Title: Using “official” DataTables Plugins
Last modified: October 21, 2022

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# Using “official” DataTables Plugins

 *  Resolved [lipskas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lipskas/)
 * (@lipskas)
 * [3 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-official-datatables-plugins/)
 * Can’t find a solution in the documentation/FAQ, so asking for support here. However,
   if this question is answered in the documentation (and I somehow missed it), 
   let me know.
 * My tables contain non-English characters, so I need to “neutralize” these characters
   when using filtering function in DataTables, and there’s an official plugin for
   this – [https://datatables.net/plug-ins/filtering/type-based/accent-neutralise](https://datatables.net/plug-ins/filtering/type-based/accent-neutralise)
 * However, I can’t find a way to use “official” DataTables plugins in TablePress.
   How can I do that?
 * P.S. I realize there might be a small chance that you already have such extension,
   but it looks Extensions page on TablePress website is “broken” and many extensions
   are missing (they can only be found using 3rd party search engine).
 * For example:
    [https://tablepress.org/extensions/datatables-buttons/](https://tablepress.org/extensions/datatables-buttons/)
   [https://tablepress.org/extensions/table-auto-import/](https://tablepress.org/extensions/table-auto-import/)
 * None of these extensions are listed at [https://tablepress.org/extensions/](https://tablepress.org/extensions/)(
   they were listed in the past).

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [3 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-official-datatables-plugins/#post-16123157)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.
 * Integrating this particular DataTables plugin is actually a bit tricky, as it
   needs to be loaded in a special place (after the embedding of the normal DataTables
   JS file, but before the execution of the features).
    You will therefore need 
   custom code for this, i.e. a custom Extension. My recommendation right now would
   be to do it similarly to the DataTables Inverted Filter Extension, which is linked
   and described at [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/start-with-search-bar-only/#post-10371794](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/start-with-search-bar-only/#post-10371794)
 * As for the “Extensions” page on the TablePress website: You are right, I have
   removed some Extensions there, as I’m basically deprecating them. Instead, they
   will soon be available as directly usable modules (with more features, better
   UI integration, and less installation trouble) in the upcoming TablePress Premium
   versions (see [https://tablepress.org/8-million-downloads-tablepress-2-0/](https://tablepress.org/8-million-downloads-tablepress-2-0/)
   for a few more details).
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [lipskas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lipskas/)
 * (@lipskas)
 * [3 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-official-datatables-plugins/#post-16125807)
 * Thanks for the reply. I’m not very sure how WP plugins work, but regarding “normal”
   DataTables, there are no special needs for that plugin.
 * > Integrating this particular DataTables plugin is actually a bit tricky, as 
   > it needs to be loaded in a special place (after the embedding of the normal
   > DataTables JS file, but before the execution of the features).
 * I use this plugin in several scripts, and all I have to do is include plugin *.
   js file right after including DataTables *.js file. Once included, everything
   works automatically.
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [3 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-official-datatables-plugins/#post-16126133)
 * Hi,
 * that’s correct. But to achieve that (including the plugin’s JS file after the
   DataTables JS file), you need that custom PHP code solution.
 * Regards,
    Tobias

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