tablesorter is a jQuery plugin for turning a standard HTML table with THEAD and TBODY tags into a sortable table without page refreshes. tablesorter can successfully parse and sort many types of data including linked data in a cell.

Documentation

• See the full documentation.
• All of the original document pages have been included.
• Information from my blog post on undocumented options and lots of new demos have also been included.
• Change log moved from included text file into the wiki documentation.

Demos

• Basic alpha-numeric sort Demo.
• Links to demo pages can be found within the main documentation.
• More demos & playgrounds - updated in the wiki pages.

Features

• Multi-column alphanumeric sorting and filtering.
• Multi-tbody sorting - see the options table on the main document page.
• Supports Bootstrap v2 and 3
• Parsers for sorting text, alphanumeric text, URIs, integers, currency, floats, IP addresses, dates (ISO, long and short formats) & time. Add your own easily.
• Inline editing - see demo
• Support for ROWSPAN and COLSPAN on TH elements.
• Support secondary "hidden" sorting (e.g., maintain alphabetical sort when sorting on other criteria).
• Extensibility via widget system.
• Cross-browser: IE 6.0+, FF 2+, Safari 2.0+, Opera 9.0+, Chrome 5.0+.
• Small code size, starting at 25K minified
• Works with jQuery 1.2.6+ (jQuery 1.4.1+ needed with some widgets).
• Works with jQuery 1.9+ ($.browser.msie was removed; needed in the original version).

Licensing

• Copyright (c) 2007 Christian Bach.
• Original examples and docs at: http://tablesorter.com.
• Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses.

Special Thanks

• Big shout-out to Nick Craver for getting rid of the eval() function that was previously needed for multi-column sorting.
• Big thanks to thezoggy for helping with code, themes and providing valuable feedback.
• Big thanks to ThsSin- for taking over for a while and also providing valuable feedback.
• Also extra thanks to christhomas and Lynesth for help with code.
• And, of course thanks to everyone else that has contributed, and continues to contribute to this forked project!

Change Log

View the complete listing here.

Version 2.15.4 (2/22/2014)

• Add "updateCache" method
  • This method updates the parsers, if undefined, then updates the internal cache.
  • Used by the pager (addon & widget) to update the internal cache after an ajax update.
• Pager (addon & widget)
  • Fixed several undefined variable javascript errors. Fixes issue #509.
  • Fixed an issue with recursion in the pager widget - removed several unnecessary "applyWidget" methods.
  • Now uses the "updateCache" method after the table is rendered using ajax.

Version 2.15.3 (2/21/2014)

• Stickyheaders
  • Sorting works again. Fixes issue #508.
  • Table no longer scrolls to the top after initializing a sort from the sticky header.

Version 2.15.2 (2/20/2014)

• Filter widget
  • Fix js error on empty tables & multiple rows in thead while managing c.parsers. Fixes issue #507.
  • filter-onlyAvail now updates all selects properly. Fixes issue #473.
  • Fix annoying filter search caret jumping to end while typing
• Doc updates
  • Added delayInit demo (pull #504) - thanks Infeligo!
  • Fixed some markup issues & rearranged some links
  • Updated minified widget file date. Fixes issue #505

Version 2.15.1 (2/19/2014)

• Filter widget
  • Switched method of saving last search times, as cloned table parts would not include saved data
  • Fixes issue #473.

Version 2.15.0 (2/19/2014)

• Core

  • Add accessibility attributes to tablesorter (aria).
  • Make header's bindEvent function public to allow easier binding to cloned table headers.
  • Add an unsorted header class name option cssNone (empty string by default) and now all unsorted headers will have a class name of tablesorter-headerUnSorted applied; updated destroy method to remove header unsorted class name.
  • Ensure only "updateRow" is triggered within the pager plugin to prevent issues with Proptype.js, see issue #217.
  • Clean up all public API functions to accept table as either a DOM element or a jQuery table object.
  • The log will now display console errors and/or warnings based on those key words.
  • Consolidated all default class names used by the plugin within $.tablesorter.css - these are class names that are not set by the options.

