Title: [Plugin: WP-Table Reloaded] Importing Data
Last modified: August 19, 2016

---

# [Plugin: WP-Table Reloaded] Importing Data

 *  Resolved [zero74](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zero74/)
 * (@zero74)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-table-reloaded-importing-data-1/)
 * Hi, I just found this plugin WP-Table Reloaded 1.9.1, and it seems to be exactly
   what I need. I can create a table and add it to a page without problem.
    When
   I try to import a CSV file , I can see my records and all looks fine. But when
   I go to preview that the imported data I get ‘[table “10” seems to be empty /]’
   with no data appearing. Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks

Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)

 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-table-reloaded-importing-data-1/#post-2028555)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your post.
 * Very likely this is a problem with the character encoding. I have noticed in 
   the past, that certain characters (especially from foreign languages) seem to
   cause trouble with some PHP functions.
 * This happens, when the plugin can’t read the table data correctly from the database,
   which usually happens during the saving of the imported data.
    While the initial
   import works, the ensuing saving fails, very likely to a problem with the character
   encoding. I was not yet able to find a definite cause or a solution, but usually
   this helps: Check the CSV file (in a text editor) for “special” characters. This
   means for example quotation marks or apostrophes that are not exactly the ones
   from the keyboard, but more typographically nice ones (i.e. the sometimes look
   more like an accent ´ instead of an apostrophe ‘). Then replace those by the “
   regular” characters. It could also help to open the CSV file in Notepad and then“
   Save as” with a different “Character Encoding” selected
 * After that the import and saving process should work as expected and the table
   should appear fine on the page.
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [zero74](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zero74/)
 * (@zero74)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-table-reloaded-importing-data-1/#post-2028563)
 * Hi Tobia,
    The problem was ‘special’ characters as you suggested, from the Irish
   language names I had in the table. Works fine now and the table produced is very
   elegant, exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much for the superb plugin
   and prompt support Ciaran
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-table-reloaded-importing-data-1/#post-2028576)
 * Hi,
 * you are welcome! Great to hear that this fixed the issue so easily.
    You should
   be able to manually re-enter those characters by the way, as the problem usually
   only appears during an import.
 * Best wishes,
    Tobias

Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)

The topic ‘[Plugin: WP-Table Reloaded] Importing Data’ is closed to new replies.

 * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/wp-table-reloaded_f7dcd3.svg)
 * [WP-Table Reloaded](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-table-reloaded/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-table-reloaded/#faq)
 * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-table-reloaded/)
 * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-table-reloaded/active/)
 * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-table-reloaded/unresolved/)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-table-reloaded/reviews/)

 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-table-reloaded-importing-data-1/#post-2028576)
 * Status: resolved