Title: SpreadsheetConverter Calculator
Author: SpreadsheetConverter
Published: <strong>June 21, 2018</strong>
Last modified: August 21, 2026

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# SpreadsheetConverter Calculator

 By [SpreadsheetConverter](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spreadsheetconverter/)

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## Description

SpreadsheetConverter (https://www.spreadsheetconverter.com/) turns an Excel
 workbook
into an interactive, calculating web page. This plugin embeds that calculator in
WordPress as a Gutenberg block — rendered inline by your theme (no iframe), SEO-
visible, and recalculating live as visitors type.

You create the calculator with the SpreadsheetConverter add-in for Excel. It
 works
in Excel desktop (Windows or Mac) **and** in Excel on the web, which is free with
a Microsoft account — so most people can use it without buying Excel. There is a
free trial — install it from https://addin.spreadsheetconverter.com/install

**Three hosting modes:**

 * **Server form (recommended)** — click _Publish to the Server_ in Excel
    (SpreadsheetConverter
   Server), then _Copy link_, and paste it. The form mounts inline on your page 
   straight from the Server — calculating live, **saving what visitors type as records
   on the Server**, no Server menus, no iframe. Any conversion flavor works; you
   do not need the Embeddable option for this mode.
 * **Host on this site** — paste the conversion link copied from the
    SpreadsheetConverter
   task pane in Excel and click _Host on this site. WordPress fetches the calculator
   from the SpreadsheetConverter cloud and stores it inside your own site (`wp-content/
   uploads/ssc-embed/`). Everything is then served same-origin — fast, no CORS, 
   and the calculator keeps working forever, even after the conversion link expires.
 * **Link to the cloud** — click _Publish to Cloud_ in Excel, paste the
    permanent
   link. The calculator stays on the SpreadsheetConverter cloud; your page references
   it and is always current when you re-publish.

An offline fallback lets you upload the calculator zip manually if your
 WordPress
host cannot reach the SpreadsheetConverter cloud. Classic (non-block) themes can
use the `[ssc_calc]` shortcode.

One calculator per page. The block validates the pasted link and tells
 you exactly
what to do if it is the wrong kind (for example a temporary “Test in Cloud” link).

### External services

This plugin connects to SpreadsheetConverter services in three situations,
 each
initiated explicitly by an editor — never on a public page view in self-host mode:

 1. **Host on this site** — when an editor clicks the button, the WordPress
     server
    downloads the calculator bundle from the conversion link’s host (`*.spreadsheetconverter.
    com`). The pasted URL (containing the conversion job id) is the only data sent.
 2. **Link to the cloud** — the page embeds the calculator directly from
     the SpreadsheetConverter
    hosting cloud (`*.spreadsheethosting.com`); visitors’ browsers request the calculator
    files from that host. When configuring the block, the WordPress server fetches 
    the published calculator’s index page once to read its name.
 3. **Server form** — the page embeds the form directly from
     SpreadsheetConverter 
    Server (`server.spreadsheetconverter.com`); visitors’ browsers request the form
    and its assets from that host, and what a visitor types into the form is saved 
    as a record on the Server (that is the product: a saving form). Nothing is fetched
    by your WordPress server in this mode.

Both services are provided by Framtidsforum I&M AB (SpreadsheetConverter).
 Terms
of use: https://www.spreadsheetconverter.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy policy: https://
www.spreadsheetconverter.com/privacy-policy/

### Getting started

#### Part 1 — Convert your spreadsheet (in Excel)

You need the SpreadsheetConverter add-in for Excel to convert your workbook. It

runs in Excel desktop (Windows or Mac) or in Excel on the web (free with a Microsoft
account — no need to buy Excel). Install it (free trial) from https://addin.spreadsheetconverter.
com/install

 1. **Start Excel and open your workbook** — e.g. `mortgage-calculator.xlsx`.
 2. **Open the SpreadsheetConverter task pane** (Home ribbon 
     SpreadsheetConverter).
 3. **Sign in** if prompted (required to convert).
 4. **Press Convert.** For the recommended Server mode any flavor is fine —
     the Server
    compiles the workbook itself. For _Host on this site_ or _Link to the cloud_ you
    must select **Flavor = HTML and tick the Embeddable checkbox first — those two 
    modes embed the converted bundle, and only an Embeddable HTML conversion produces
    it. The spreadsheet becomes an interactive web calculator (a few seconds).
 5. **Get the link to paste into WordPress.** On the green **Converted** card:
 6.  * _Recommended:_ press **Publish to the Server**, then **Copy link** on
        the _Published
       to the Server_ card — a permanent link to your form on SpreadsheetConverter 
       Server (visitors’ entries are saved as records there).
     * To host it on your own WordPress site: under **▸ More options 
        WordPress
       , 
       press Copy link — the short-lived conversion link (use
        it within a few minutes).
     * To link to the SpreadsheetConverter cloud instead: under **Classic
        cloud
       , 
       press Publish to cloud, then copy the permanent link. Only a
        permanent Publish-
       to-cloud link works for cloud-linking — a temporary “Test in cloud” link (its
       address contains `/tmp/`) is rejected by the block.
     * In every case you paste the **whole link** and the block double-checks
        it. 
       Nothing is downloaded to your computer.

#### Part 2 — Add it to your WordPress page

 1. **Open your WordPress page for editing** (Pages  Add New). You are
     already signed
    in to WordPress here — that is why you never type a password into Excel.
 2. **Add the SpreadsheetConverter block** (＋  “SpreadsheetConverter
     Calculator”).
 3. **Paste your link.** The block recognizes the link type and offers the
     matching
    option:
 4.  * Server form link (`…/forms/your-form`, a record link
        …/forms/your-form/17, 
       or the `…/embed.html` address itself)  **Embed from the Server** (recommended).
       Click it. The form mounts inline straight from the Server — no Server header,
       menu or records row, just the form, styled by your theme.
     * Conversion link  **Host on this site**. Click it.
        WordPress fetches your calculator
       and stores it inside your own site.
     * Publish-to-Cloud link  **Link to the cloud.** The calculator stays
        on the cloud;
       your page references it.
     * Temporary “Test in Cloud” link  the block shows: _“This is a
        temporary test
       link — click Publish to Cloud in Excel for a permanent one.”
     * A Server link that is not a form (a Records list, a Properties page,
        a private
       link)  _“Paste the form’s own link — the address ‘Open your form’ opens in Excel(…/
       forms/your-form). Records lists, Properties pages and private links can’t be
       embedded.”
     * Anything unrecognized  _“That doesn’t look like a
        SpreadsheetConverter link—
       copy it again from the Excel panel.”
 5. **See the live preview** inside the editor — no grey iframe,
     theme-styled, calculates
    live.
 6. **Press Publish** (the WordPress button). The page goes live.
 7. **View your live page.** It calculates, validates, moves between
     sheets, and Submit
    works. On a Server form, what a visitor types is saved to the Server exactly as
    on the Server’s own page: a small save status sits at the top of the form, action
    buttons show their outcome in the page, and you find the records under **Records**
    on the Server.

