Title: Table ordering question
Last modified: January 7, 2019

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# Table ordering question

 *  Resolved [surfs-up](https://wordpress.org/support/users/surfs-up/)
 * (@surfs-up)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-ordering-question/)
 * Hey Tobias,
 * I have a question…. I am posting items on tables named by the year, and I have
   a lot of them, two pages so far. so I don’t want to have to ‘search/scroll’ for
   the current year/table I’m adding stuff to. Coming from simple html I thought
   I would just rename the last year/ Table ID # to archive it down the line and
   use the current ID #2 listed at the top for the new/current year. But I get a
   warning: _ Do you really want to change the Table ID? All Shortcodes for this
   table in your pages and posts will have to be adjusted!_
 * So what would be the best way to keep current year tables at the top of my table
   list for fast editing, while archiving past years tables, I won’t be working 
   on?
 * Also, is there a fast way to clone a table?
 * Thanks bunches,

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-ordering-question/#post-11061845)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.
 * The renaming of the ID is actually the best option. And don’t be afraid of the
   warning. It’s just a reminder that you’ll have to also adjust the table ID in
   Shortcode on every page where you are showing that table.
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [surfs-up](https://wordpress.org/support/users/surfs-up/)
 * (@surfs-up)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-ordering-question/#post-11062378)
 * Super, as only the one table per one page, my links link to the page 🙂 Love 
   it. No blog either.
 * Also, asking my last question in a different way:
    If I copy a table does it 
   copy the Extensions (reverse order) I used in the original table? I like the 
   way I’ve set my tables up, and was looking for a short cut in passing things 
   on to this years tables, this is why I ask.
 * Thank you ~ again
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-ordering-question/#post-11063330)
 * Hi,
 * copying a table (in the admin area of TablePress) only copies the data. If you
   want the Extensions to also apply to this table, you’ll just have to copy the“
   old” Shortcode’s parameters to the new one as well.
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [surfs-up](https://wordpress.org/support/users/surfs-up/)
 * (@surfs-up)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-ordering-question/#post-11065532)
 * Okay, so no table cloning – good to know 🙂
 * Thanks Tobias, your the best!
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-ordering-question/#post-11066298)
 * Hi,
 * no problem, you are very welcome! 🙂 Good to hear that this helped!
 * Best wishes,
    Tobias

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 * Last activity: [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-ordering-question/#post-11066298)
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