diff --git a/docs/example-widget-editable.html b/docs/example-widget-editable.html
index e2294280..ba6f9b55 100644
--- a/docs/example-widget-editable.html
+++ b/docs/example-widget-editable.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ td.no-edit, span.no-edit {
 
 			widgets: ['editable'],
 			widgetOptions: {
-				editable_columns       : [0,1,2],       // point to the columns to make editable (zero-based index)
+				editable_columns       : [0,1,2],       // or "0-2" (v2.14.2); point to the columns to make editable (zero-based index)
 				editable_enterToAccept : true,          // press enter to accept content, or click outside if false
 				editable_autoResort    : false,         // auto resort after the content has changed.
 				editable_noEdit        : 'no-edit',     // class name of cell that is not editable
@@ -78,7 +78,12 @@ td.no-edit, span.no-edit {
 			<li>In some browsers, additional CSS is needed to highlight a focused editable table cell. See the CSS block below.</li>
 			<li>Editable widget options include (defaults in parenthesis):
 				<ul>
-					<li><code>editable_column</code> (<code>[]</code>) - Contains an array of columns numbers you want to have editable content (zero-based index). <code>contenteditable="true"</code> is added to cells within these columns.</li>
+					<li><code>editable_column</code> (<code>[]</code>)
+						<ul>
+							<li>In tablesorter core <span class="version">v2.14.2</span>, this widget was updated to allow passing a range string in this option, i.e. <code>"0-2"</code> instead of <code>[0,1,2]</code>.</li>
+							<li>Contains an array of columns numbers you want to have editable content (zero-based index). <code>contenteditable="true"</code> is added to cells within these columns.</li>
+						</ul>
+					</li>
 					<li><code>editable_enterToAccept</code> (<code>true</code>) - Makes the user press enter to accept the content within the editable table cell; if <code>false</code>, clicking outside the cell will accept the content.</li>
 					<li><code>editable_autoResort</code> (<code>false</code>) - If <code>true</code> the column will resort (only if already sorted) after the content has been changed.</li>
 					<li><code>editable_noEdit</code> (<code>'no-edit'</code>) - Class name on table cells to search for that are not to become editable. The search is only done within the columns set by the <code>editable_column</code> option.</li>
diff --git a/js/widgets/widget-editable.js b/js/widgets/widget-editable.js
index 49fafb9e..6db435a6 100644
--- a/js/widgets/widget-editable.js
+++ b/js/widgets/widget-editable.js
@@ -18,10 +18,21 @@
 		},
 		init: function(table, thisWidget, c, wo){
 			if (!wo.editable_columns.length) { return; }
-			var $t, cols = [];
-			$.each(wo.editable_columns, function(i, col){
-				cols.push('td:nth-child(' + (col + 1) + ')');
-			});
+			var indx, tmp, $t, cols = [];
+			if (wo.editable_columns.indexOf('-') >= 0) {
+				// editable_columns can contain a range string (i.e. "2-4" )
+				tmp = wo.editable_columns.split('-');
+				indx = parseInt(tmp[0],10) || 0;
+				tmp = parseInt(tmp[1],10) || (c.columns - 1);
+				if (tmp > c.columns) { tmp = c.columns - 1; }
+				for (; indx <= tmp; indx++) {
+					cols.push('td:nth-child(' + (indx + 1) + ')');
+				}
+			} else if ($.isArray(wo.editable_columns)) {
+				$.each(wo.editable_columns, function(i, col){
+					cols.push('td:nth-child(' + (col + 1) + ')');
+				});
+			}
 			// IE does not allow making TR/TH/TD cells directly editable (issue #404)
 			// so add a div or span inside ( it's faster than using wrapInner() )
 			c.$tbodies.find( cols.join(',') ).not('.' + wo.editable_noEdit).each(function(){