Title: Sorting issue (past 10)
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Sorting issue (past 10)

 *  Resolved [MortenJensen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mortenjensen/)
 * (@mortenjensen)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-issue-past-10/)
 * Hello,
 * Thank you for the plugin. It’s a wonderful tool.
 * I have an issue, however.
 * [http://www.fullcourt.dk/nba-free-agent-tracker-2013/](http://www.fullcourt.dk/nba-free-agent-tracker-2013/)
 * If you look at the tab “Erfaring”, you’ll see every number past 10 is sorted 
   differently. I fear the same will happen to “kontrakt” (contract) when I start
   filling those out.
 * And I did download and activate your DataTables Sorting plugins Extension.
 * What to do?
 * Thank you!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tablepress/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tablepress/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-issue-past-10/#post-3739743)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.
 * The reason for this is that the content in the “Erfaring” column is not numeric,
   but strings (because of the the “åŒr” after each value. And as strings are sorted
   differently than numbers, you get this result.
    To fix this, you’ll either have
   to remove all ” åŒr” from that column, or (as you have already installed the 
   DataTables Sorting Plugins Extension), add this to the “Custom Commands” textfield
   on the “Edit” screen of the table:
 *     ```
       "aoColumnDefs": [ { "sType": "formatted-num", "aTargets": [ 3 ] } ]
       ```
   
 * (The 3 in the code indicates that this shall apply to the fourth column, as counting
   starts with 0.)
    To later also fix the sorting for the “Kontrakt” column, change
   that code to
 *     ```
       "aoColumnDefs": [ { "sType": "formatted-num", "aTargets": [ 3, 7 ] } ]
       ```
   
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [MortenJensen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mortenjensen/)
 * (@mortenjensen)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-issue-past-10/#post-3739749)
 * Hello Tobias,
 * Thank you very much. It solved the “erfaring” part. I tried to include the 7th
   column, and inserted a few raw contract numbers just to test it out, but nothing
   happened.
 * Is it because the dollar sign is the first symbol?
 * Thank you!
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-issue-past-10/#post-3739844)
 * Hi,
 * sure, no problem! You are very welcome!
 * For the “Kontrakt” column: You’ll need to add more values, otherwise you can’t
   see if the sorting works.
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [MortenJensen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mortenjensen/)
 * (@mortenjensen)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-issue-past-10/#post-3739901)
 * Oh okay, so I need to basically fill that entire column out for it to be sortable?
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-issue-past-10/#post-3739902)
 * Hi,
 * yes, that might be necessary for the external sorting script to work.
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [MortenJensen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mortenjensen/)
 * (@mortenjensen)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-issue-past-10/#post-3739905)
 * Okay, thank you very much Tobias!
 * Have a good one.
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-issue-past-10/#post-3739908)
 * Hi,
 * sure, no problem! You are very welcome!
 * Best wishes,
    Tobias
 * P.S.: In case you haven’t, please [rate TablePress](http://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/tablepress)
   here in the plugin directory. Thanks!

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 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-issue-past-10/#post-3739908)
 * Status: resolved