Visualforce TableGrid
A highly customizable, sortable, filterable, and editable Visualforce table grid component for Salesforce with native Classic look and feel.
What is Visualforce TableGrid?
Visualforce TableGrid is an open-source Salesforce component library that provides a highly customizable, sortable, filterable, and editable table grid for Visualforce pages. It solves the problem of limited functionality in standard Salesforce tables by offering spreadsheet-like editing, user-customizable columns and filters, and native Salesforce Classic look and feel while serving as a drop-in replacement for <apex:pageBlockTable> and standard related lists.
Salesforce developers and administrators building custom Visualforce pages who need advanced data table functionality with editing capabilities and user customization options while maintaining native Salesforce UI consistency.
Developers choose Visualforce TableGrid because it provides enterprise-grade table functionality with spreadsheet-like editing, user-driven customization, and seamless Salesforce Classic integration—all as a free, open-source alternative to building complex table components from scratch.
Overview
Flexible and highly customizable Visualforce table grid component. Salesforce.com Classic Look and Feel.
Use Cases
Best For
- Replacing standard Visualforce pageBlockTable components with enhanced functionality
- Creating editable data grids with spreadsheet-like cell editing in Salesforce
- Building user-customizable related lists with column selection and filtering
- Implementing advanced lookup popups with sorting and filtering capabilities
- Developing Visualforce pages that require native Salesforce Classic UI consistency
- Adding bulk record operations like multi-record deletion to Salesforce interfaces
Not Ideal For
- Projects built for Salesforce Lightning Experience, as it's designed specifically for Classic UI and may not integrate well.
- Applications handling datasets larger than 10,000 records due to the StandardSetController limitation mentioned in the issues.
- Teams requiring high-performance Visualforce pages with minimal viewstate, given the admitted performance and loading concerns.
- Developers needing a component with zero JavaScript or modern framework support, since it relies on jQuery and client-side interactions.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Seamlessly matches Salesforce.com Classic design for consistent integration, as shown in screenshots and described in the features list.
Enables inline cell editing directly in the grid, replacing standard tables with interactive functionality for enhanced user experience.
Allows users to filter records and select columns via a built-in UI with auto-save, improving adaptability without developer intervention.
Works as standalone tables, embedded related lists, or advanced lookup popups, demonstrated in the usage examples for flexible implementation.
Cons
The README admits reducing viewstate and improving loading times as known issues, which can slow down Visualforce pages and affect user experience.
Limited to 10,000 records due to dependency on StandardSetController, making it unsuitable for large datasets without custom workarounds.
Known bugs like FilterBuilder not clearing values and save/delete buttons not activating indicate areas needing fixes, as listed in the issues.
Frequently Asked Questions
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