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7th Oct 2026

By Allan Jardine -

Next.js and DataTables

Over the course of the last few weeks, I've been working on updating DataTables and all of its extensions to load in a window-less environment. DataTables 3.1 introduced this ability, along with improvements to the ESM and CSS loading when used with bundlers. I didn't write a blog post about it at the time as 3.1 didn't actually introduce any new client-side features to the library, it was all about improving the developer experience when using Vite, WebPack and other bundlers.

Alongside that work, the React component for DataTables has just received a major update, now at v2. I've rewritten the documentation for how to use DataTables in React, and there is now a 60 second quick start guide to get you going if you'd like to try it out.

The obvious question is "Why do all of this"? And the simple answer is Next.js.

In this blog post I'll show how you can very easily use DataTables in a Next.js application, gaining all of the flexibility of DataTables and its ecosystem, in one of the most comprehensive and exciting React Frameworks available.

11th Sep 2026

By Allan Jardine -

StateRestore 2

StateRestore 2.0 is here! This extension adds state management controls to DataTables, with an easy-to-use UI for the end user, letting them select between different table states with a simple button click. StateRestore is the third library released in the DataTables Plus suite - a premium set of extensions that enhance the capabilities of DataTables.

As always, an example is worth a thousand words. In the example below stateCreate and statesTable are used to create the buttons for the state management UI, with StateRestore in its default configuration:

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Tiger Nixon	System Architect	Edinburgh	$320,800
Garrett Winters	Accountant	Tokyo	$170,750
Ashton Cox	Junior Technical Author	San Francisco	$86,000
Cedric Kelly	Senior JavaScript Developer	Edinburgh	$433,060
Airi Satou	Accountant	Tokyo	$162,700
Brielle Williamson	Integration Specialist	New York	$372,000
Herrod Chandler	Sales Assistant	San Francisco	$137,500
Rhona Davidson	Integration Specialist	Tokyo	$327,900
Colleen Hurst	JavaScript Developer	San Francisco	$205,500
Sonya Frost	Software Engineer	Edinburgh	$103,600
Jena Gaines	Office Manager	London	$90,560
Quinn Flynn	Support Lead	Edinburgh	$342,000
Charde Marshall	Regional Director	San Francisco	$470,600
Haley Kennedy	Senior Marketing Designer	London	$313,500
Tatyana Fitzpatrick	Regional Director	London	$385,750
Michael Silva	Marketing Designer	London	$198,500
Paul Byrd	Chief Financial Officer (CFO)	New York	$725,000
Gloria Little	Systems Administrator	New York	$237,500
Bradley Greer	Software Engineer	London	$132,000
Dai Rios	Personnel Lead	Edinburgh	$217,500
Jenette Caldwell	Development Lead	New York	$345,000
Yuri Berry	Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)	New York	$675,000
Caesar Vance	Pre-Sales Support	New York	$106,450
Doris Wilder	Sales Assistant	Sydney	$85,600
Angelica Ramos	Chief Executive Officer (CEO)	London	$1,200,000
Gavin Joyce	Developer	Edinburgh	$92,575
Jennifer Chang	Regional Director	Singapore	$357,650
Brenden Wagner	Software Engineer	San Francisco	$206,850
Fiona Green	Chief Operating Officer (COO)	San Francisco	$850,000
Shou Itou	Regional Marketing	Tokyo	$163,000
Michelle House	Integration Specialist	Sydney	$95,400
Suki Burks	Developer	London	$114,500
Prescott Bartlett	Technical Author	London	$145,000
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Jackson Bradshaw	Director	New York	$645,750
Olivia Liang	Support Engineer	Singapore	$234,500
Bruno Nash	Software Engineer	London	$163,500
Sakura Yamamoto	Support Engineer	Tokyo	$139,575
Thor Walton	Developer	New York	$98,540
Finn Camacho	Support Engineer	San Francisco	$87,500
Serge Baldwin	Data Coordinator	Singapore	$138,575
Zenaida Frank	Software Engineer	New York	$125,250
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Hermione Butler	Regional Director	London	$356,250
Lael Greer	Systems Administrator	London	$103,500
Jonas Alexander	Developer	San Francisco	$86,500
Shad Decker	Regional Director	Edinburgh	$183,000
Michael Bruce	JavaScript Developer	Singapore	$183,000
Donna Snider	Customer Support	New York	$112,000

24th Jul 2026

By Allan Jardine -

DataTables 3 release

Tagging up a major software release and making it available for download is, at the same time, a massive release of pent up energy, but also very stressful. That's where I am today - utterly delighted to release the cumulation of nine months of work on DataTables, its extensions and web-site to you all, while also apprehensive about how smoothly the release will go and how it will be received.

I'm sure every software engineer knows this mix of feelings on release day, and today it is my turn as DataTables 3.0.0 is now available! DataTables 3 marks a significant step forward for DataTables: