Reset Button for when using DataTables ColumnFilterWidgets

  • Resolved Joshua Menken

    (@nudawncreative)


    5 years, 2 months ago

    Hello,

    I’m looking for a way to reset the Dropdown selections when using the DataTables ColumnFilterWidgets Extension. The experience for the user is pretty bad when you have to refresh the page each time. Any thoughts or ideas?

    In addition, is there a way to populate the dropdowns in a table row instead of outside?

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  • Plugin Author TobiasBg

    (@tobiasbg)

    Hi,

    thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.

    You don’t actually have to reload the page, you can turn off individual selected entries again by clicking on them (a link is automatically added below the dropdown).

    Unfortunately, I’m not aware of a way to add a Reset button or to move them inside the table, sorry.

    Regards,
    Tobias

    Thread Starter Joshua Menken

    (@nudawncreative)

    I figured that out, but it took a little time. Especially on a mobile device. As a user experience professional I really don’t think that is intuitive and users will struggle and probably have. An alternative is there a way to add an X to the right of the text displayed or make it more like a filter badge?

    Plugin Author TobiasBg

    (@tobiasbg)

    Hi,

    you are totally right! There are much better solution, from a usability perspective! I’d love to have those myself! Unfortunately, as I’m not the developer of the JS code behind ColumnFilterWidgets (I only packaged it as a TablePress Extension), I don’t know how to modify it.

    Regards,
    Tobias

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