Title: Using datatables_column_defs
Last modified: August 16, 2017

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# Using datatables_column_defs

 *  Resolved [Yaara](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yaaraher/)
 * (@yaaraher)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-datatables_column_defs/)
 * I’m trying to use datatables_column_defs with the following array:
    `[ { targets:[
   0, 1, 2, 3, 4], visible: true} ]` Taking into consideration URL-encoding, I tried
   the following:
 *     ```
       datatables_column_defs="%5B %7B targets: %5B0, 1, 2, 3, 4%5D, visible: true %7D %5D
       %5D "
       ```
   
 * but it isn’t working.
    Do you have an idea?

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 *  Plugin Author [Meitar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meitar/)
 * (@meitar)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-datatables_column_defs/#post-9438678)
 * You must quote JSON strings, like key names. Not `targets`, but rather `"targets"`.
   Not `visible` but `"visible"`.

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