Sorting Columns Containing Ampersands

Hello Tobias,

I am experiencing challenges sorting columns in my table if the text in the cell contains a special character such as an ampersand.

For example, I have my tablepress filter set to allow the user to sort the table by selecting a drop-down item for Office Name.

http://paragon.pacmls.com/nrds-idx-user-and-office-codes/

Here’s is the short code I am using for the page:

[table id=1 datatables_tabletools=”true” datatables_columnfilterwidgets=”true” datatables_columnfilterwidgets_exclude_columns=”1,2,3,4,6,7,8″ /]

Column 5 is the “Office Name”

I can view any other office from the list, so long as there is no ampersand in the office name.

Is there a way to fix this (without changing & to “and”)?

Thanks,
Dave