#### Server forms — notes and limits

 * **One calculator per page** (all modes; the calculator is page-global).
 * **Classic themes:**
    [ssc_calc token=”https://server.spreadsheetconverter.com/
   t/acme/forms/order”].
 * **Updating later:** re-publish to the Server — your page mounts the new
    version
   on reload; nothing to change in WordPress.
 * **Returning visitors:** in most browsers a visitor who comes back to your
    page
   is recognized again (the Server keeps their identity in a partitioned cookie)
   and continues with their earlier entry. A browser that refuses partitioned cookies
   starts a fresh entry instead — the earlier one stays safe on the Server.
 * **No sign-in inside the mount:** a members-only form shows the Server’s
    refusal
   in the save status with a link to sign in on the Server’s own page.
 * **Forms published before this release:** re-publish once so images inside
    the
   form and returning-visitor recognition work in the mount (both ride a per-form
   file that updates on publish).
 * **Your site sends its own Content-Security-Policy?** Allow
    https://server.spreadsheetconverter.
   com in `script-src`, `style-src`, img-src and `connect-src` — the same four the
   cloud-link mode needs for spreadsheethosting. WordPress itself sends no CSP by
   default.
 * **Troubleshooting:** open `…/forms/your-form/embed.html` directly in a
    browser.
   If it works there but not on your page, the issue is your page’s CSP, a plugin
   stripping the custom element, or a theme script clashing with a global the calculator
   uses.

## Screenshots

[⌊The published page — the calculator renders inline in your theme, no
iframe, and
recalculates live as visitors type.⌉⌊The published page — the calculator renders
inline in your theme, no
iframe, and recalculates live as visitors type.⌉[

The published page — the calculator renders inline in your theme, no iframe, and
recalculates live as visitors type.

[⌊Add the SpreadsheetConverter Calculator block from the block inserter.⌉⌊Add the
SpreadsheetConverter Calculator block from the block inserter.⌉[

Add the SpreadsheetConverter Calculator block from the block inserter.

[⌊The block asks for one thing: the link you copied from the
SpreadsheetConverter
task pane in Excel.⌉⌊The block asks for one thing: the link you copied from the

SpreadsheetConverter task pane in Excel.⌉[

The block asks for one thing: the link you copied from the SpreadsheetConverter 
task pane in Excel.

[⌊Paste a conversion link and the block offers Host on this site — one
click stores
the calculator inside your own WordPress site (same-origin,
permanent, no CORS).⌉⌊
Paste a conversion link and the block offers Host on this site — one
click stores
the calculator inside your own WordPress site (same-origin,
permanent, no CORS).⌉[

Paste a conversion link and the block offers _Host on this site_ — one click stores
the calculator inside your own WordPress site (same-origin, permanent, no CORS).

[⌊The live preview in the editor is the real calculator, already
calculating — what
you see is what your visitors get.⌉⌊The live preview in the editor is the real calculator,
already
calculating — what you see is what your visitors get.⌉[

The live preview in the editor is the real calculator, already calculating — what
you see is what your visitors get.

## Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

 *   SpreadsheetConverter Calculator Embed a calculating web page converted from
   Excel by SpreadsheetConverter – inline, no iframe.

## FAQ

### How many calculators can I put on one page?

One. Each page hosts a single calculator; put more on their own pages.

### My theme uses the classic editor — can I still embed?

Yes: `[ssc_calc token="…"]` (a link you pasted/hosted via the block, a permanent
cloud link, or a Server form link) or `[ssc_calc src="…"]` (the calculator’s base
URL).

### What is the difference between a Server form and the other modes?

A Server form is hosted on SpreadsheetConverter Server and **saves what visitors
type as records** you can review there — it is a form, not just a calculator. The
other two modes embed a static calculating page (self-hosted or on the cloud); nothing
is stored unless the workbook has its own Submit. For other websites (Squarespace,
Wix, plain HTML) the form’s Properties page on the Server shows the same two-line
embed code to copy.

### How do I update the calculator later?

Convert again in Excel and re-click _Host on this site_ (or re-Publish to Cloud).
Re-hosting replaces the stored copy.

### I am upgrading from the classic version — will my existing calculators break?

No. The classic plugin embedded each calculator as a fixed `<iframe>` saved directly
in your page, pointing at files in `wp-content/uploads/ssc/`. Version 12 does not
touch those files, so your existing pages keep working exactly as before. What changes
is only the editor: the old upload screen is replaced by the new “SpreadsheetConverter
Calculator” block. To add a _new_ calculator, use that block (or the `[ssc_calc]`
shortcode). After updating you will see a one-time admin notice with the same reminder;
you can dismiss it.

