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Flexible Table Block
The missing link for your Gutenberg table layouts.
HealthyGrowing
87/100
It offers powerful free features despite some unintuitive settings in the editor.
Active installs
~45,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 40k+
Rating
4.9★
32 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+10%
Growing
133 → 147 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing · +10% in the last year
133/day a year ago→147/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayFlexible Table Block is a well-regarded free plugin that fills a clear gap left by the core WordPress table block, offering cell merging, row headers, responsive options, and clean HTML output, with the only notable caveat being that its settings panel is not entirely intuitive for new users.
What people like
- +Provides cell merging, row headers, and other features missing from the core table block×5
- +Works entirely within the block editor — no separate interface or embedding required×3
- +All professional table features are available for free, with no premium paywalls on key functions×2
- +Generates clean, lightweight HTML without unnecessary markup×2
- +Good mobile/responsive table support
- +Noted as accessible and lightweight compared to alternatives×2
- +Codebase is clean and easy to fork or modify
Common complaints
- −Settings are not intuitive and don't follow standard WordPress block conventions, making initial configuration harder
- −No ability to reorder columns or rows (move left/right, up/down)
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.90★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
- 3%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-08-192025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 32 total
Latest reviews · 32 analyzed
- 2026-02-13★★★★★Works Perfectlybmoooooo
- 2026-01-09★★★★★Just what you need to build custom table layoutsJames Dilworth
- 2025-11-08★★★★★Excellent integration with gutenbergQuentin Le Duff
- 2025-05-03★★★★★Has all the things the core table block is missingdoubleedesign
- 2025-03-26★★★★★Must havearceoh
- 2024-10-08★★★★★Underrated table pluginminuteme1-shot
- 2024-08-23★★★★★Lovely little table builderwebaware
- 2024-07-25★★★★★Easy to use and effective solutionJory Hogeveen
- 2024-02-14★★★★★Worksaudunmb
- 2023-12-28★★★★★Thank you for this nice pluginnetworka
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
146
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
151
Prior 7-day baseline
97
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
153
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-3.3%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
13%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.40
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
91%
5★ share in analyzed sample
3%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.91 → 4.90★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered