Title: MAC, MAMP, WordPress, TablePress problems
Last modified: July 30, 2019

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# MAC, MAMP, WordPress, TablePress problems

 *  Resolved [sdcycling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdcycling/)
 * (@sdcycling)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mac-mamp-wordpress-tablepress-problems/)
 * Hi,
 * I am using WordPress 5.5.2, TablePress 1.9.2, and TablePress Extension: Responsive
   Tables 1.5 on a MAC running OSX 10.14.3 and MAMP 5.3. I am using the default 
   WordPress 2019 theme. My tables look great in the TablePress plugin, but when
   I embed them in my website, the columns get very narrow (often only a few characters
   wide) and words get broken up in arbitrary locations. How do I fix it?
 * Thank you for your support, Doug Dommermuth.

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mac-mamp-wordpress-tablepress-problems/#post-11784539)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.
 * This is caused by some CSS in your theme. To fix this, please add this to the“
   Custom CSS” textarea on the “Plugin Options” screen of TablePress:
 *     ```
       .tablepress {
         word-break: normal;
         word-wrap: normal;
       }
       ```
   
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [sdcycling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdcycling/)
 * (@sdcycling)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mac-mamp-wordpress-tablepress-problems/#post-11785901)
 * Hi Tobias,
 * Thank you for your help. It still makes the columns very narrow and breaks up
   words in the default theme. I put a snapshot here: [Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gtAlCvitoGM_CHT9JfE4bvAXolNGzHA8).
 * Thank you, Doug.
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mac-mamp-wordpress-tablepress-problems/#post-11786798)
 * Hi Doug,
 * ok, one more try:
 *     ```
       .tablepress {
         word-break: normal !important;
         word-wrap: normal !important;
       }
       ```
   
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [sdcycling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdcycling/)
 * (@sdcycling)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mac-mamp-wordpress-tablepress-problems/#post-11787047)
 * Hi Tobias,
 * I tried the new css, but it still does not work on either Fire Fox or Safari.
 * Thank you, Doug Dommermuth.
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mac-mamp-wordpress-tablepress-problems/#post-11787274)
 * Hi,
 * that’s strange… If possible, I’d need to take a direct look at this, but that
   won’t be possible as you are developing locally, I guess?
 * Just to be sure: You are adding this CSS code into the “Custom CSS” text field
   on the “Plugin Options” screen of TablePress?
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [sdcycling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdcycling/)
 * (@sdcycling)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mac-mamp-wordpress-tablepress-problems/#post-11787383)
 * Hi Tobias,
 * Yes, I am using the plugin to enter the CSS code.
 * Yes, I am on a local server. I will try a server in the cloud to see what happens.
 * Thank you, Doug.
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mac-mamp-wordpress-tablepress-problems/#post-11788202)
 * Hi Doug,
 * that would be great! If you could somehow make this available online, I’ll gladly
   take a direct look!
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [sdcycling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdcycling/)
 * (@sdcycling)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mac-mamp-wordpress-tablepress-problems/#post-11794448)
 * Hi Tobias,
 * The website is now live. Here is the link: [FD Website](https://flyingdutchman.wbdvlpmnt.com/calendar/).
   It still does not work. Could you please check it out? We are using the default
   wordpress theme.
 * Thank you, Doug.
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by [sdcycling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdcycling/).
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mac-mamp-wordpress-tablepress-problems/#post-11796423)
 * Hi,
 * thanks! Now I see what’s going on. We need to make the change on the table elements,
   with this CSS code:
 *     ```
       .tablepress th,
       .tablepress td {
         word-break: normal;
         word-wrap: normal;
       }
       ```
   
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [sdcycling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdcycling/)
 * (@sdcycling)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mac-mamp-wordpress-tablepress-problems/#post-11796522)
 * Hi Tobias,
 * Thank you! That made a big difference. The entries in the header of the table
   do not line up with the entries in the body of the table. Here is an example:
   [header vs body](https://flyingdutchman.wbdvlpmnt.com/registry-of-boats/). The
   table looks great in the preview. Is there a fix?
 * Thank you, Doug.
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mac-mamp-wordpress-tablepress-problems/#post-11797618)
 * Hi,
 * this is caused by the “Horizontal Scrolling” feature being unable to properly
   set column widths. I recommend to use a slightly different technical solution
   for horizontal scrolling. For that, please uncheck the “Horizontal Scrolling”
   checkbox on the table’s “Edit” screen and instead use the `scroll` mode of the
   TablePress Extension from [https://tablepress.org/extensions/responsive-tables/](https://tablepress.org/extensions/responsive-tables/)
 * Regards,
    Tobias

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 * Last reply from: [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mac-mamp-wordpress-tablepress-problems/#post-11797618)
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