Insert Word Table with colors into website

Using a Word document really isn’t ever going to be a great way to do that, sorry to say. The resizing tends to make it look blurry and it won’t do well on smaller devices.

There are various other ways you can do using HTML and CSS, but if you’re not familiar with coding them, an HTML table may be a better way to go. Ideally, tables shouldn’t be used for layout, but sometimes it’s better than the alternatives. There’s a really great plugin – TablePress – which is easy to use and has great support from the developer – so you may want to check that out.

Hello and Thank you for reacting.
I was afraid no one would answer or it would be too complicated.

So….let’s try to ”easy” way and please tell me the steps to take.
I downloaded the ”Table Press” and now?

Ps: I don’t want to re-create a NEW table but copy the one I already
created in Word….with colors and all symbols (which took a long time)
Is that not possible?
oooooh….

oooh NOT possible to upload the plugin????
My wp is too old version it says…? It’s 4.0 and I will NOT update
as i”m too scared to lose all my work…

so…now what?

I’m really getting desperate…

I will NOT update
as i”m too scared to lose all my work…

That’s not going to be a good strategy – as old versions of WP are a security risk. Updating WordPress should not cause you to lose anything. But ALWAYS make a full backup of your site on a regular basis and before backing up – then you’re covered if something goes wrong.

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/WordPress_Backups

But sooner or later, you will have to also update your theme or it won’t be compatible with WP – and as I said in an earlier thread, if you have modified theme files, you will lose those changes. A child theme would avoid that situation.

A Word table probably isn’t copyable into any HMTL format – including TablePress – you have to redo the styles using CSS. There isn’t a simple solution to what you are trying to do – Word isn’t designed for web pages. So you can either use an image – it may work better if you specify the dimensions in CSS and upload that same size – although it won’t resize on smaller screens that way.

Or redo it in HTML/CSS – using a plugin or not.

oh dear oh dear,

You are being very kind, and I feel so stupid.
2 frightening issues for me :
1/ I”m terrified of updating because I have no backup. I read the entire backup steps and get stuck right away as I have no idea where to find phpMyAdmin…
So, there it starts.
AND, you keep mentioning child theme….and I just don’t understand that : how to start that(seems endless work) AND how is that different than the back-up?

2/ The table: I am able to make a jpg out of Word, but the px are unclear and the table becomes unreadable. So, I also tried resizing in the CSS and again, it becomes unreadable.
You mention:redo it in HTML/CSS
What does that mean in simple language?

Thank you for your kindness. I hope the website issues are nearly over with…I’m getting nightmares….:)

I’d suggest using a plugin to backup your site – it makes it quite easy and you don’t have to mess around with phpMyAdmin – which, BTW, is on your hosting site (not WP). I’ve not used any, but this plugin is well-rated, widely used and well-supported:

https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/updraftplus/

You would need to know HTML and CSS to redo the table yourself. However, if you use TablePress (or another table plugin), it’s much easier and you’d just enter your content in each cell. You can then probably get some help with the CSS you’d need to change colors or other appearance details. CSS is actually not that hard, so you may want to learn some basics – this is a good site:

https://www.w3schools.com/css/

Read the linked article about Child Themes – it’s a way to modify theme files without losing those changes upon updating. Here’s another one:

https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/wordpress-child-theme-pros-cons/

Which theme files have you changed – i.e. in Appearance > Editor? Those are the changes that would be lost when you update – not things you change in the regular Dashboard or theme options.