo

Only fitting for such a major release, it’s time to let a new logo show what TablePress stands for. Together with TablePress 3.0, you will shortly see this new logo across the plugin, on the TablePress website, and in its social media accounts:

Not only does the new logo convey features like modularity, flexibility, or dynamics, it also shows how TablePress can help you break out of the ordinary.

And last but not least:

Join me in coding a more inclusive future!

I’m delighted to announce a special initiative that can turn your software needs into a force of change. TablePress has teamed up with our partner Freemius to support Girls Who Code and to contribute to a more diverse tech future.

Girls Who Code is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology. Did you know that in 1995, 37% of computer scientists were women, but today it’s only 24%? GWC has already reached 670,000 girls, women, and non-binary individuals through its innovative programs — the organization is working tirelessly to level the tech playing field.

And so am I!

On November 12 and 13, a part of each TablePress subscription renewal and new license purchase was donated to support Girls Who Code to help empower female software makers, break down barriers, and create more opportunities for girls who dream of shaping our digital future.

Please join me in our commitment to making an impact and diversifying the tech landscape. Together, we can code a world where everyone has an equally important seat at the table.