Title: SQL Chart Builder
Author: Guaven Labs
Published: <strong>Febrer 25, 2016</strong>
Last modified: Març 13, 2026

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# SQL Chart Builder

 By [Guaven Labs](https://profiles.wordpress.org/elvinhaci/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/sql-chart-builder.2.3.8.zip)

 * [Details](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/sql-chart-builder/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/sql-chart-builder/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/sql-chart-builder/#installation)
 * [Development](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/sql-chart-builder/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sql-chart-builder/)

## Description

The plugin can create beautiful charts based on your SQL queries, then you can use
those charts in any part of your website.
 You can use both native wp and non-wp
mysql tables in your queries.

### Pie chart, Donut chart, Line chart, Bar chart, Column chart, Area chart

#### How to use

 1. Give any name to your report.
 2. Use our preinstalled chart or create new one yourself: choose desired chart type,
    type sql query,
     enter field names, labels and then press to Publish/Update
 3. You can use multiple SQL queries too. Just split them by ; sign. You can also add
    shortcode argument to SQL query. For example if you
     type “select * from wp_posts
    where ID>{arg1}” then it you can pass arg1 value to the query with [gvn_schart_2
    id=”2″ arg1=”11″] shortcode.
 4. After update/save you will see needed shortcode below there. You can use that shortcode
    anywhere in your website: in pages, posts, widgets etc.
 5. Just check “Show table-view data below the graph” in order to get table-list view
    below each chart.
 6. Using “Dynamic Filters” you can create dynamic variables inside SQL code. It also
    creates corresponding dynamic input form above each chart.

#### Dynamic filters

Use this format: variable_name~default_value~variable_label~variable_type | variable_name
~default_value~variable_label~variable_type etc.

 * variable_name – any single name you want.
 * default_value – default value when no any variable chosen by a user
 * variable_label – Label which would be visible at a form above the chart
 * variable_type – number, text or date
 * ~ is a separator between variable elements.
 * | is a separator between variables

For example if to put

limit_tag~10~Count~number | post_date_tag~2010-07-05 17:25:18~Date Published~date,

then you can use this SQL code

select * from wp_posts where post_date<{post_date_tag} limit {limit_tag}

in SQL CODE field.
 {post_date_tag} and {limit_tag} would be replaced with dynamic
variables.

So, the plugin will automatically recognize it and put corresponding selectboxes
above the chart.

#### Website

[https://guaven.com/my-sql-charts/](https://guaven.com/my-sql-charts/)

#### Documentation

[https://guaven.com/my-sql-charts/#docs](https://guaven.com/my-sql-charts/#docs)

#### Bug Submission and Forum Support

[Contact Page](https://guaven.com/contact/solution-request/)

#### Please Vote if you liked our plugin

Your votes really helps us. Thanks.

### Available Filters

apply_filters( ‘guaven_sqlcharts_table_empty_cell’);

apply_filters(‘guaven_sqlcharts_pre_print_vars’);

apply_filters( ‘guaven_sqlcharts_final_output’);

apply_filters(‘guaven_sqlcharts_rendered_sql’);

## Screenshots

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## Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

 *   My SQL Charts

## Installation

 1. Upload ‘guaven_sqlcharts.zip’ to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory
 2. Unzip it.
 3. Go to Dashboard/Plugins and Activate the plugin.
 4. Go to “Dashboard/My SQL Charts” to create new charts. You will also see howtouse
    guide texts there.

## Reviews

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### 󠀁[Great lightweight plugin for visualizations](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-leightweight-plugin-for-visualizations/)󠁿

 [pamal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pamal/) Agost 15, 2023

Great free plugin with very fast support when needed, good performance, lightweight.
Absolutely recommended.My favorite for real time visualizations of information from
wordpress database. I use it instead of embedding Google Looker Studio reports.

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### 󠀁[Be careful, wait for update](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/be-careful-wait-for-update/)󠁿

 [eicken71](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eicken71/) Febrer 12, 2023 3 replies

Current version of SQL Chart Builder not compatible with PHP 8 and WP 6.1.1. It 
will block your website immediately after installing.

