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A Table, a Caption, and a Cheap Folding Chair

Parked in .
Green folding table and chairs set outdoors.

Tables get weird fast when they are treated like layout furniture. A real table is for data. It needs headings, rows, and a caption that tells you why the thing exists before the cells start muttering.

PartDirtbag rule
CaptionUse the WordPress Table block figcaption, not a raw table caption that breaks the editor.
HeadersUse scoped table headers for rows and columns.
LayoutIf it is not data, use headings, lists, or paragraphs instead.
Table manners for a cheap folding chair website

The goal is not fancy. The goal is that a screen reader, a browser, and a tired human can all get through it.

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