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On the DataTables blog you will find news, announcements and tutorials about DataTables and its suite of extensions. New posts are published (usually!) monthly, with additional news items in between.
29th Jan 2021
Bootstrapped Podcast
I recently had the pleasure of speaking to Steve McLeod of the Bootstrapped podcast. It was recorded and is now available as a podcast. We discuss how I started DataTables and progressed from having it as a side project to a full time job with a company employing three people. If you've ever wondered about the history of DataTables, this is a great place to start.
Highcharts Integration
Recently, we've had some feedback asking about displaying information from a DataTable in a graphical format. This is quite possible to do using our API and a charting library. There are many available, but in this blog post we will use the ever popular Highcharts showing how it might be integrated into your DataTables projects.
| Name | Position | Office | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Gavin Cortez | Team Leader | San Francisco | $235,500 |
| Martena Mccray | Post-Sales support | Edinburgh | $324,050 |
| Unity Butler | Marketing Designer | San Francisco | $85,675 |
| Howard Hatfield | Office Manager | San Francisco | $164,500 |
| Hope Fuentes | Secretary | San Francisco | $109,850 |
| Vivian Harrell | Financial Controller | San Francisco | $452,500 |
| Timothy Mooney | Office Manager | London | $136,200 |
| 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 |
| Zorita Serrano | Software Engineer | San Francisco | $115,000 |
| Jennifer Acosta | Junior Javascript Developer | Edinburgh | $75,650 |
| Cara Stevens | Sales Assistant | New York | $145,600 |
| 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 |
Introducing SearchBuilder
SearchBuilder is a new extension for DataTables that allows the end user to apply advanced filtering to your tables. In a step up in complexity from SearchPanes, SearchBuilder allows for filtering on columns using a wide variety of conditions, rather than just exact matches. Conditions can be grouped together to create complex filters that are seamlessly applied to the table. SearchBuilder is therefore a very effective way of narrowing down results using complex conditions across multiple columns at a time.
You can see an example below - click the Add Condition button to get started building your own filter:
| Name | Position | Office | Age | Start date | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Nixon | System Architect | Edinburgh | 61 | 2011/04/25 | $320,800 |
| Garrett Winters | Accountant | Tokyo | 63 | 2011/07/25 | $170,750 |
| Ashton Cox | Junior Technical Author | San Francisco | 66 | 2009/01/12 | $86,000 |
| Cedric Kelly | Senior Javascript Developer | Edinburgh | 22 | 2012/03/29 | $433,060 |
| Airi Satou | Accountant | Tokyo | 33 | 2008/11/28 | $162,700 |
| Brielle Williamson | Integration Specialist | New York | 61 | 2012/12/02 | $372,000 |
| Herrod Chandler | Sales Assistant | San Francisco | 59 | 2012/08/06 | $137,500 |
| Rhona Davidson | Integration Specialist | Tokyo | 55 | 2010/10/14 | $327,900 |
| Colleen Hurst | Javascript Developer | San Francisco | 39 | 2009/09/15 | $205,500 |
| Sonya Frost | Software Engineer | Edinburgh | 23 | 2008/12/13 | $103,600 |
| Jena Gaines | Office Manager | London | 30 | 2008/12/19 | $90,560 |
| Quinn Flynn | Support Lead | Edinburgh | 22 | 2013/03/03 | $342,000 |
| Charde Marshall | Regional Director | San Francisco | 36 | 2008/10/16 | $470,600 |
| Haley Kennedy | Senior Marketing Designer | London | 43 | 2012/12/18 | $313,500 |