• Docs

  • Organize the examples section to make it easier to find the desired sort demo.
  • Add associated tablesorter option (with link) with the appropriate examples.
  • Add a "Custom parsers" section instead of lumping it in with the widgets.
  • Add a "Work-in-progress" section for some beta demos.
  • Add indicators to show which widgets are contained within the jquery.tablesorter.widgets.js file.
  • Add an "API" section which gives details on how to use tablesorters available public variables & functions in both the core and widgets.
  • Colorize the left border of code blocks to differentiate HTML, CSS and javascript.
  • Update & consolidate jQuery UI accordion code.
  • Miscellaneous demo fixes.

• Parsers

  • The "shortDate" parser now works properly with header colspans. Fixes issue #474.
  • The "currency" parser will now properly detect currencies which include a plus or minus sign.
  • The "checkbox" parser (contained in the parser-input-select.js file) will now toggle a class name of checked-# (# is the column index) on the row.
  • A new parsed parameter has been added to the parser code block.
    • This parameter is set with a boolean value (i.e. true or false), to signal the filter widget to only search through parsed data when true.
    • All parsers within the "parser-input-select.js" file now include a parsed:true parameter.
    • The parsers and parsers-advanced demos have been updated to reflect this addition.

• css Sticky headers widget:

  • Add cssStickyHeaders_zIndex option. Fixes issue #466.
  • Browser will now scroll to table top after filtering. Fixes issue #482.

• Column selector widget (new!)

  • This widget can make a table responsive. It uses similar parameters as those used by jQuery mobile to set priorities for hiding columns (uses "data-priority" attribute).
  • The column priorities range from 1 to 6, with 1 having the highest priority. As the browser window shrinks, lower priority (higher numbers) columns will be hidden first until all numbered priority columns are hidden.
  • Any named data-priority, other than the numbers 1 - 6, (e.g. "critical" or "persistent") will be treated as a column which will not be included in the column selector.
  • With the addition of some basic selector markup and css, this widget will also allow selecting (hiding or showing) table columns.
  • Popups can also be targetted for addition of these selectors; the demo includes a Bootstrap popover sample.
  • Css selectors are used to hide/show columns for optimal speed and therefore will not work in IE8 and older browsers.
  • jQuery version 1.7+ and tablesorter verison 2.8+ are needed for this widget to work properly.
  • Check out the demo with more details on how to setup this widget!

• Editable widget

  • Refresh other widgets after a cell has been edited. Fixes issue #487.

• Filter widget:

  • Make operator match higher priority than exact matching. Fixes issue #465.
  • Fix " OR " is now matched case insensitive.
  • The filter_cssFilter option can now contain an array of class names to be applied to each filter input; added in addition to the "tablesorter-filter" class name.
  • Start filter values are now preserved. Fixes issue #452.
  • Filter formatter demo: Update jQuery UI & stylesheet - fixes UI spinner.
  • Fix child rows always visible when filtering.
  • Update beta demo - select2 external table filters demo, thanks to mohitmayank; see pull request #469.
  • Add filter_hideEmpty option
    • Set this option to false to always show the filter row.
    • By default, the filter row is completely hidden when no rows exist within the tbody (previous behavior)
    • Fixes issue #450
  • Rewrite filter match any column code
    • Removed filter_anyMatch option - sorry about not deprecating this first!
    • Added a filter_external option which is set to a jQuery selector string of inputs, outside of the table, to be used for searching table content.
    • External inputs must have a data-column="x" attribute where "x" is the associated column to filter; "x" can also be set as "any" to match any column.
    • All filters, internal and external, now automatically update and be used with the $.tablesorter.getFilters and $.tablesorter.setFilters functions.
    • Please refer to the documentation for the filter_external option for more details.
    • Also check out the updated filter widget external option and filter widget external inputs demos.
    • This fixes issues #114, #370, #471 and #490.
  • Parsers with a parsed: true flag will now automatically force the filter widget to only search through parsed data instead of actual table cell data
    • This is needed specifically for parsers of input, textarea and select elements.
    • All parsers within the "parser-input-select.js" file have been updated with this parameter.
    • This flag is essentially does the same thing as adding a class name of filter-parsed to the column header, or filter: "parsed" setting to the headers option.

