diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index db5963ba..97c90a26 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
 	<ul>
 		<li><a href="example-parsers-dates.html">Assorted date parsers</a> (<span class="version">v2.8</span>; <span class="version updated">v2.14</span>; includes weekday, month, two-digit year &amp; <a href="http://sugarjs.com/dates">sugar.js</a> date parsers).</li>
 		<li><a href="example-parsers-ignore-articles.html">Ignore leading articles parser</a> (Ignore &quot;A&quot;, &quot;An&quot; and &quot;The&quot; in titles) (<span class="version">v2.8</span>).</li>
-		<li><a href="example-widget-grouping.html">Input/select parsers</a> (used by Grouping rows widget) (<span class="version">v2.8</span>; <span class="version updated">v2.16.2</span>).</li>
+		<li><a href="example-widget-grouping.html">Input/select parsers</a> (used by Grouping rows widget) (<span class="version">v2.8</span>; <span class="version updated">v2.17.1</span>).</li>
 		<li><a href="example-parsers-metric.html">Metric parser</a> (<span class="version">v2.8</span>).</li>
 		<li><a href="example-parsers-feet-inch-fraction.html">Feet-inch-fraction parser</a> (<span class="version">v2.8</span>).</li>
 		<li><a href="example-parsers-ip-address.html">IPv6 address parser</a> (<span class="version">v2.12</span>).</li>
diff --git a/js/parsers/parser-input-select.js b/js/parsers/parser-input-select.js
index 8e073c3d..f4704e73 100644
--- a/js/parsers/parser-input-select.js
+++ b/js/parsers/parser-input-select.js
@@ -71,17 +71,20 @@
 	$(window).load(function(){
 		// this flag prevents the updateCell event from being spammed
 		// it happens when you modify input text and hit enter
-		var alreadyUpdating = false;
-		$('table').find('tbody').on('change', 'select, input', function(e){
+		var alreadyUpdating = false,
+			t = $.tablesorter.css.table || 'tablesorter';
+		// bind to .tablesorter (default class name)
+		$('.' + t).find('tbody').on('change', 'select, input', function(e){
 			if (!alreadyUpdating) {
 				var $tar = $(e.target),
 					$cell = $tar.closest('td'),
 					$table = $cell.closest('table'),
 					indx = $cell[0].cellIndex,
-					c = $table[0].config,
+					c = $table[0].config || false,
 					$hdr = c && c.$headers && c.$headers.eq(indx);
-				// don't use updateCell if column is set to "sorter-false" and "filter-false"
-				if ($hdr.length && $hdr.hasClass('sorter-false') && $hdr.hasClass('filter-false')){
+				// abort if not a tablesorter table, or
+				// don't use updateCell if column is set to "sorter-false" and "filter-false", or column is set to "parser-false"
+				if ( !c || ( $hdr && $hdr.length && ( $hdr.hasClass('parser-false') || ($hdr.hasClass('sorter-false') && $hdr.hasClass('filter-false')) ) ) ){
 					return false;
 				}
 				alreadyUpdating = true;