Title: Table with Selector
Last modified: March 6, 2017

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# Table with Selector

 *  Resolved [morts81](https://wordpress.org/support/users/morts81/)
 * (@morts81)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-with-selector/)
 * I know the DataTables ColumnFilterWidgets allows the user to add pull down menu
   filters to refine the contents of a table. For example, the table shown below
   would show on the page then it could be further refined by the Person column 
   by selecting the number/s of the Person required.
 * Person Name Age
    1 Dan 20 2 Mark 19 3 Jeff 46 4 Paul 86
 * However is it possible to have the table only show on page load the first line,
   ie Person 1, Name Dan and Age 20. But give a pull down menu to be able to change
   the selection to 2, 3 or 4. The table should only ever show one selection though
   and not be possible to select more than 1 Person?
 * In my mind, this is something more like a dynamic Row Filtering?
 * Cheers
 * Morts81

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-with-selector/#post-8878448)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.
 * If I understand correctly, all that should be necessary is to set the number 
   of rows in the pagination (in the corresponding input field on the table’s “Edit”
   screen) to 1.
    Can you please try that?
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [morts81](https://wordpress.org/support/users/morts81/)
 * (@morts81)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-with-selector/#post-8878510)
 * Hi
 * The example table above is very basic. In actual fact I would likely have a table
   of maybe 1000 rows, and when a selection is made, there could be anywhere from
   1 to 17 rows matching that criteria.
 * I was hoping to be able to limit selections to 1 and not allow anymore selections.
   And have only 1 selection load on page load. I guess more for aesthetics than
   anything.
 * Cheers
    Morts81
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-with-selector/#post-8878666)
 * Hi,
 * ah, thanks for the explanation. Unfortunately, I can’t think of an easy or existing
   solution for that, sorry 🙁
 * Regards,
    Tobias

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-with-selector/#post-8878666)
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