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Highly recommended chart plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/highly-recommened-chart-plugin/)󠁿

 [speleo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/speleo/) Setembre 26, 2022

A very powerful yet simple to use solution to display chart data directly from SQL
queries. Support is first class and very quick if required. I road tested a number
of other plugins before choosing SQL Chart Builder and this was definately the leader.
110% recommend.

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[how to show values directly on a bar chart](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-show-values-directly-on-a-bar-chart/)󠁿

 [missvanna](https://profiles.wordpress.org/missvanna/) Setembre 23, 2022

how to show values directly on a bar chart

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4cbf878c8b25afdc523752ed26c42f035b372024997cbff45c34a3bf0d86b866?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Very easy to create charts directly from DB](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-easy-to-create-charts-directly-from-db/)󠁿

 [tnightingale](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tnightingale/) Agost 11, 2022

This plugin is exactly what I was looking for – a way to display charts of user 
data on a membership site. It’s the only plugin I could find in the repository that
makes charts directly from sql, without requiring a pro version or adding a ton 
of other functionality. After a quick run through of the SQL tutorials on W3Schools,
I was creating just the charts I needed. Will be using this on other sites.

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### 󠀁[mySql connectivity](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-connectivity/)󠁿

 [raypierce](https://profiles.wordpress.org/raypierce/) Juliol 6, 2022

This is a great plugin with great support and help. I needed assistance and they
were right there with the solution. Too many of these plugins offer next to nothing
in their free version and then say upgrade to the PRO version to do stuff you really
want to do. This plugin does what those ask a premium for. As soon as this plugin
develops a pro version, I’m getting on board!! I tried a bunch of the chart plugins
and this one worked great out of the box. Skip the others.

 [ Read all 21 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sql-chart-builder/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“SQL Chart Builder” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Guaven Labs ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/elvinhaci/)

[Translate “SQL Chart Builder” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sql-chart-builder)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sql-chart-builder/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/sql-chart-builder/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/sql-chart-builder/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/sql-chart-builder/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

= 2.3.8=
 * Security fix: Patched SQL injection vulnerability in Dynamic Filter 
Variables feature. User-supplied GET parameters are now properly sanitized using
sanitize_text_field() and esc_sql(), and the () bypass loophole has been removed
for user input. Credits: WPScan team for responsible disclosure.

= 2.3.7=
 * Fixed small security issue * More escape/sanitize related security improvements

= 2.3.5=

 * 2 bug fixes on chart rendering X axis values

= 2.3.4=

 * Backend improvements on existing features

= 2.3.3=

 * Fixed: PHP warning issue

= 2.3.2=

 * Added: Enable/disable Stackedness of bar charts

= 2.3.1=

 * Added: Enable/disable Legend section in Charts

= 2.3.0=

 * Added: One new chart – Polar Area
 * Added: New small feature – Round Y Axis tick values
 * Improvement: Hashing DB Remote password

= 2.2.2=

 * Added: Custom color support for PIE charts
 * Added: Insert custom chart parameters via Shortcode attributes

= 2.2.1=

 * Small improvements

= 2.2.0=

 * Added width-height support
 * Added “Zero point” to line chart
 * Bugfixes

= 2.1.2=

 * New feature: Remote Database Connection
 * Setting custom & fixed colors for charts
 * Small improvement in table-view component

= 2.1.1=

 * Fixed small bug in Area Charts
 * Chart library has been updated to the latest version

= 2.1.0=

 * Dynamic filters added: You can use dynamic date/number/text filters at frontend.
 * Table-view support added.

= 2.0.4=

Now you can add custom arguments to the SQL query.

= 2.0.0=

 * New non-Google Local Charts added.
 * Use multiple mysql queries in one graph.

= 1.0.0=

 * Uploaded to WordPress.org

= 1.0.2=

 * Little fixes

= 1.0.5=

 * Added WP 4.7 compatibility
 * Fixed “multiple charts in one page” issue.

## Meta

 *  Version **2.3.7.2**
 *  Last updated **3 setmanes ago**
 *  Active installations **600+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sql-chart-builder/)
 * Tags
 * [charts](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/charts/)[mysql](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/mysql/)
   [sql](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sql/)[visualizer](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/visualizer/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/sql-chart-builder/advanced/)

## Ratings

 3.9 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ Guaven Labs ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/elvinhaci/)

## Support

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