Live updates from Excel

Description

The ipushpull WordPress plugin makes it easy to automate updates from your desktop Excel spreadsheets into your WordPress pages.

Push data from Excel

• Push your data and formats at the click of a button from your existing spreadsheets with our Excel add-in. No file uploads required.

Live updates

• Update your webpages automatically as data changes in your spreadsheet. Share only the latest information with your site visitors.

Live charts too!

• Push your Excel charts automatically to WordPress too.

Take a look at this page on the ipushpull blog to see the plugin in action.

You’ll need an ipushpull account to use the plugin – sign up for a free trial here!

Features

• Display the latest data from your desktop spreadsheets in your WordPress pages
• You don’t need to save the source spreadsheet to update the data
• Your content updates automatically – the reader does not need to refresh their browser to get the latest update
• You choose the range of cells that gets displayed
• You control the update frequency – every few seconds, every hour, every day
• Data can be public or password protected

Examples

Take a look at this page on the ipushpull blog to see the plugin in action.

For more information please visit the ipushpull website and the ipushpull Help and Support Centre.

User Guide

When you sign up to ipushpull we create a Folder for you, containing live data Pages. You can then push data to these pages from desktop Excel spreadsheets, databases or any of the other applications we support.

Screenshots

Installation

You can install the ipushpull WordPress plugin using any of these standard methods:

Install using WordPress administrator panel

1. In your WordPress admin panel, go to Plugins -> Add New
2. Type ipushpull in the search box
3. Click on the Install Now link below the plugin title
4. After installation is finished, click on the Activate Plugin link

Upload using WordPress administrator panel

1. Download the plugin ZIP file
2. In the WordPress admin panel navigate to Plugins -> Add New
3. Click on the Upload link
4. Select the zip file you downloaded and confirm submission
5. After installation is finished, click on the Activate Plugin link

Manual Upload

1. Download the plugin ZIP file
2. Upload the contents of the ZIP file into ‘wp-content/plugins’
3. Open your WordPress administration panel
4. Navigate to Plugins -> Installed Plugins
5. Click on Activate Plugin link below the plugin title

After installation

1. Sign up for a free ipushpull account and download and install our Excel add-in
2. Create an ipushpull Page and start pushing data to it from your desktop Excel
3. Make the Page Public if you want all visitors to your site to see it

4. Embed the page in your WordPress site using the following shortcode:

   [ipushpull_page folder=”my_folder_name” page=”my_page_name” height=”300px”]

FAQ

How do I embed live Excel spreadsheet data in my WordPress site?

1. Sign up for a free ipushpull account and download and install our Excel add-in
2. Install the WordPress Plugin and Display live data From Excel
3. Make the Page Public if you want all visitors to your site to see it

4. Embed the page in your WordPress site using a shortcode. Use our shortcode generator or write one like this:

   [ipushpull_page folder=”my_folder_name” page=”my_page_name” height=”300px”]

How do I find out more?

More documentation can be found at the ipushpull Support Centre.

Can I see some live examples of Excel data updating in a blog post?

Sure – this page on the ipushpull WordPress blog includes several examples.

Is there some test data that I can use without having to sign up to ipushpull first?

Yes – we have a demo ipushpull page that is constantly being updated. It’s in the folder DemoExcelUsers and is called BlogSummary. You can embed this in your WordPress page using the following shortcode:

[ipushpull_page folder="DemoExcelUsers" page="BlogSummary" height="325px"]

Can I control which functions are displayed on the ipushpull toolbar?

ipushpull users with a Business or Enterprise account can control the appearance of the toolbar. For more details about these packages please see our Pricing Page.

Instead of my data, my visitors see the error message “You don’t have access to this page”

This means that the ipushpull Page has not been set to Public. A Page has to be Public if you want every visitor to your website to be able to see it.
See this support article for instructions.

Instead of my data, my visitors see the error message “Requested page was not found”

This means that you have made a mistake with the Folder or Page name in your shortcode. Correct the problem and try again.

Where can I get more support?

Support pages haven’t answered your question? Email [email protected] for further help.

Reviews

This is not free

User 845 April 8, 2017 1 reply

This is not free

Awesome plugin, zero bugs, Free and very fast support

Omar Khalil January 18, 2017

I’ve just tested this plugin, I can easily say that it’s awesome and no one has preceeded it with its functionality, I’ve had a little question and the support replied in less than 1 hour and I’m using the free version, thanks Devs.

Excellent Plugin with remarkable support

lwasserstein January 3, 2017

This plug in works very well indeed. I had a couple of issues with the free version which were quickly resolved by the support team. Only disadvantage is that Mac O/S is not supported. The Enterprise version apparently has alerts – would be good to see some pricing options for individual users that included features like this.

Great for excel data

serenaileshans September 8, 2016

Really good for merging Excel data and gives you way more control. Great for my website especially where I’m using data from different sources. You have to create an account from their website first but it’s really worth it.

Very useful

Atumele September 3, 2016

I found this plugin very useful for displaying my Excel data without needing any extensive coding added on the web server. The support team is very helpful with answering queries and are working very hard to add more features.

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

1.0

• ipushpull shortcode is available to embed live pages

1.2

• Improving item displays
• Adding help widget with support information

1.3

• Readme updates

1.4

• Adding useful links and shortcuts to support

1.5

• Adding extra shortcode parameters to control toolbar appearance
• Adding extra shortcode parameter to control update interval
• Making sure plugin will work on older PHP versions

1.6

• Readme updates
• Asset updates

1.7

• Asset updates

2.0

• Added Shortcode Generator using Tinymce plugin
• Added access to web app via admin menu

2.1

• Fixed plugin settings links
• Updated admin menu
• Added support page

2.2

• Event logs

2.2.1

• Remove Beta

2.2.2

• PHP Compatibility

2.2.3

• Updated user sign up

2.2.4

• Update name

2.2.5

• Resolve login state issue

2.2.6

• Add support for Beta flag

2.2.7

• Add extras embed options

2.2.8

• Add maintenance page

2.2.9

• Responsive embed

2.2.10

• Responsive embed width check

2.3.0

• Tested with latest version of WordPress
• Embed page configurator updated

2.3.1

• Update README

2.3.2

• Remove user check
• Update support page

2.3.3

• Fix: sanitised input

2.4.0

• Fix: removed admin integrations sometimes not accessible due to security hardening
• Update: Easier access to contents and clear instructions on how to use the plugin