WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps

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586 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 498 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 4.9 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ gerrybw

   7mo ago

   I have been using WP Data Access for over a year to provide the core of the migration of my martial arts club’s new management platform, migrating from an aging SQL Server / .NET application. This is an excellent plugin providing a great way to handle some complex custom tables and relationahsip, and providing front end application building. I would also like to highlight the excellent support. As expected with any complex use case I have encounter a few issues and bugs, however the team have been responsive and professional in working to resolve these. Thoroughly recommended.

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2. ★★★★★ rgbworldinc

   8mo ago

   WP Data Access is an incredible tool for creating an Administration panel of any local or remote database. It instantly adds CRUD capabilities to any database table. I use WP Data Access to display a PhpList database table of users in a WordPress admin panel. It gives me quick insight to subscribed users by building a bridge – without writing any code. A must-have tool for developers and shop owners!

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3. ★★★★★ texofant

   12mo ago

   The plugin itself works fine but they follow this new trend where you BREAK your plugin on update, just to get the attention of the admin, trying to persuade you to opt into more data sharing. Guys, this is REALLY VERY BAD. For a rich site with 100+ plugins, it’s extremely user unfriendly to let the user wonder what plugin might still work after a normal upgrade!Shame on you.Other than that, great plugin, so it’s even more of a pity that you have decided to abandon your users like that.

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4. ★★★★★ torneosritmica

   1.2y ago

   If you want to access a DB from your WP site… Don’t search any more. This is all you need.

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5. ★★★★★ sasostebe

   1.3y ago

   We’re a small enterprise working with Microsoft software and we’re hosting our database on MS SQL Server. Instead of spending tens of thousands of euros on building an app for the customers, we managed to build a seamless integration of our SQL Server database to WordPress with this powerful plugin, which gives us all the flexibility we could imagine.Their support is very professional and quick to respond, even when there were some upgrades to be made to the plugin itself. I would definitely recommend this plugin to anyone looking into data management or connecting different types of databases to WordPress!

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6. ★★★★★ johans

   1.9y ago

   For building my own product and client database, I looked into several plugins. In the end, WP Data Access offered exactly everything I needed in one package (data table builder, form builder, REST API, PDF export, customized themes) for a very affordable price, with the possibility of a lifetime license payment. The documentation is not completely up to date, and sometimes not very explanatory, but that can be solved by reading up on SQL. Highly recommended, also for database amateurs like me!

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7. ★★★★★ Jean Werk

   2.2y ago

   I’ve only tested on a staging site so far. I’m impressed how easy it is to create back-end reports.

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8. ★★★★★ pmontavon

   2.3y ago

   The best way to access databases. Very good support and prompt reply

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 5.5.77 Released 2026-07-17 Added: Gutenberg block support for [wpda_app] shortcode Added: Display multiple cards per row Added: Missing parameters for shortcode generation Added: Check for unsaved changes in Visual Query Builde 5.5.77
2. — Version 5.5.76 Released 2026-07-07 Added: Extended pagination button support for all data tables Fixed: Column filter popup should only count rows with client-side processing enabled Fixed: Update fails after navigating to other row fo 5.5.76
3. — Version 5.5.75 Released 2026-06-25 Added: New Visual Query Builder Added: Column filters popup positioning Added: Class names to action buttons Updated freemius SDK 5.5.75
4. — Version 5.5.74 Released 2026-05-21 Fixed: Expand column filters on startup not available for POPUPs Fixed: Must manually enable “show column filters in compact mode” for POPUPs Fixed: Border between column filters on left to fat 5.5.74
5. — Version 5.5.73 Released 2026-05-19 Added: Feedback to compact column filter buttons Added: Show column filters in popup Added: Single-select search panes Added: Selectable plus|min icons for numeric fields Added: Disable plus|min icons 5.5.73
6. — Version 5.5.72 Released 2026-05-04 Added: Clear all column filters button to compact vertically placed column filters container Added: Automatically open column filter list when user opens a column filter in compact mode Added: Multipl 5.5.72

