Build tables in Jekyll

gistfile1.html

<!-- store in _includes/table -->
<table>

  <tr class="header">
  {%  for headerItem in site.table[tableName].headers %}
  <th>{{ headerItem }}</th>
  {% endfor %}
  </tr>

  {%  for dataRow in site.table[tableName].data %}
  <tr>
  {% for dataCell in dataRow %}
    <td>
      {% for metaData in dataCell %}
        {% if forloop.length > 1 %}
        <li>{{ metaData }}</li>
        {%  else %}
        {{ dataCell }}
        {% endif %}
      {% endfor %}
    </td>
  {% endfor %}
  </tr>
  {% endfor %}
  
</table>


<!-- assumes that data structure config.yml follows the format -->
table:
  table-name:
    headers:
      - header name
      - header name 2
    data:
      - [
          "data1"
          "data2"
          "data3"
        ],
      - [
          "data4"
          "data5"
          "data6"
        ]
# allows for list items within a table
      - [
          [
            "data7",
            "data8",
            "data9"
          ],
          "data10"
          "data11"
        ]

<!-- in post.md -->
{% assign tableName = "table-name" %}
{% include table %}