Title: DataTables warning: requested unknown parameter
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# DataTables warning: requested unknown parameter

 *  Resolved [alligatorshoes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alligatorshoes/)
 * (@alligatorshoes)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/datatables-warning-requested-unknown-parameter/)
 * After exporting and importing tables I get this error –
 * DataTables warning: table id=tablepress-43-no-4 – Requested unknown parameter‘
   1’ for row 0. For more information about this error, please see [http://datatables.net/tn/4](http://datatables.net/tn/4)
 * I am going from:
    · Website: [http://kygolf.org](http://kygolf.org) · TablePress:
   1.6.1 · TablePress (DB): 31 · TablePress table scheme: 3 · Plugin installed: 
   2012/12/28 14:46:53 · WordPress: 4.3.1
 * to:
    · Website: [http://websitetoaster.com/wordpress](http://websitetoaster.com/wordpress)·
   TablePress: 1.6.1 · TablePress (DB): 31 · TablePress table scheme: 3 · Plugin
   installed: 2015/12/07 19:52:30 · WordPress: 4.3.1
 * Please advise on how to resolve this problem. Thanks.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/tablepress/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tablepress/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/datatables-warning-requested-unknown-parameter/#post-6822479)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your question, and sorry for the trouble.
 * The reason for this is that your tables 43 and 44 (and possibly others on other
   pages of your site, I only checked [http://websitetoaster.com/wordpress](http://websitetoaster.com/wordpress)
   now) contains combined/merged cells (using the `#colspan#` keyword), while, at
   the same time, making use of the features of the DataTables JavaScript library(
   like sorting, search, etc.) That external library unfortunately does not support
   table which have such combined cells.
 * For these tables, you will therefore have to decide what’s more important: The
   combined cells or the JS features. Unfortunately, it’s not possible to keep both.
   You will then either have to remove all `#colspan#` from the tables, or uncheck
   the “Use DataTables” checkbox.
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [alligatorshoes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alligatorshoes/)
 * (@alligatorshoes)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/datatables-warning-requested-unknown-parameter/#post-6822490)
 * Thanks – I took out the #colspan# – like the javascript too much! Appreciate 
   your quick reply.
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/datatables-warning-requested-unknown-parameter/#post-6822505)
 * Hi,
 * no problem, you are very welcome! 🙂 Good to hear that this helped!
 * Best wishes,
    Tobias
 * P.S.: In case you haven’t, please [rate TablePress](https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/tablepress)
   here in the plugin directory. Thanks!

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 * Last reply from: [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/datatables-warning-requested-unknown-parameter/#post-6822505)
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