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wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin
Data visualization bliss that comes with a side of security anxiety.
HealthyGrowing
74/100
Powerful tables and great support are offset by security concerns and feature paywalls.
Active installs
~75,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 70k+
Rating
4.5★
448 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+15%
Growing
411 → 474 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORreview volume down 94% vs prior 6mo
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 · +15% in the last year
411/day a year ago→474/day today
Reviews
what people actually saywpDataTables is well-regarded as a powerful and flexible table and chart plugin for WordPress with consistently praised support, but it carries a notable caveat around a known security vulnerability left unpatched in the free version and a recent move to lock previously free manual table functionality behind a paid plan.
What people like
- +Support team is consistently described as responsive, helpful, and effective×5
- +Capable of connecting to diverse data sources including Google Sheets, Excel, and SQL queries×3
- +Produces visually appealing, responsive tables and charts×4
- +Advanced features like Master Table Details and combined add-ons are powerful and intuitive to set up
- +Free version is considered stable and functional for basic use cases
Common complaints
- −Known 'Missing Authorization to DataTable Access & Modification' security vulnerability in the free version left unpatched while paid version received multiple subsequent releases, raising suspicion it is being used to pressure upgrades (since 6.3.2)×2
- −Manual table creation, previously available for free, has been moved behind a paid plan, making existing free-tier tables inaccessible on both front and back end
- −Security alerts flagged by multiple independent platforms and hosting providers, with no timely free-version fix×2
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.46★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.50★
- 21%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-11-172025-03-112026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 448 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-02-11★★★★★This plugin solved the problem!steveck722
- 2025-11-25★★★★★Unique and best solution!hiegl
- 2025-11-10★★★★★It works!brucegomb
- 2025-11-10★★★★★Brilliant for tablesMorten Ellegaard Larsen
- 2025-11-10★★★★★Worth its weight in goldcgheilman
- 2025-11-10★★★★★Perfect table display plugin!theblaine74
- 2025-11-10★★★★★GreatGideonklein
- 2025-11-10★★★★★Great plugin and super servicecrawp09
- 2025-11-10★★★★★Amazing Plugin with excellent support!svenni
- 2025-11-10★★★★★Perfect tool for fast table visualizationoddl1-shot
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.
463
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
391
Prior 7-day baseline
488
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
8,599
Mean release-day peak (30d)
562
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+18.4%
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
1.06
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
83%
5★ share in analyzed sample
21%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-94%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.54 → 4.46★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered