Here is a list of shortcodes that can be applied to the Ninja Tables whenever needed.
Basic Usage #
You can use the shortcodes given below according to your needs:
[ninja_tables id='YOUR TABLE ID HERE']
Advanced Usage of Ninja Tables Shortcode #
A set of highly useful shortcodes is provided by Ninja Tables, where you can configure the features in the shortcode so that you can display the same table on a separate page/post in a different manner.
Accessible Shortcode Parameters
Shortcode Parameter | Description |
per_page | You can specify how many rows will show in ninja tables per page Value Type: Number |
Search | You can enable or disable the search bar Possible Value: 0 or 1 |
sorting | You can enable/disable data sorting features Possible Value: 0 or 1 |
hide_header | You can show/hide the header row Possible Value: 0 or 1 |
logged_in_only | You can show a table only for logged-in users. Value: 0 or 1 ( if value = 1 then the table can be visible only for logged-in users ) |
get_filter | You can set search filter from URL’s get parameter Provide the filter name and then Ninja Table will filter the table data from your browser’s get parameter |
filter | You can add the filter parameter as a pre-defined search value for the table |
filter_column | You can specify in which column the “filter” will be applied. You have to provide the column key |
hide_default_filter | If you use a filter parameter and want don’t want to show hidden values even after resetting the filter in frontend then you can set this value as ‘yes’ |
columns | You can specify which columns key will show. Just specify the column keys as comma-separated values then those columns will show only. |
filter_selects | If you use custom filters UI for your table and you can set pre-defined values for the select elements. Basic Usage: filter_selects=’FILTER_TITLE=defaultValue’ If you want to add multiple pre-defined selected values you can do that like this: filter_selects=’FILTER_TITLE_1=defaultValue1|FILTER_TITLE_2=defaultValue2′ |
limit | If you want to limit the data then you use this parameter. Example: limit=’20’ It will show only 20 rows from your table’s data source. |
skip | If you want to skip a few rows from your table’s data source then you use this parameter. Example: skip=’10’ It will skip the first 10 rows from your table’s data source. |
info | This parameter lets you show the table meta info after pagination. Example: info=’Current Page {CP} of {TP}’ Placeholders: {CP} – The current page. {TP} – The total number of pages available. {PF} – The first-row number of the current page. {PL} – The last row number of the current page. {TR} – The total number of rows available. |
Examples of Shortcodes #
Please Note that Advanced Shortcode is available only in the Pro Version of Ninja Tables
Date range filter- shortcode #
Suppose you wish to primarily filter the date or date range if you have a table with a date column. This option is available in NinjaTables version 3.5.8. Use the date range filter with shortcode after upgrading your plugin to the latest version.

To filter by date range:filter="~{date:M/D/YYYY}:{date:M/D/YYYY}" filter_column="date"
To filter the date before 7 days to the next 1 day:filter="~{date-7:M/D/YYYY}:{date+1:M/D/YYYY}" filter_column="date"
For greater than use:filter="{gt}{date:M/D/YYYY}"
For Less Than use:filter="{lt}{date:M/D/YYYY}"
Use this on your shortcode. The shortcode filter column is used to choose the column you want to filter.
NB: The date format must be the same as the date format for the columns.
Other Shortcodes – Table Info #
Helper shortcode for ninja tables helps you to easily show the following information.
- title
- description
- total_rows // Will work only for the default table
- last_modified
- last_editor
Usage:
[ninja_table_info id='YOUR TABLE ID HERE' field="INFO_FIELD"]
The following parameter can be used for field:
title
description
total_rows
last_modified
last_editor
Table Cell Info #
There are helper shortcodes where you can display your table cell data for a specific table.
Usage:
[ninja_table_cell id='YOUR TABLE ID HERE' row_id="YOUR_ROW_INDEX" column="YOUR_COLUMN_KEY"]
You will get the ROWID for default data source tables. But if you have a table with external data source or wp-posts / csv integration then your shortcode should look like this:[ninja_table_cell id='YOUR TABLE ID HERE' row="YourROWID" column="YOUR_COLUMN_KEY"]
This shortcode will print out data from that particular cell data.
For the Row Index Number you have to click on this icon:

Above here for external data source table,the RowID would be the serial number of the table row