• Filter Formatter (Filter widget extension):

  • These updated filter widget functions are not completely backward compatible with older versions of the filter widget. Please update both!
  • Added compare & selected options:
    • These options allow the adding of a comparison operator selector to the cell (e.g. >, >=, <, <=, etc).
    • If any cellText is included, it is now wrapped in a label with a class name of "compare-select-label" and "compare-select-label#" (where "#" is the column index).
    • The selector has a class name of "compare-select" and "compare-select#" (where "#" is the column index)
    • Whichever type of input that is added to the cell is then wrapped in a div with class "compare-select-wrapper" and "compare-select-wrapper#" (where "#" is the column index).
    • These class names allow styling of an individual filter to keep elements in line, or however you wish to style it.
  • Filter reset now sets these filters to their default values, not an empty string.
  • Updated to now properly restore saved filters.
  • Added endOfDay option for jQuery UI Datepicker.
    • When true search dates will include all times from the date chosen when a comparison is made of dates "less than" the set date.
    • Example 1: if a table entry has a date of "Jan 14, 2014 11:23 AM" and the filter search is set to <= 1/14/2014, the table entry will be included in the search; the default set time would otherwise be "1/14/2014 00:00:00" and not include the entry from "11:23 AM". So, the endOfDay option sets the time to "23:59:59".
    • Example 2: if searching for one specific date, this option will now search for all times within that day. For example, searching for =1/20/2014, and the results will include dates from 1/20/2014 00:00:00 to 1/20/2014 23:59:59.
    • When comparing dates greater than the set date, the time will be set to midnight; so this option will not be applied.
    • Example 3: in two date inputs, the endOfDay time is only applied to the "to" input; search for 1/20/2014 - 1/20/2014
    • This option is available in both the comparison (one input) and range (two inputs; "to" date input only) date pickers.
  • Fixes issue #325 and issue #430.

• Group widget:

  • Attempt to fix ajax issue. See issue #437.
  • Combining group widget with pager should now work properly. Fixes isse #437.
  • The widget will now find the correct header cell when multiple thead rows are present.

• Pager (plugin & widget):

  • Fixed pager issues with empty tables
    • When existing rows are removed from the table, the pager display will no properly update to show zero total rows.
    • When starting from an empty table and content is added, all widgets are refreshed
    • When updating the table via an update method, the filter search will now be applied properly.
    • Fixes issues #426 & #455
  • Correct page calculation. Fixes issue #468.
  • Added custom storage keys. Thanks to eire1130; see pull request #480 & issue #481.
  • Added a public show error function $.tablesorter.showError( table, message );
    • Pass this function the table DOM element or jQuery object in table
    • The message can either be a string with a message ("table refuses to cooperate")
    • or, the message can be an HTML string of an entire table row ('<tr><td colspan="' + table.config.columns + '">yeah, instead of showing your data... I am taking a nap</td></tr>')
    • If the message is blank, all error rows are removed
    • Fulfills issue #486
    • Please note that this function was added to both the pager widget & pager plugin; In the next major release, this function will be separate from both, and can be included in the build.
    • All theme files included a minor update with this change.
  • Added accessibility attributes to the pager.
  • Fix jsHint warnings.

• Resizable widget

  • Fix reported js error.
  • The resizable reset function $.tablesorter.resizableReset(table); now accepts jQuery objects.

• Sticky headers widget

  • Select boxes work again within sticky headers. Fixes issue #473.
  • Browser will scroll to table top after filtering.
    • This only occurs if the sticky header is active and after a filter is applied.
    • Fixes issue #482.
  • Use core's new bindEvents public function to bind events to cloned sticky header.
  • Fix sticky header alignment within attachTo elements.

