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Hi,

it is not really easy, but it should be possible. Here’s some code to get your started. Either put this into a new plugin or into your theme’s functions.php. Your form must then send a POST request to the page with the table, and the search term must be in the “search” URL parameter.

add_filter( 'wp_table_reloaded_js_frontend_command', 'wp_table_reloaded_extend_js_frontend_command', 10, 7 );
function wp_table_reloaded_extend_js_frontend_command( $command, $table_id, $html_id, $tablesorter_script, $js_command, $parameters, $js_options ) {
    if ( empty( $_POST['search'] ) )
        return $command;

    $autofilter_word = $_POST['search'];
    $autofilter_word = preg_replace( '#[^a-z0-9]#i', '', $autofilter_word ); // only allow characters a-z, A-Z, and 0-9 in filter term

    // append necessary JavaScript to the original command
    $command  = "var oTable_{$table_id} = {$command}\n";
    $command .= "\toTable_{$table_id}.fnFilter( '{$js_options['datatables_autofilter']}' );";

    return $command;
}

Additionally, it is important that you turn off “Table Output Caching” for this table.

Regards,
Tobias

Tobias, Thanks for your help so far.

I am sorry to say that even forms a little tricky for me, let me paste what I have the the search form:

<form>KEYWORDS <input type="text" name="search" ></form>
				<form>ZIP CODE <input type="text" name="search" ></form>
				<form id="miles" style="margin-right:91px;">WITHIN <input type="text" name="search" > MILES </form><a id="arrowButton" href="westaffwordpress/job-list/"><img src="https://mtmansfieldmedia.com/westaffwordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/arrow.png" /></a>

So right now, the arrow just takes you to the page with the table but obviously doesn’t send the search tearms.

I made a functions.php file and pasted the code you gave me into it… sorry to be needy, but can you tell me the remaining steps to make this work? Thanks a lot, I know I’m asking for a bit.

Also, the code I pasted into functions.php now just appears at the top of the pages, weird

Hi,

I’m sorry to say it, but this <form> HTML is just invalid. At this point, it will be the best if you look for some basic HTML tutorials, otherwise we will not be getting anywhere.

Just pasting this into any functions.php will also not work, as this is PHP code. It has to be appended to the theme’s functions.php.

Unfortunately, this is indeed beyond what I can offer for help right now, sorry. I just don’t have the time…

Best wishes,
Tobias