WSTech Visual Table Builder

विवरण

WSTech Visual Table Builder is a powerful Gutenberg block plugin that brings MS Word/Excel-style table creation directly into WordPress — no coding required. Create reusable tables, manage them centrally, and embed them anywhere via shortcodes.

✨ Key Features

Reusable Table Management
* Dedicated “WSTech Tables” admin screen — create, edit, duplicate, delete
* Each table gets a unique shortcode: [wstech_table id="123"]
* Embed tables in Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Classic Editor, or PHP templates
* Slug-based shortcodes supported: [wstech_table slug="pricing-table"]
* WordPress revisions for table version history

Editor Experience
* Click-to-edit cells with full rich text (bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, links)
* Per-cell formatting: background colour, text colour, alignment, vertical align, padding
* Tab/Shift+Tab keyboard navigation — auto-adds rows at the end
* Right-click context menu for quick row/column operations
* Drag & drop row and column reordering
* Undo / Redo via WordPress native history (Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y)

Table Structure
* Header row (thead), footer row (tfoot), first-column headers
* Merge cells (colspan + rowspan) — Shift+click to multi-select, then merge
* Unmerge any merged cell with one click
* Duplicate rows and columns
* Insert/delete rows and columns (above/below/before/after)
* Optional table caption

10 Built-in Templates
* Blank 4×4, Employee Directory, Pricing Table, Product Comparison
* Invoice/Bill, Class Timetable, Sports Standings, Project Tracker
* Budget Tracker, Nutrition Facts

6 Premium Themes
* Default (Indigo), Striped (Sky Blue), Bordered (Slate), Dark, Minimal, Colorful

Data Import / Export
* Export CSV (always available in editor)
* Export JSON (.vtb.json) — full table backup including styles and settings
* Import CSV — file upload or paste, auto-detects delimiter
* Import JSON — restore a previously exported .vtb.json
* Frontend CSV Export button (opt-in per table)

Frontend Interactivity (instant, no page reloads)
* Column sorting (ASC/DESC, numeric + date-aware)
* Live search / row filter
* Pagination with configurable page size
* Hover row highlight

Responsive Design
* Horizontal scroll mode (default)
* Stack on Mobile mode — each row becomes a vertical card with column labels

Universal Compatibility
* Gutenberg Block Editor (native)
* Elementor (Shortcode Widget)
* Divi (Code Module)
* Beaver Builder
* Classic Editor
* PHP templates: <?php echo do_shortcode('[wstech_table id="123"]'); ?>

Privacy / External Services
* The plugin does not send table data to external services.
* Links to the plugin website and donation page are ordinary admin/readme links only.

Source Code and Build
* Public source repository: https://github.com/shivmaikhuri12/wstech-visual-table-builder
* Editable block source files are in the src/ directory.
* Compiled block assets are generated into the build/ directory by @wordpress/scripts.
* Build tools and development dependencies are declared in package.json.
* To rebuild the production assets from source, run:

npm install
npm run build

Uninstall
* Uninstalling the plugin through WordPress removes WSTech Tables created by the plugin and their associated post meta.

🔧 How to Use

Method 1: Reusable Tables (Recommended)
1. Go to WSTech Tables → Add New in the admin
2. Name your table and design it using the visual editor
3. Click Publish
4. Copy the shortcode from the sidebar: [wstech_table id="123"]
5. Paste the shortcode anywhere — pages, posts, Elementor, Divi, etc.

Method 2: Inline Tables (Quick)
1. In any post/page, click + Add Block and search for “Visual Table Builder”
2. Design your table directly in the post
3. Save the post — your table is live!

Developer Notes

Data Model: Tables are stored as JSON in post meta (_wstech_table_data) with a version field for future migration support.

Rendering: A shared PHP renderer (WSTech_Table_Renderer) generates frontend HTML for both Gutenberg blocks (via render_callback) and shortcodes.

Block Name: The Gutenberg block namespace is vtb/table-builder (stable, will not change).

Building from source:
cd wp-content/plugins/wstech-visual-table-builder
npm install
npm run build