• Miscellaneous

  • Update all Bootstrap demos to use the latest version (v3.0.3). Thanks themilkman!
  • Update all demo pages that use jQuery UI accordion with the newest version. Also added a clickable anchor to each accordion header.
  • Consolidate default class names within $.tablesorter.css for the filter, resizer and stickyHeaders widgets.
  • Renamed component.json to bower.json

Version 2.14.5 (12/16/2013)

• Pager
  • Fix pager update when ajax returns no rows. Fixes issue #456.
  • Add pager processAjaxOnInit option. Fixes issue #424.
  • Fix & document inconsistentcies in pager triggered event parameters.
  • Disable pager arrows & show zero in display when totalPages is zero. Fixes issue #460.
  • Filter row is now included in sticky header while using the pager. Fixes issue #449.
  • Lots of thanks to Lynesth for sharing code fixes :)
• Fix stickyHeaders_attachTo no positioning correctly. See issue #295.

Version 2.14.4 (12/14/2013)

• Add Bootstrap 2 theme. Thanks to themilkman.
• The addRows method now works with an empty table. Fixes issue #450.
• Sticky headers widget
  • Add stickyHeaders_attachTo option. Fixes issues #295 & #314.
  • Add cssStickyHeaders_attachTo option. Fixes issue #453.
  • Added padding to wrapper in demo so Chrome doesn't add a horizontal scroll bar
• Filter widget
  • Fix forced search to work again (i.e. $('table').trigger('search', false);)
  • Fix child row filtering - see this Stackoverflow question
• Pager
  • The pager will update properly when ajax returns no rows. Fixes issue #456
  • Filter searches will now reset pager to the first page. Fixes issue #456
  • The pager will now properly count filtered rows when including/excluding child rows. Fixes this Stackoverflow question.
  • The table cache will once again update after an ajax call. Fixes issues #436 & #437.

Version 2.14.3 (12/2/2013)

• Core
  • Refreshing widgets now only applies to previously installed widgets. Fixes issue #442.
• Pager
  • Ajax arrays now accept html instead of cell contents, e.g. <td class="red">- 10</td>. Thanks @christhomas; fixes issue #434.
  • Add ajax counter to only allow the most recent request to process. Thanks @christhomas; fixes issue #443.
  • When filtering rows, the output will now show zeros for row & page counts instead of empty strings.
  • No more fixedHeight pager errors. Thanks @hempel; fixes issue #448.
• Filter widget
  • Exact filter matches now properly override other queries. Fixes issue #441.
  • Reverse range 20 - 10 work properly, again. See issue #441.
  • Updated docs to show the filter precendence. See footnote (2) under Notes.
• Sticky Headers widget
  • Now uses the filter widget bindSearch function allowing live search, delayed searching and escape to cancel on sticky header filters.
  • Thanks to @haraldkrischner for his help!
  • Fixes issues #439 & #440.
• CSS Sticky Headers widget (beta)
  • Now works properly in IE9+.
  • Thanks @gakreol
  • Fixes issue #447.
• Added Semantic version sorting demo
  • See the demo here.
  • This demo does not use a custom parser nor widget, it requires a modified semver.js for node file to sort the column using the textSorter option.
  • The modified semver-mod.js file is contained within the new "extras" folder (tablesorter/js/extras) along with the original unmodified semver.js file.
  • Extra code is also included to highlight invalid semantic versions within the table.
  • Fixes issue #395.
• Sorry I didn't get around to finding solutions for some of the other issues that I promised to have done this patch :(

Version 2.14.2 (11/25/2013)

• Removed Bootstrap filter cell background color. Fixes issue #425.
• Added css sticky header widget (beta)
  • This widget uses css3 transforms to make the table header sticky. It's a bit jumpy in Chrome, but works well in other tested browsers.
  • This widget doesn't appear to work in IE10, but it should... it will not work in IE8 and older.
  • See issue #429 for more information.
• Stop repeat filter widget searches. Fixes issue #431.
• Prevent filter error. Fixes issue #432.
• Merged in and reverted issue #433.
• Editable widget
  • Updated docs with missing editable_editComplete callback event name option.
  • Modified the editable_columns option to allow setting a column range string, e.g. "2-4" instead of creating an array ([2,3,4]).
  • Fixes issue #435.
• Grouping widget
  • Invalid group class now fails silently.
  • Fixes issue #438.