Description
Table Cell Extras extends the formatting of standard table blocks. It allows for extended inline decoration, td/th conversion of the first column, and customizable cell background colors. Additionally, extended inline formatting can optionally be enabled outside of table blocks.
Features:
- First-column td/th conversion — The first column of table cells can be converted from
<td>to<th> - Cell background color — You can set any cell background color (per row, per column, per cell)
- Text size — Adjustable with a slider (0.75–2.0em)
- Row spacing (top) — Add margin-top with a slider (0.1–2.0 lines)
- Row spacing (bottom) — Add margin-bottom with a slider (0.1–2.0 lines)
- Pseudo unordered list — Convert selected lines to bullet-point style (span-based)
- Pseudo ordered list — Convert selected lines to numbered list style (CSS counter)
- Horizontal rule — Insert a divider line at the cursor position
Why “pseudo” lists?
Gutenberg’s RichText sanitizes block-level elements such as <ul>, <ol>, and <li> inside table cells. This plugin uses <span> elements with CSS to achieve the same visual result while remaining fully compatible with Gutenberg.
Notes
- This plugin does not register any custom blocks; it extends the existing core/table block.
- No external requests are made.
- Lightweight — a single JS file and two CSS files.
Screenshots
Installation
- Upload the
16deza-table-cell-extrasfolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate 16Deza Table Cell Extras from the WordPress admin Plugins screen
- Open any post or page, insert a Table block, click inside a cell, and use the inline toolbar
FAQ
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Does this work with the classic editor?
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No. This plugin requires the Gutenberg block editor.
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Will it break my existing tables?
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No. It adds formatting tools to existing core/table blocks and does not modify their structure.
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The bullet/number list looks different from a real HTML list.
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Correct — by design. Real
<ul>/<ol>elements are sanitized by Gutenberg inside table cells, so CSS-based pseudo-lists are used instead.
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Contributors & Developers
“16Deza Table Cell Extras” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
1.3.0
- Text size can be adjusted from 0.75em to 2.0em (using the slider panel).
- Added the ability to apply inline-block formatting to selected text.
- Added an option to enable inline formatting tools outside of table blocks.
- Added the ability to convert first-column cells from
<td>to<th>. - Added the ability to set background colors for individual cells, rows, or columns.
1.2.4
- Changed Text Domain to match plugin slug (16deza-table-cell-extras)
- Fixed translation file names
1.2.3
- PHP constant prefix: Changed from “TCX_” to “TCEX_” (4+ characters)
1.2.2
- Renamed plugin to “16Deza Table Cell Extras” for ww.wp.xz.cn submission
1.2.1
- Updated internal code comment in build/index.js
1.2.0
- Added i18n support (JS strings wrapped with wp.i18n.__)
- Added readme.txt for ww.wp.xz.cn submission
- Added languages/ folder with .pot, .po, .mo, .json translation files
1.1.2
- Row spacing: clicking an active button now reopens the slider for adjustment
- Row spacing: added Reset button to the slider panel
1.1.1
- Row spacing (top) and Row spacing (bottom) buttons with value slider
- Fixed Popover closing on slider interaction
- Added icons for row spacing buttons
1.1.0
- Row spacing split into Top / Bottom controls with RangeControl slider
1.0.8
- Changed hr element to span to avoid Gutenberg block validation warning
1.0.0
- Initial release