Title: wpDataTable delete table ID’s
Last modified: September 1, 2022

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# wpDataTable delete table ID’s

 *  Resolved Anonymous User 20596929
 * (@anonymized-20596929)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpdatatable-reset-ids/)
 * Hi there,
 * I have a small question that I hope somebody can help me with.
 * Is there a way to manually delete table id’s?
 * Let me give you an example. I have made a table with [wpdatatable id=1] assigned
   to it. After a while I realize that I am not satisfied with the table, so I want
   to delete it… However, when I create a new table (even though I am starting from
   scratch again) it names the new table: [wpdatatable id=2].
 * Normally, that wouldn’t be a huge problem, but after deleting a few tables here
   and there, it becomes a bit unorganized.
 * So if I decide to delete a table that has [wpdatatable id=1] assigned to it, 
   I want my new table to be called [wpdatatable id=1] as well because it serves
   as a replacement of the old one.
 * Is that possible?
 * Thank you for your time (and help!) 🙂
    -  This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by Anonymous User 20596929.

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 *  Plugin Author [wpDataTables](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpdatatables/)
 * (@wpdatatables)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpdatatable-reset-ids/#post-15973359)
 * Hi, ventiskie
    At this time, unfortunately, that is not possible to achieve in
   any way. Even with the Premium plugin version, we can not completely delete a
   table ID; And even if we go into the database to manually remove “all traces 
   of the table”, it is always going to “skip this table ID”, when we make a new
   one. That is how the basic structure of the tables is made in the database; the
   same applies for all tables available in the Lite version > which applies to 
   all table types. Sorry for the inconvenience. Kind regards.
 *  Thread Starter Anonymous User 20596929
 * (@anonymized-20596929)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpdatatable-reset-ids/#post-15974279)
 * Hi there.
 * Thank you for your your honesty and your clear explanation. 🙂
 * I like the plugin a lot, so I will keep using it for my website.
 * Have a great day!

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