Problem with sorting, search box,… not showing

Same for me, none of the great search/sorting options is visible after enabling them.

I do not have a #colspan# in the header line.
I have taken off all #colspan# in the rest of the table, but it still does not work.

Hi,

thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.

I’m not exactly sure what’s causing this, but it seems that there’s a JS error on the page, at least I can see one in the error log console. This then unfortunately makes the browser stop executing the JS code, so that the features are not added.
Please check if this also happens with all other plugins temporarily deactivated and after switching to a WordPress default theme like TwentyFourteen.

worldwidej, can you please post a link to the page with the table where this problem happens for you, so that I can take a direct look? Thanks!

Regards,
Tobias

Hi Tobias,
If I would know how to place a link like Veekaa that just shows the underlined “here” (same way it works in your TablePress) and not my URL in this field, I would happily do so. But that option is not available when clicking “link” right above the field here.
Reason why I do not want to post it plain is that it then will appear in the google search system when someone googles my page and I dont want my clients to find my forum/problem notes. It′s the case with another forum already.
Note: my TablePress installation on the relevant website is quite new, like 3 weeks ago (I sucessfully use it also on another website for a longer time).

Hi,

yeah, I see what you mean. “Hiding” the URL with a link that only says “here” would not even help, actually.
Instead, you could simply use a URL shortener like https://bitly.com/ to hide your URL. That will give you a new URL that will redirect to the actual page.
Can you please try that?

Regards,
Tobias

Here it is (raffiniert!): https://bit.ly/1qAtOSr

I first thought it would only occur bc I had the #colspan# in the header. But I then also took it off everywhere else (which does not look nice at all) on the category headers (A, B, B2 etc.). But it did not help.

Hi,

thanks for the link!

In this case, the problem seems to be the theme. As far as I can see, there’s no call to

<?php wp_footer(); ?>

right before the closing </body> HTML tag in the footer.php of the theme, although that is mandatory. Can you please check that?

Regards,
Tobias

I did and I think it is there:

<?php } ?>

<?php wp_footer(); ?>
</div>
<!– / Full Width Footer –>
<?php } ?>

<?php bfa_incl(‘html_inserts_body_bottom’); ?>
</body>
</html>

Oh: and it does not work in the other website of mine either. So yes, it can be the theme of course (same themes on all my websites) ??

Hi,

that’s the wrong place for that line. Please try moving the

<?php wp_footer(); ?>

to the line right before the </body>.

Regards,
Tobias

magic, wohoo :), thank you so much, it is working well now !
i will write a note to the theme author about it.
danke für die hilfe. solved ??

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!

… Though not yet in the other website I have installed it on (same theme version, same WP version) and just moved the line…
https://bit.ly/1weWsbU
Is that bc there is no #colspan# allowed at all? I previously understood, that it is only not possible in the header.

Hi,

that table has a #colspan# near the bottom, which needs to be removed.

Regards,
Tobias

Okay. So no #colspan# at all, noted.
Working too now, thanks again :)!

Hi,

yes, the DataTables JS library that TablePress uses doesn’t support that, unfortunately.

Best wishes,
Tobias