Limit filter keyword search to single column

Humm,

Perhaps I’m not understanding how the filter_columns parameter works.

I have a three column table. I want to search a name and have the results show only the rows where the name matches column 1.

I have the shortcode[table_filter id=4 filter_columns="1" /] but when I enter names into the search box, I still get results from columns 2 and 3.

Am I implementing it wrong, or do I have a misunderstanding of the filter?

Thanks

Sorry, didn’t know that they were not connected.

Assuming that they were, I was testing from the search box on page.

Here’s the set up. This is for a church. It has Elders who are responsible for a dozen or so individuals and families. The assignments have been totally reworked and I want a way for members to go to the sight and find who their Elder is.

I have page on with a search form for visitors to enter their name. The form directs to a page with the table. I want the form to filter out for just the family name. This part works fine.

Members names in column 1, Assigned Elder in column 2, contact link in column 3.

But when the name is the same as one of the Elders, everyone of the names assigned to the Elder appears. For instance, if Mrs. Jones enters her name and there is an Elder named Jones, then the table shows two pages of names.

Not a big problem all in all, but not the elegant solution I want.

http://trinitymemphis.org/?page_id=5286

Ah ha!

The first examples had the numeral 1 within quotes.

Now it works like a charm.

Thanks ever so much!

David

If, others should come upon this post with the same question, how would one filter multiple columns?

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