diff --git a/docs/example-widget-filter.html b/docs/example-widget-filter.html
index 95576eda..a1564dc9 100644
--- a/docs/example-widget-filter.html
+++ b/docs/example-widget-filter.html
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ $(function(){
 						</tbody>
 					</table>
 					<span class="bright">(1)</span> You cannot combine these operators with each other (except for the wildcards).<br>
-					<span class="bright">(2)</span> The filter order (or precendence) of how searches are checked is as follows: <span class="smallcode">regex (<code>/\d/</code>) <strong>&gt;</strong> exact (<code>"</code>) <strong>&gt;</strong> not match (<code>!</code>) <strong>&gt;</strong> operators (<code>&lt; &lt;= &gt;= &gt;</code>) <strong>&gt;</strong> and (<code>&nbsp;AND&nbsp;</code>) <strong>&gt;</strong> range (<code>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</code>) <strong>&gt;</strong> wild/or (<code>?</code>, <code>*</code> and <code>&nbsp;OR&nbsp;</code>) <strong>&gt;</strong> fuzzy (<code>~</code>); so an exact match will override "and", "or" and "range" searches </span><br>
+					<span class="bright">(2)</span> The filter order (or precendence) of how searches are checked is as follows: <span class="smallcode">regex (<code>/\d/</code>) <strong>&gt;</strong> operators (<code>&lt; &lt;= &gt;= &gt;</code>) <strong>&gt;</strong> exact (<code>"</code>) <strong>&gt;</strong> not match (<code>!</code>) <strong>&gt;</strong> and (<code>&nbsp;AND&nbsp;</code>) <strong>&gt;</strong> range (<code>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</code>) <strong>&gt;</strong> wild/or (<code>?</code>, <code>*</code> and <code>&nbsp;OR&nbsp;</code>) <strong>&gt;</strong> fuzzy (<code>~</code>); so an exact match will override "and", "or" and "range" searches </span> (*NOTE* order changed in <span class="version">v2.14.6</span>, operators prioritized before exact; see <a href="https://github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/465">issue #465</a>) <br>
 					<span class="bright">(3)</span> Logical "or" comparisons can now show exact matches (by default; <span class="version">v2.10.1</span>) or just match cell contents.<br>
 					<span class="bright">(4)</span> In tablesorter <span class="version">v2.10</span>, comparisons can be made in date columns (if properly parsed).
 				</li>
diff --git a/js/jquery.tablesorter.widgets.js b/js/jquery.tablesorter.widgets.js
index 8ac0ed9a..b6d35e55 100644
--- a/js/jquery.tablesorter.widgets.js
+++ b/js/jquery.tablesorter.widgets.js
@@ -419,23 +419,6 @@ ts.filter = {
 			}
 			return null;
 		},
-		// Look for quotes or equals to get an exact match; ignore type since iExact could be numeric
-		exact: function( filter, iFilter, exact, iExact ) {
-			/*jshint eqeqeq:false */
-			if (ts.filter.regex.exact.test(iFilter)) {
-				return iFilter.replace(ts.filter.regex.exact, '') == iExact;
-			}
-			return null;
-		},
-		// Look for a not match
-		notMatch: function( filter, iFilter, exact, iExact, cached, index, table, wo ) {
-			if ( /^\!/.test(iFilter) ) {
-				iFilter = iFilter.replace('!', '');
-				var indx = iExact.search( $.trim(iFilter) );
-				return iFilter === '' ? true : !(wo.filter_startsWith ? indx === 0 : indx >= 0);
-			}
-			return null;
-		},
 		// Look for operators >, >=, < or <=
 		operators: function( filter, iFilter, exact, iExact, cached, index, table, wo, parsed ) {
 			if ( /^[<>]=?/.test(iFilter) ) {
@@ -462,6 +445,23 @@ ts.filter = {
 			}
 			return null;
 		},
+		// Look for quotes or equals to get an exact match; ignore type since iExact could be numeric
+		exact: function( filter, iFilter, exact, iExact ) {
+			/*jshint eqeqeq:false */
+			if (ts.filter.regex.exact.test(iFilter)) {
+				return iFilter.replace(ts.filter.regex.exact, '') == iExact;
+			}
+			return null;
+		},
+		// Look for a not match
+		notMatch: function( filter, iFilter, exact, iExact, cached, index, table, wo ) {
+			if ( /^\!/.test(iFilter) ) {
+				iFilter = iFilter.replace('!', '');
+				var indx = iExact.search( $.trim(iFilter) );
+				return iFilter === '' ? true : !(wo.filter_startsWith ? indx === 0 : indx >= 0);
+			}
+			return null;
+		},
 		// Look for an AND or && operator (logical and)
 		and : function( filter, iFilter, exact, iExact ) {
 			if ( /\s+(AND|&&)\s+/g.test(filter) ) {