All 21 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (5.5.90). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 5.9 WP Data Access <= 5.5.88 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via 'rel_tab' Parameter ↗
   2026-10-30 CVE-2026-110023 Missing Authorization Affects <= 5.5.88 Patched in 5.5.89
2. Patched Medium · 6.4 Data Access <= 5.5.87 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery ↗
   2026-10-15 CVE-2026-106470 Server-Side Request Forgery Affects <= 5.5.87 Patched in 5.5.88
3. Patched Medium · 5.3 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps < 5.5.84 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure ↗
   2026-10-14 CVE-2026-106099 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects < 5.5.84 Patched in 5.5.84
4. Patched Medium · 5.3 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps < 5.5.77 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-10-14 CVE-2026-106098 Missing Authorization Affects < 5.5.77 Patched in 5.5.77
5. Patched High · 7.5 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps <= 5.5.82 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection ↗
   2026-10-02 CVE-2026-95605 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 5.5.82 Patched in 5.5.83
6. Patched High · 7.5 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards <= 5.5.84 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection ↗
   2026-09-25 CVE-2026-93621 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 5.5.84 Patched in 5.5.85
7. Patched High · 7.5 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards <= 5.5.81 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection ↗
   2026-08-28 CVE-2026-81293 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 5.5.81 Patched in 5.5.82
8. Patched Medium · 5.3 WP Data Access – No-Code App Builder with Tables, Forms, Charts & Maps <= 5.5.68 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference to Data Access ↗
   2026-08-25 CVE-2026-3235 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 5.5.68 Patched in 5.5.69
9. Patched Medium · 5.3 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards <= 5.5.80 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-08-19 CVE-2026-66595 Missing Authorization Affects <= 5.5.80 Patched in 5.5.81
10. Patched Medium · 6.4 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards <= 5.5.79 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2026-08-12 CVE-2026-73344 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.5.79 Patched in 5.5.80
11. Patched High · 7.2 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards <= 5.5.79 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2026-08-05 CVE-2026-66663 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.5.79 Patched in 5.5.80
12. Patched Medium · 5.3 Data Access <= 5.5.78 - Missing Authorization ↗
    2026-08-03 CVE-2026-18032 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 5.5.78 Patched in 5.5.79
13. Patched High · 7.5 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards <= 5.5.70 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection ↗
    2026-05-09 CVE-2026-42665 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 5.5.70 Patched in 5.5.71
14. Patched Medium · 6.1 Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter ↗
    2026-04-30 CVE-2024-13362 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.5.31 Patched in 5.5.32
15. Patched Medium · 6.4 WP Data Access <= 5.5.63 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'wpda_app' Shortcode ↗
    2026-02-13 CVE-2026-0557 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.5.63 Patched in 5.5.64
16. Patched Medium · 6.4 WP Data Access <= 5.5.36 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2025-04-16 CVE-2025-39582 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.5.36 Patched in 5.5.37
17. Patched High · 7.5 WP Data Access – App, Table, Form and Chart Builder plugin <= 5.5.22 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection ↗
    2024-12-24 CVE-2024-12428 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 5.5.22 Patched in 5.5.23
18. Patched Medium · 4.3 WP Data Access <= 5.5.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
    2024-08-16 CVE-2024-43295 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 5.5.7 Patched in 5.5.9
19. Patched High · 7.5 WP Data Access <= 5.3.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation ↗
    2023-04-06 CVE-2023-1874 Incorrect Privilege Assignment Affects <= 5.3.7 Patched in 5.3.8
20. Patched Medium · 6.3 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks ↗
    2022-03-04 CVE-2022-4974 Missing Authorization Affects < 5.1.4 Patched in 5.1.4
21. Patched High · 7.2 WP Data Access <= 4.3.1 - Admin+ SQL Injection ↗
    2021-11-08 CVE-2021-24866 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 4.3.1 Patched in 5.0.0

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2021-12-07 9K+ → 10K+ up after 168 days in tier
2. 2021-06-22 10K+ → 9K+ down after 67 days in tier
3. 2021-04-16 8K+ → 10K+ up after 48 days in tier
4. 2021-02-27 7K+ → 8K+ up after 86 days in tier
5. 2020-12-03 6K+ → 7K+ up after 66 days in tier
6. 2020-09-28 5K+ → 6K+ up after 41 days in tier
7. 2020-08-18 4K+ → 5K+ up after 97 days in tier
8. 2020-05-13 2K+ → 4K+ up after 157 days in tier

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WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps: 10K+ active installs, 4.9★ (88 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-data-access