tablesorter/README.md

tablesorter (FORK) 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. This forked version adds lots of new enhancements including: alphanumeric sorting, pager callback functons, multiple widgets providing column styling, ui theme application, sticky headers, column filters and resizer, as well as extended documentation with a lot more demos.

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### Notice!

* Because of the change to the internal cache, the tablesorter v2.16+ core, filter widget and pager (both plugin & widget) will only work with the same version or newer files.

### [Documentation](//mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/)

* See the [full documentation](//mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/).
* All of the [original document pages](//tablesorter.com/docs/) have been included.
* Information from my blog post on [undocumented options](//wowmotty.blogspot.com/2011/06/jquery-tablesorter-missing-docs.html) and lots of new demos have also been included.
* Change log moved from included text file into the [wiki documentation](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/wiki/Changes).

### Demos

* [Basic alpha-numeric sort Demo](//mottie.github.com/tablesorter/).
* Links to demo pages can be found within the main [documentation](//mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/).
* More demos & playgrounds - updated in the [wiki pages](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/wiki).

### Features

* Multi-column alphanumeric sorting and filtering.
* Multi-tbody sorting - see the [options](//mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/index.html#options) table on the main document page.
* Supports [Bootstrap v2 and 3](//mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/example-widget-bootstrap-theme.html)
* Parsers for sorting text, alphanumeric text, URIs, integers, currency, floats, IP addresses, dates (ISO, long and short formats) & time. [Add your own easily](//mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/example-parsers.html).
* Inline editing - see [demo](//mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/example-widget-editable.html)
* 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](//mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/example-widgets.html).
* 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](//tablesorter.com).
* Dual licensed under the [MIT](//www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php) and [GPL](//www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html) licenses.

### Download

* Get all files: [zip](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/archive/master.zip) or [tar.gz](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/archive/master.tar.gz)
* Use [bower](http://bower.io/): `bower install jquery.tablesorter`
* Use [node.js](http://nodejs.org/): `npm install tablesorter`
* CDNJS: [https://cdnjs.com/libraries/jquery.tablesorter](https://cdnjs.com/libraries/jquery.tablesorter)

### Related Projects

* [Plugin for Rails](//github.com/themilkman/jquery-tablesorter-rails). Maintained by [themilkman](//github.com/themilkman).
* [UserFrosting](//github.com/alexweissman/UserFrosting) (A secure, modern user management system for PHP that uses tablesorter) by [alexweissman](//github.com/alexweissman).

### Contributing

If you would like to contribute, please...

1. Fork.
2. Make changes in a branch & add unit tests.
3. Run `grunt test` (if qunit fails, run it again - it's fickle).
4. Create a pull request.

### Special Thanks

* Big shout-out to [Nick Craver](//github.com/NickCraver) for getting rid of the `eval()` function that was previously needed for multi-column sorting.
* Big thanks to [thezoggy](//github.com/thezoggy) for helping with code, themes and providing valuable feedback.
* Big thanks to [ThsSin-](//github.com/TheSin-) for taking over for a while and also providing valuable feedback.
* Thanks to [prijutme4ty](https://github.com/prijutme4ty) for numerous contributions!
* Also extra thanks to [christhomas](//github.com/christhomas) and [Lynesth](//github.com/Lynesth) for help with code.
* And, of course thanks to everyone else that has contributed, and continues to contribute to this forked project!

### Questions?

* Check the [FAQ](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/wiki/FAQ) page.
* Search the [main documentation](//mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/) (click the menu button in the upper left corner).
* Search the [issues](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues) to see if the question or problem has been brought up before, and hopefully resolved.
* If someone is available, ask your question in the `#tablesorter` IRC channel at freenode.net.
* Ask your question at [Stackoverflow](//stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/tablesorter) using a tablesorter tag.
* Please don't open a [new issue](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues) unless it really is an issue with the plugin, or a feature request. Thanks!

[npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/tablesorter
[npm-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/tablesorter.svg
[david-dev-url]: https://david-dm.org/Mottie/tablesorter#info=devDependencies
[david-dev-image]: https://img.shields.io/david/dev/Mottie/tablesorter.svg
[bower-url]: http://bower.io/search/?q=jquery.tablesorter
[bower-image]: https://img.shields.io/bower/v/jquery.tablesorter.svg
[zenhub-url]: https://zenhub.io
[zenhub-image]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZenHubIO/support/master/zenhub-badge.png

### Recent Changes

View the [complete change log here](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/wiki/Changes).

#### <a name="v2.24.6">Version 2.24.6</a> (11/22/2015)

* Core
  * Prevent "tablesorter-ready" event from firing multiple times in a row.
  * While detecting parsers, use `cssIgnoreRow` &amp; stop after 50 rows.
* Docs
  * Update utility options section.
* Math
  * Add `math_rowFilter` option. See [issue #1083](https://github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/1083).
  * Spelling corrections to `math_rowFilter` option.
  * Ensure internal updating flag gets cleared. Fixes [issue #1083](https://github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/1083).
* Pager
  * Initial page no longer ignored (no filter widget). Fixes [issue #1085](https://github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/1085).
  * Fix other page set issues (no filter widget). Fixes [issue #1085](https://github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/1085).
  * Fix page set issues (with filter widget). Fixes [issue #1085](https://github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/1085).
  * Clean up pager widget code.
* Print
  * Add `print_now` option. See [issue #1081](https://github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/1081).
  * Fix print &amp; close button actions.
* SortTbodies
  * Use config parameter for numeric sorting. See [issue #1082](https://github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/1082).
* Parsers:
  * Update `parser-input-select.js`. See [issue #971](https://github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/971).
  * `parser-date-month.js` no longer removes other language data.
  * Add alternate date range parser &amp; update filter insideRange filter type.
  * Don't use `$.extend` for simple additions.
* Misc
  * Update grunt dependencies.

#### <a name="v2.24.5">Version 2.24.5</a> (11/10/2015)

* Pager: Fix javascript error in pager addon when using ajax.

#### <a name="v2.24.4">Version 2.24.4</a> (11/10/2015)

* Core
  * `sortRestart` works again with multi-row headers. Fixes [issue #1074](https://github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/1074).
  * Add `sortDisabled` language setting; used in aria-labels.
* Docs
  * Update `group_formatter` docs. See [issue #1077](https://github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/1077).
  * Add clarification & missing possible values. See [issue #1070](https://github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/1070).
  * Fixed mixed content issue, broken links (beta-testing demos) & other stuff.
  * Add [filter + jQuery UI Selectmenu demo](http://mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/example-widget-filter-selectmenu.html). See [issue #1060](https://github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/1060)
  * Misc updates.
* Filter
  * Convert filters to strings using conventional methods.
  * Prevent "OR" filter type from splitting up regex string. See [issue #1070]https://github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/1070).
  * `filter_selectSource` option now accepts an array of objects ([demo](http://mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/example-widget-filter-selectmenu.html)).
* Group
  * Include group & row data parameters in `group_formatter`. Fixes [issue #1077](https://github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/1077).
* HeaderTitles
  * Update aria-label usage.
* Math
  * Avoid nested table math cells. See [Stackoverflow](http://stackoverflow.com/q/33631298/145346).
* Pager
  * Clear `tbody` prior to calling `ajaxProcessing`. This again allows the developer to add the HTML to the table instead of needing to return it.
* Sort2Hash
  * Make widget functions accessible.
  * Add 2 utility functions to simplify hash processing.
* Toggle
  * Add new widget to enable/disable sort & filter. See [issue #1075](https://github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/1075).
* Parser
  * Add "file-extension" parser.
* Misc
  * Grunt: Fix uglify comment removal & update dist folder.