Title: Table Width and Responsiveness Plugin
Last modified: April 30, 2020

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# Table Width and Responsiveness Plugin

 *  Resolved [dmpub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmpub/)
 * (@dmpub)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width-and-responsiveness-plugin/)
 * Hi, Tobias
 * As you can see, I have table ID 39 on this webspage, and I can’t get it to scroll.
 * In the short code on the page I have
 * `[table id=39 responsive="scroll" /]`
 * In the Plugin Options I have
 *     ```
       .tablepress-id-39 .column-1,
       .tablepress-id-39 .column-2,
       .tablepress-id-39 .column-3,
       .tablepress-id-39 .column-4,
       .tablepress-id-39 .column-5 {
       	width: 250px;
       }
   
       .tablepress-id-39 .column-6 {
       	width: 350px;
       }
   
       .tablepress-id-39 .column-7 {
       	width: 150px;
       }
       ```
   
 * (these are not the widths I want, I just created them to force scrolling)
 * I have downloaded and activated your Responsiveness Extension. Yes, I know I 
   will owe you some more money, just as soon as I can get it to work. 🙂
 * In the table settings, I have selected to use datatables and have tried with 
   the option to enable horizontal scrolling both on and off, both with and without
   your responsiveness extension.
 * Nothing seems to get the table scrolling in either Firefox or Chrome on a Windows
   PC.
 * Help!
 * Many tks
 * David.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ftable-width-and-responsiveness-plugin%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width-and-responsiveness-plugin/#post-12756566)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your question, and sorry for the trouble.
 * I’m not sure that I can reproduce this. I just tried this in a narrow browser
   window and on the phone, and I can horizontally scroll that table…
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [dmpub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmpub/)
 * (@dmpub)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width-and-responsiveness-plugin/#post-12759631)
 * Hi
 * Thanks for the fast answer. Yes, a phone works fine. But not on a PC.
 * Are you able to use Firefox or Chrome on a PC? I just tried it with Edge on a
   PC too and have the same problem.
 * Maybe I’m misunderstanding what the column width style attribute does? I want
   a minimum column width for each column as specified. So the total table width
   should be 1750 pixels, possibly more depending on how padding is handled. But
   I am seeing the entire table with smaller columns in as little as 800 pixels.
 * I hope this helps you better understand the challenge.
 * Tks
 * David.
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width-and-responsiveness-plugin/#post-12760309)
 * Hi,
 * ok, now I understand. To forcefully increase the column width here, you’ll need
   slightly different CSS properties. (With just the `width` set, the browser doesn’t
   want to increase the table width, because technically everything can still fit
   with smaller widths.)
    So, for every line of `width: ...` please also add
 *     ```
       min-width: ...
       ```
   
 * with the same pixel value to the CSS. That should make the table wider then.
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [dmpub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmpub/)
 * (@dmpub)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width-and-responsiveness-plugin/#post-12760980)
 * Hi, Tobias
 * Thank you, that is the extra step I needed and now that works well. There is 
   now a new issue, but I’ll start a new thread.
 * Your help and your software is very much appreciated. I’ve sent you another small
   donation.
 * With thanks
 * David.
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width-and-responsiveness-plugin/#post-12761017)
 * Hi David,
 * good to hear that this helped! And thanks for another donation, I really appreciate
   it!
 * Best wishes,
    Tobias
 * P.S.: In case you haven’t, please [rate TablePress](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tablepress/reviews/#new-post)
   here in the plugin directory. Thanks!

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 * Last activity: [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width-and-responsiveness-plugin/#post-12761017)
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