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title: Creating and publishing
description: "The simplest way to create a data table in WordPress ever! [Legacy: WP Data Access - Creating & Publishing Data Tables](https://www.youtube.com/embed/LzmqN0syM-4?feature=oembed&controls=1) #### Data Sources - Table or view - [Custom Query (Premium Feature)](/docs/custom-queries/) - [Custom Post Type (Premium Feature)](/docs/cpt-queries/) ####…"
url: "https://docs.legacy.wpdataaccess.com/docs/creating-data-tables/"
updated: "2025-11-21"
category: Legacy Tools / Tables
---

# Creating and publishing

The simplest way to create a data table in WordPress ever!

[Legacy: WP Data Access - Creating & Publishing Data Tables](https://www.youtube.com/embed/LzmqN0syM-4?feature=oembed&controls=1)

#### Data Sources

- Table or view
- [Custom Query (Premium Feature)](/docs/custom-queries/)
- [Custom Post Type (Premium Feature)](/docs/cpt-queries/)

#### Other Resources

- [Data tables are added to a web page using shortcode **wpdataaccess**](/docs/shortcode-wpdataaccess/)
- [Here is a live demo of a simple default data table](/responsive-data-table-demo/)