Filtering Tablepress before displaying

Hi,

thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.

Yes, this is possible with two TablePress Extensions. You could use the Extension from https://tablepress.org/extensions/shortcode-filter-get-parameter/ on top of the Auto Filter Extension from https://tablepress.org/extensions/datatables-auto-filter/

That will filter using the DataTables JS library. To combine that with the “Shortcode Filter from GET parameter” Extension, you’ll need to change the line

$attributes['filter'] = $filter_term;

to

$attributes['datatables_auto_filter'] = $filter_term;

in the file tablepress-shortcode-filter-get-parameter.php.

(You could also use server-side pre-filtering (so that the user can’t remove the filter word) by using the Extension from https://tablepress.org/extensions/row-filter/ instead, for which you then also don’t need that PHP code change.)

Regards,
Tobias

Awesome! Thanks so much for the quick and concise response.

Hi,

no problem, you are very welcome! ?? Good to hear that this helped!

Best wishes,
Tobias

P.S.: In case you haven’t, please rate TablePress here in the plugin directory. Thanks!

Hey one more quick question, I am trying to pass the value in the url for backend filtering. I have installed and activated the shortcode url and the row filtering plugins and I am trying to use them together and they aren’t working. I was able to just use the row filter separate but it seems using the two together has broken something. Sorry If I’m bothering ya. Thanks.

Hi,

did you change the Shortcode on the page with the table to that [table-filter id=123 /] Shortcode, and are all Extensions activated?

Regards,
Tobias

Hey,

Yea, everything is installed and activated. I have it as [table_filter id=4 /] on my page with the underscore because that’s how it is on the site, I tried it with a – and it just output [table-filter id=4 /] onto the page. Other than that it’s just not filtering. I have another parameter plugin installed, think that could be the issue?

I just disabled the other plugin and it still didn’t work.

Haha, I figured it out! I changed that line of code trying the other way before I used the second choice (which Im using) and forgot to change it back. Working perfect! Five stars man, thanks for the plugin. As soon as I am able I’ll contribute some $.

Hi,

great! ?? Good to hear that everything is working now!
And thanks for wanting to donate, I really appreciate it!

Best wishes,
Tobias