Title: Column Filter Issue
Last modified: December 21, 2018

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# Column Filter Issue

 *  Resolved [amanfre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amanfre/)
 * (@amanfre)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-filter-issue/)
 * Hi,
 * Have two things I am trying to achieve being;
 * 1. when I use the the shortcode [table id=1 filter=”money” /], the table is filtering
   accordingly to show all rows with the word money. However I only want it to filter
   one column for the word money. How can this be achieved?
 * 2. I installed the column filter widgets plugin and works fine, but I want to
   change how the selection process is showed to the user. For example when you 
   select a item that item appears below the dropbox box, but I want it to be shown
   in the same field and then if you want another selection just press the dropdown
   menu and select it. Can this be done?
 * Thanks

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-filter-issue/#post-11015860)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.
 * 1. For this, you can restrict the filtered columns:
 *     ```
       [table id=1 filter="money" filter_columns="3" /]
       ```
   
 * 2. Unfortunately, I don’t know a solution to that. You would need to change the
   JavaScript somehow. But as I’m not the developer of that JS code (I only use 
   it in the Extension), I don’t know what exactly is necessary. Sorry.
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [amanfre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amanfre/)
 * (@amanfre)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-filter-issue/#post-11016319)
 * Thanks that worked.
 * Also question for the sorting for each column, if I wanted to use the same table
   on different pages but on one page I want the sorting to be disabled and the 
   other enabled, how do i do this?
 * I know I can untick the enable sorting on the datatable library but wondering
   if I can use a shortcode to enable sorting depending on which page I want it 
   to show on.
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-filter-issue/#post-11016383)
 * Hi,
 * yes, you can also active/deactivate sorting via the Shortcode:
 *     ```
       [table id=123 datatables_sort=false /]
       ```
   
 * Regards,
    Tobias

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 * Last reply from: [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-filter-issue/#post-11016383)
 * Status: resolved