### The calculator isn’t working on my page

If you self-hosted, open https:///wp-content/uploads/ssc-embed//index.html directly
in a browser. That page runs the calculator on its own — if it works there but not
on your page, the issue is page/theme integration, not the calculator.

### My WordPress host cannot reach the internet

Use the offline fallback: click _Download zip_ in the Excel task pane and upload
the zip in the block.

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The support here is ridiculous. They ignore your requests for weeks then come up
with a simple question like "do you use diagrams?". Although your question was about
you using diagrams and in the attached files are diagrams and you clearly stated
in your request that you use diagrams. Funny thing is that after you patiently answer"
yes", they disappear for another week. Last but not least, after I purchased the
product they stopped answering at all! I have now a couple of outstanding requests
and there's no answer for more than a month. If the Spreadsheet Converter team sees
this, please, I beg you, contact me.

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The Excel plugin causes Excel to crash every time you use it. The WordPress plugin
causes 403 errors. When you contact customer support, expect a delayed response 
with a message that does not address your concerns. They'll simply claim no other
users reported a problem and won't engage with you to understand the problem. Or,
they'll provide generic feedback for some unrelated problem. While the result is
cool when it works, I invested SEVERAL hours building Excel templates and working
with both of their plugins to make it work. In the end, it was wasted time and money
when I ran into issues and could not get any help. I absolutely would NOT recommend
this app.

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The spreadsheetconverter is amazing product. I love it! The plugin Do the job.

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This plugin shows an error in the only admin page of it. The plugin needs a paid
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and you can't find any way to try or test software. You can download the software
but can't use it, just like the plugin itself… Waste of time

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## Contributors & Developers

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have contributed to this plugin.

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## Changelog

#### 12.1.0

 * New: **Server form** mode — paste a SpreadsheetConverter Server form link
    (`…/
   forms/your-form`) and press _Embed from the Server_. The form mounts inline in
   your theme (no iframe, no Server menus), calculates live, and saves visitors’
   entries as records on the Server. Record links and ?view=1 links work too.
 * The `[ssc_calc]` shortcode accepts Server form links.
 * Images and other assets inside an embedded calculator now load from the
    calculator’s
   own host in every mode (previously they could wrongly be requested from your 
   page’s address).
 * Clearer message when a pasted Server link is not a form’s own address
    (a Records
   list, a Properties page, a private link).

#### 12.0.2

 * Editor: the link field’s placeholder no longer shows a full example URL,
    which
   could be mistaken for an already-entered value. It now reads “Paste calculator
   link…” (and is translatable).

#### 12.0.1

 * Add a one-time, dismissible admin notice for sites upgrading from the
    classic(
   pre-12) plugin: confirms existing iframe embeds keep working and points to the
   new block. Shown only when classic data is detected.
 * Add an “Upgrading from the classic version?” FAQ entry.

#### 12.0.0

 * Complete rewrite for SpreadsheetConverter v12.
 * Gutenberg block with inline (no-iframe) rendering via the `<ssc-calc>`
    embed
   mount.
 * Self-host mode: block-initiated pull — WordPress fetches the calculator
    bundle
   server-side; no credentials, no CORS.
 * Cloud-link mode: reference a permanent Publish-to-Cloud URL.
 * Manual zip upload fallback for air-gapped hosts.
 * `[ssc_calc]` shortcode for classic themes.
 * Removed: custom post type, upload-triggered ZIP extraction, version
    regex, debug
   file logging, TinyMCE iframe inserter.

## Commercial plugin

This plugin is free but offers additional paid commercial upgrades or support. [View support](https://help.spreadsheetconverter.com/support/online-help/ssc-help-support-guide-for-the-wordpress-plugin/)

## Meta

 *  Version **12.1.0**
 *  Last updated **1 month ago**
 *  Active installations **500+**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.2**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
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