NOTE!
- In tablesorter v2.0.5 and older, only the metadata and headers options methods were available.
- In versions 2.3+, columns can be disabled using any of the following methods (they all do the same thing), in order of priority:
- jQuery data
data-sorter="false"(see the Javascript block below on how to set it directly). - metadata
class="{ sorter: false }". This requires the metadata plugin. - headers option
headers : { 0 : { sorter: false } }. - header class name
class="sorter-false".
- jQuery data
Demo
First Name |
Last Name |
Age |
Total |
Discount |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter | Parker | 28 | $9.99 | 20% | Jul 6, 2006 8:14 AM |
| John | Hood | 33 | $19.99 | 25% | Dec 10, 2002 5:14 AM |
| Clark | Kent | 18 | $15.89 | 44% | Jan 12, 2003 11:14 AM |
| Bruce | Almighty | 45 | $153.19 | 44% | Jan 18, 2001 9:12 AM |
| Bruce | Evans | 22 | $13.19 | 11% | Jan 18, 2007 9:12 AM |
Javascript
$(function(){
// BONUS TIP: disable a column using jQuery data directly
// but do it before the table initializes
$("table thead th:eq(5)").data("sorter", false);
$("table").tablesorter({
theme : 'blue',
headers: {
// disable sorting of the first column (we start counting at zero)
0: {
// disable it by setting the property sorter to false
sorter: false
}
}
});
});
HTML
<table class="tablesorter">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>First Name</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
<th data-sorter="false">Age</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th class="sorter-false">Discount</th>
<th>Date</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Peter</td>
<td>Parker</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>$9.99</td>
<td>20%</td>
<td>Jul 6, 2006 8:14 AM</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>John</td>
<td>Hood</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>$19.99</td>
<td>25%</td>
<td>Dec 10, 2002 5:14 AM</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Clark</td>
<td>Kent</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>$15.89</td>
<td>44%</td>
<td>Jan 12, 2003 11:14 AM</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bruce</td>
<td>Almighty</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>$153.19</td>
<td>44%</td>
<td>Jan 18, 2001 9:12 AM</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bruce</td>
<td>Evans</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>$13.19</td>
<td>11%</td>
<td>Jan 18, 2007 9:12 AM</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>