Title: Release announcement: TablePress 3.0
Author: Tobias Bäthge
Published: November 19, 2024
Last modified: May 14, 2025

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November 19, 2024

# Release announcement: TablePress 3.0

I’m happy to announce that a new major release of TablePress is now available! **
TablePress 3.0 sets another milestone in the long history of TablePress.**

**Update**: TablePress 3.0.4 has been released with a few bugfixes. [Find out more!](https://tablepress.org/release-announcement-tablepress-3-0/?output_format=md#tablepress-3-0-4)

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](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tablepress/)
as well as directly in your WordPress admin dashboard.

TablePress 3.0 is a major feature update. Besides a [new plugin logo](https://tablepress.org/tablepress-3-new-logo-good-cause/)
and modernized admin screens, **here are the highlights**.

**Important**: Note the [list of changes](https://tablepress.org/release-announcement-tablepress-3-0/?output_format=md#breaking-changes)
that might require manual adjustments after updating TablePress on your site.

**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**!
 * **Improved search** for site visitors, like support of `!` for negation as well
   as accents/diacritics.
 * The sorting allows returning to the unsorted order.
 * Control elements for filtering and pagination are now responsive, for superior
   look on small screens.
 * A **new default pagination style** makes it easier to navigate in long tables.
 * Automatic right alignment for numbers/dates can be turned on.
 * An improved automatic detection of date formats can be activated.

Users with a [TablePress Premium license](http://pricin) get to enjoy these **new
feature modules**:

 * **[Table Layout](https://tablepress.org/modules/datatables-layout/)**: Easily
   customize the layout and position of features around your tables.
 * **[Advanced Pagination Settings](https://tablepress.org/modules/datatables-pagination/)**:
   Customize the pagination settings of your tables.
 * **[Inverted Filtering](https://tablepress.org/modules/datatables-inverted-filter/)**:
   Turn the filtering into a search and hide tables if no search term is entered.

Many [existing feature modules](https://tablepress.org/modules/) also received **
great enhancements**:

 * **[Default Style Customizer](https://tablepress.org/modules/default-style-customizer/)**:
   You can now change colors for premium features with ease!
 * **[Fixed Columns](https://tablepress.org/modules/datatables-fixedheader-fixedcolumns/)**:
   Fixed columns have a clearer separation from scrolling columns!
 * **[Individual Column Filter](https://tablepress.org/modules/datatables-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](https://tablepress.org/modules/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](https://tablepress.org/modules/row-highlighting/) and [Cell Highlighting](https://tablepress.org/modules/cell-highlighting/)**:
   The highlight term can now be provided via a URL parameter!
 * **[Server-side Processing](https://tablepress.org/modules/datatables-serverside-processing/)**:
   The feature is now compatible with even more features modules and has improved
   caching for POST requests!

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!](https://tablepress.org/upgrade-extensions/)**
 * The new structure of the table controls might require adjustments in your “Custom
   CSS” code!
    - The CSS code for “Alternating Row Colors” has changed!
    - The CSS code for changing colors of actively sorted-on column header cells
      has changed.
 * The sorting arrow icons look slightly different now — but are loaded faster.
 * The default pagination type now shows numbers in addition to left/right arrow
   icons, which also don’t show the “Previous”/”Next” texts anymore!
 * Please also see the **[List of Known Issues](https://tablepress.org/release-announcement-tablepress-3-0/?output_format=md#known-issues)**
   below!

**Behind the scenes**

 * **TablePress 3.0 requires WordPress 6.2 and PHP 7.4.**
 * Cleaned up and simplified code, for easier future maintenance, to follow WordPress
   Coding Standards, and to offer helpful inline documentation.
 * Updated external libraries to benefit from enhancements and bug fixes.
 * Automated code compatibility checks and build tools simplify chores for easier
   development.
 * Support for PHP 8.4.
 * Full compatibility with WordPress 6.7.

**Enjoy the new release of TablePress!**

[Compare Features](https://tablepress.org/premium/?output_format=md#features)

[Get a Premium plan](https://tablepress.org/pricing/?output_format=md)

### Release announcement: TablePress 3.0.4

TablePress 3.0.4 fixes a few bugs, adds improvements, and updates dependencies. 
Updating is highly recommended!

 * Improvement: The “Custom Commands” text field on the “Edit” screen will now automatically
   resize when working with longer commands.
 * Bugfix: The “Ctrl/cmd+E” keyboard shortcut for the “Advanced Editor” on the “
   Edit” screen no longer loses edits that were made before pressing the keyboard
   shortcut.
 * Bugfix: When saving styling changes made via the “Default Style Customizer”, 
   the required “Load this ‘Custom CSS’ code to change the table styling” setting
   will be turned on. (TablePress Pro and Max only.)
 * Bugfix: The styling of header cells in the table body is now correct, when using
   the “Responsive Tables” feature module’s “Flip” mode. (TablePress Pro and Max
   only.)
 * Several external code libraries and build tools have been updated to benefit 
   from enhancements and bug fixes.
 * Cleaned up and simplified code, for easier future maintenance, to follow WordPress
   Coding Standards, and to offer helpful inline documentation.

### Release announcement: TablePress 3.0.3

TablePress 3.0.3 fixes a few bugs and updates dependencies. Updating is highly recommended!

 * Several external code libraries and build tools have been updated to benefit 
   from enhancements and bug fixes.
 * Bugfix: Ensure that the table exists in the DOM before trying to work with it,
   when using the “Individual Column Filtering” feature module. (TablePress Pro 
   and Max only.)
 * Cleaned up and simplified code, for easier future maintenance, to follow WordPress
   Coding Standards, and to offer helpful inline documentation.

### Release announcement: TablePress 3.0.2

TablePress 3.0.2 fixes a few bugs. Updating is highly recommended!

 * Bugfix: The “TablePress table” block in the WordPress Block Editor will properly
   show the table preview again, when using a non-block theme.
 * Bugfix: Prevent an error in the integration into the WordPress Export feature
   when using the WP-CLI command line tool.
 * Several external code libraries and build tools have been updated to benefit 
   from enhancements and bug fixes.
 * Cleaned up and simplified code, for easier future maintenance, to follow WordPress
   Coding Standards, and to offer helpful inline documentation.

### Release announcement: TablePress 3.0.1

TablePress 3.0.1 fixes a few bugs. Updating is highly recommended!

 * Bugfix: The loading of CSS style files when using non-block themes is now working
   properly again.
 * Bugfix: The JavaScript file for the “Table Features for Site Visitors” is no 
   longer loaded when it’s not needed.
 * Bugfix: The table width is correct again, when using the “Responsive Tables” 
   module’s “Scroll” mode. (TablePress Pro and Max only.)
 * Improvement: Potentially corrupt table settings are detected more reliably during
   the update process.
 * Improved support for PHP 8.4.
 * Several external code libraries and build tools have been updated to benefit 
   from enhancements and bug fixes.

### Known issues

If you are hiding columns in tables using CSS code like

    ```language-css
    .tablepress-id-123 .column-5 {
      display: none;
    }Code language: CSS (css)
    ```

while also using the “Table Features for Site Visitors”, it is possible that the
column widths in your table are wrong (so that the table doesn’t extend to 100% 
of the available width). If you are experiencing that, please also add this to the“
Custom CSS” text area on the “Plugin Options” screen of TablePress:

    ```language-css
    .tablepress-id-123 colgroup {
      display: none;
    }Code language: CSS (css)
    ```

where `123` is the same table ID as in your CSS code for hiding the column(s). (
This code only has to be added once for affected tables, no matter how many columns
are hidden.)