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+# Discourse Table Builder
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+A theme component that adds a button to the composer tools to easily build tables in markdown.
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+## To Do List:
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+- [X] Add table builder functionality
+- [ ] Possibly add the ability to edit tables
+- [ ] Add front-end tests 
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