john ackers

<p>Presents the results a database SQL query in a table. The query can be saved as a<br />
named view which can then be embedded as a table in any post using the shortcode<br />
[dbview name=name-of-view]. Views can be created and edited in the dashboard.</p>
<h4>Shortcode examples</h4>
<p>Show the ‘world cities’ view with a page size of 50 rows.<br />
    [dbview name=’world cities’ pagesize=50]</p>
<p>Show the ‘world cities’ view initially sorted by column ‘city’ in ascending order.<br />
    [dbview name=’world cities’ sort=city order=asc]</p>
<p>Show the ‘world cities’ view initially sorted by column ‘population’ in descending order.<br />
    [dbview name=’world cities’ sort=population order=desc]</p>
<p>Show the ‘world cities’ view without any pagination.<br />
    [dbview name=’world cities’]</p>
<p>Show the ‘world cities’ in the US with a population of greater than 5 million. See FAQ on passing arguments.<br />
    [dbview name=’world cities in country’ sort=city order=asc pagesize=10<br />
     arg1=’United States’ arg2=5000000]</p>
<h4>End User Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Column sorting on table header. Columns are enabled on each column.</li>
<li>Page navigation is on the table footer (from 0.5.3).  </li>
<li>Tables are loaded using AJAX.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Management Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Each view can be created/edited/deleted and tested under dbview/Settings in the dashboard.</li>
<li>Easy view consists of one SQL statement plus an optional PHP snippet associated wthe each column.</li>
<li>Sorting on each column can be enabled and disabled.</li>
<li>Each column can be manipulated using a PHP snippet. This functionality allows the introduction of permalinks, images and other customisations. </li>
<li>Each view is stored in a single serialized object in the wp_options table.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Limitations</h4>
<ul>
<li>Tables are not styled; this is left to the theme. </li>
<li>The data in the results table(s) cannot be edited.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Security</h4>
<p>When the plugin is activated, administrators are given the capability to ‘manage DB views’.<br />
Any other wp user with a different role that needs to create/edit views <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities" rel="nofollow ugc">must be granted that capability</a>.<br />
Only a view that is explicitly checked as public will be visible to non administrators and the public.</p>


dbview

Presents the results a database SQL query in a table. The query can be saved as a

Jonathan Daggerhart

<p>This plugin lets you create new WP queries as widgets and use shortcodes for queries on your pages.  It also allows you to override the way category and tag pages display.</p>
<p>Query Wrangler’s interface is highly intuitive way to create queries and will be second nature for any Drupal Views user.</p>
<p>This plugin will bring extreme flexibility to WordPress users with its ability to create custom queries using the WP_Query class with a user interface.</p>
<p>Supports:</p>
<ul>
<li>Most post data, including meta fields</li>
<li>Taxonomy data</li>
<li>Advanced Custom Fields</li>
<li>Custom Content Type Manager</li>
<li>Some exposed filters</li>
</ul>
<p>Some examples of how you would use this plugin include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Create a list posts with featured images</li>
<li>Create a list of pages or posts within a specific category or tag</li>
<li>Create an image gallery</li>
<li>Modify the way your category pages look</li>
</ul>


Query Wrangler

Query Wrangler provides an intuitive interface for creating complex WP queries as shortcodes and widgets. UI based on Drupal Views.

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