Title: default sort Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # default sort * Resolved [RandomName](https://wordpress.org/support/users/randomname/) * (@randomname) * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-sort-1/) * ive got a table with 6 columns. * im trying to prevent column 0 from being sortable and sort column 1 in ascending fashion by default. * ive tried many custom commands strings without luck. here’s my latest: `"aoColumnDefs":[{" bSortable": false, "aTargets": [ 0 ] }, { "aaSorting": [1, 'asc' ] } ]` * but the results are no good on either front. 🙁 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-table-reloaded/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-table-reloaded/) Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/) * (@tobiasbg) * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-sort-1/#post-3664749) * Hi, * thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble. * Please post a link to the page with the table, so that I can directly investigate this. Thanks! * Also, note that WP-Table Reloaded has been replaced by TablePress, see [http://tobias.baethge.com/2013/01/tablepress-replaces-wp-table-reloaded/](http://tobias.baethge.com/2013/01/tablepress-replaces-wp-table-reloaded/) You should consider switching! * Regards, Tobias * Thread Starter [RandomName](https://wordpress.org/support/users/randomname/) * (@randomname) * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-sort-1/#post-3664754) * [http://www.invictusfighting.com/index.php/champions/](http://www.invictusfighting.com/index.php/champions/) * gotta stick with wp 3.4.2 (which precludes me from tablepress) until they address the fatal no plugins issue with wp 3.5+ for us evil, evil windows hosts. * Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/) * (@tobiasbg) * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-sort-1/#post-3664770) * Hi, * thanks for the link! * It looks like, you’ll just have to move the `aaSorting` command out of the `aoColumns` array: * ``` "aoColumnDefs": [ { "bSortable": false, "aTargets": [ 0 ] } ], { "aaSorting": [1, 'asc' ] } ``` * Can you please try that? * And are you sure that such a severe issue has not yet been fixed in WP 3.5.1? I can’t really believe that such a problem would not warrant immediate action( i.e. another 3.5.x release). Or is this more of a configuration issue of your server? * Regards, Tobias * Thread Starter [RandomName](https://wordpress.org/support/users/randomname/) * (@randomname) * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-sort-1/#post-3664773) * sorry, no change. * and yes, the issue is still present in 3.5.1. if it were a problem with linux hosts too, im sure it would have been fixed already. but us windows hosts are second-class citizens dont u know. 😉 * Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/) * (@tobiasbg) * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-sort-1/#post-3664778) * Hi, * Argh, we had too many braces… Another try: * ``` "aoColumnDefs": [ { "bSortable": false, "aTargets": [ 0 ] } ], "aaSorting": [1, 'asc' ] ``` * Yes, Linux probably gets more attention, as it’s used more frequently. Did you look if there’s a ticket for your issue in [Trac](http://core.trac.wordpress.org/timeline)? Maybe they need more information by someone on a Windows host… * Regards, Tobias * Thread Starter [RandomName](https://wordpress.org/support/users/randomname/) * (@randomname) * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-sort-1/#post-3664786) * no change still. * while linux dominates the web server os market, windows isnt eaxctly boutique at nearly 20%. ive found that raising issues involving windows to any higher powers around here does no good. in fact, it only seems to attract persecution. so i dont make waves, lest i suffer the consequences. hopefully i havent said too much already. * Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/) * (@tobiasbg) * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-sort-1/#post-3664788) * Hi, * very weird. I now get a different script error, but I can’t make sense of it… I guess we should start over from the beginning: 1. Does everything work if you remove the “Custom Commands” entirely? 2. Does it work with just * ``` "aoColumnDefs": [ { "bSortable": false, "aTargets": [ 0 ] } ] ``` * ? 3. Does it work with just * ``` "aaSorting": [1, 'asc'] ``` * ? * Yes, and as Windows is actually used a bit, I’m surprised to hear that such an issue is not yet fixed. There’s at least one core developer who does a lot on Windows. And don’t worry, the devs will not persecute you based on your OS choice! 🙂 So, you might really want to look for a ticket and add your debug details to help. Or you might actually have to create a new ticket, in case the issue hasn’t even been reported yet. * Regards, Tobias * Thread Starter [RandomName](https://wordpress.org/support/users/randomname/) * (@randomname) * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-sort-1/#post-3664802) * 1 – yes 2 – yes 3 – no (no default sort and sort selectors disappear) * while the devs might not persecute someone for such petty reasons, there are those in power here that would. heh, ask me how i know. 😉 * Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/) * (@tobiasbg) * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-sort-1/#post-3664808) * Hi, * ok, thanks for testing this! Then there’s something wrong with the `aaSorting` command. We might have to add another pair of `[]` brackets: * ``` "aoColumnDefs": [ { "bSortable": false, "aTargets": [ 0 ] } ], "aaSorting": [[1, 'asc' ]] ``` * Sorry to hear that this Windows bashing happened to you. I hope that this can be fixed soon, so that you can update WordPress and then also switch to TablePress. * Regards, Tobias * Thread Starter [RandomName](https://wordpress.org/support/users/randomname/) * (@randomname) * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-sort-1/#post-3664814) * that did it, thx much! * dont worry about the windows bashing, its not ur fault. ive never seen u be anything but professional. * Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/) * (@tobiasbg) * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-sort-1/#post-3664817) * Hi, * very nice! Great to hear that this helped! 🙂 * And thanks for the nice words, I really appreciate it! * Best wishes, Tobias Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) The topic ‘default sort’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/wp-table-reloaded_f7dcd3.svg) * [WP-Table Reloaded](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-table-reloaded/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-table-reloaded/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-table-reloaded/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-table-reloaded/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-table-reloaded/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-table-reloaded/reviews/) * 11 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/) * Last activity: [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-sort-1/#post-3664817) * Status: resolved