Rating & Icon Shortcodes

Ninja Tables Pro includes two small shortcodes for table cells: [nt_ratings] draws a star rating, and [nt_icon] repeats an icon. Type them straight into a cell, or build them with Transform value from another column.

Shortcodes in cells run only for trusted sources

Shortcodes typed into a cell run for tables whose rows are stored in Ninja Tables (typed in, imported or edited on the front end). Tables that read their rows from another source, such as Fluent Forms entries, show the shortcode text as it is. See Shortcode Reference.

Star ratings: [nt_ratings]

[nt_ratings value="4" max="5"]

Shows 4 filled stars followed by 1 empty star.

Attribute	What it does	Default
value	The number of filled stars (whole numbers).	5
max	The total number of stars. If value is higher, max grows to match.	5
color	Color of the filled stars.	#ffcc00
alt_color	Color of the empty stars.	#dddddd

The rating value is also written into the cell as hidden text, so the column still sorts and searches by the number. Only whole numbers count; a value like 3.5 is read as 3.

Example: rating from another column

If a column with the key score holds a number from 1 to 5, add a Rating column and set its Transform value to:

[nt_ratings value="{{row.score}}" max="5" color="#f5a623"]

Icons: [nt_icon]

[nt_icon icon="check" number="1" color="green"]

Attribute	What it does	Default
icon	The icon name (see the list below). Nothing is shown if the name is empty or not in the list.	star
number	How many times to repeat the icon.	1
color	Icon color, as a name or hex code.	black

Each icon is drawn about 20 pixels wide. The icon name is also written into the cell as hidden text. Available icons: star, star-o, check, remove, remove-outline, add-outline, cart-outline, bag-handle, search-outline, pencil-sharp, trash-sharp, refresh-outline, caret-up-outline, caret-down-outline, caret-up-down-outline and loading.

Example: yes/no column

A plan comparison table can show a green check for included features and a grey cross for the rest. Put one of these in each cell:

[nt_icon icon="check" color="#2e7d32"]
[nt_icon icon="remove" color="#9e9e9e"]

See the Shortcode Reference for every Ninja Tables shortcode.