| Tatyana Fitzpatrick | Regional Director | London | 19 | 2010/03/17 | $385,750 |
| Michael Silva | Marketing Designer | London | 66 | 2012/11/27 | $198,500 |
| Paul Byrd | Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | New York | 64 | 2010/06/09 | $725,000 |
| Gloria Little | Systems Administrator | New York | 59 | 2009/04/10 | $237,500 |
| Bradley Greer | Software Engineer | London | 41 | 2012/10/13 | $132,000 |
| Dai Rios | Personnel Lead | Edinburgh | 35 | 2012/09/26 | $217,500 |
| Jenette Caldwell | Development Lead | New York | 30 | 2011/09/03 | $345,000 |
| Yuri Berry | Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) | New York | 40 | 2009/06/25 | $675,000 |
| Caesar Vance | Pre-Sales Support | New York | 21 | 2011/12/12 | $106,450 |
| Doris Wilder | Sales Assistant | Sydney | 23 | 2010/09/20 | $85,600 |
| Angelica Ramos | Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | London | 47 | 2009/10/09 | $1,200,000 |
| Gavin Joyce | Developer | Edinburgh | 42 | 2010/12/22 | $92,575 |
| Jennifer Chang | Regional Director | Singapore | 28 | 2010/11/14 | $357,650 |
| Brenden Wagner | Software Engineer | San Francisco | 28 | 2011/06/07 | $206,850 |
| Fiona Green | Chief Operating Officer (COO) | San Francisco | 48 | 2010/03/11 | $850,000 |
| Shou Itou | Regional Marketing | Tokyo | 20 | 2011/08/14 | $163,000 |
| Michelle House | Integration Specialist | Sydney | 37 | 2011/06/02 | $95,400 |
| Suki Burks | Developer | London | 53 | 2009/10/22 | $114,500 |
| Prescott Bartlett | Technical Author | London | 27 | 2011/05/07 | $145,000 |
| Gavin Cortez | Team Leader | San Francisco | 22 | 2008/10/26 | $235,500 |
| Martena Mccray | Post-Sales support | Edinburgh | 46 | 2011/03/09 | $324,050 |
| Unity Butler | Marketing Designer | San Francisco | 47 | 2009/12/09 | $85,675 |
| Howard Hatfield | Office Manager | San Francisco | 51 | 2008/12/16 | $164,500 |
| Hope Fuentes | Secretary | San Francisco | 41 | 2010/02/12 | $109,850 |
| Vivian Harrell | Financial Controller | San Francisco | 62 | 2009/02/14 | $452,500 |
| Timothy Mooney | Office Manager | London | 37 | 2008/12/11 | $136,200 |
| Jackson Bradshaw | Director | New York | 65 | 2008/09/26 | $645,750 |
| Olivia Liang | Support Engineer | Singapore | 64 | 2011/02/03 | $234,500 |
| Bruno Nash | Software Engineer | London | 38 | 2011/05/03 | $163,500 |
| Sakura Yamamoto | Support Engineer | Tokyo | 37 | 2009/08/19 | $139,575 |
| Thor Walton | Developer | New York | 61 | 2013/08/11 | $98,540 |
| Finn Camacho | Support Engineer | San Francisco | 47 | 2009/07/07 | $87,500 |
| Serge Baldwin | Data Coordinator | Singapore | 64 | 2012/04/09 | $138,575 |
| Zenaida Frank | Software Engineer | New York | 63 | 2010/01/04 | $125,250 |
| Zorita Serrano | Software Engineer | San Francisco | 56 | 2012/06/01 | $115,000 |
| Jennifer Acosta | Junior Javascript Developer | Edinburgh | 43 | 2013/02/01 | $75,650 |
| Cara Stevens | Sales Assistant | New York | 46 | 2011/12/06 | $145,600 |
| Hermione Butler | Regional Director | London | 47 | 2011/03/21 | $356,250 |
| Lael Greer | Systems Administrator | London | 21 | 2009/02/27 | $103,500 |
| Jonas Alexander | Developer | San Francisco | 30 | 2010/07/14 | $86,500 |
| Shad Decker | Regional Director | Edinburgh | 51 | 2008/11/13 | $183,000 |
| Michael Bruce | Javascript Developer | Singapore | 29 | 2011/06/27 | $183,000 |
| Donna Snider | Customer Support | New York | 27 | 2011/01/25 | $112,000 |
| Name | Position | Office | Age | Start date | Salary |
Historic blog posts
- Editor QR Scanner Integration 10th Jul 2020
- Introducing CloudTables 1st Jun 2020
- Using Editor's libraries for server-side processing 12th May 2020
- SearchPanes Release 13th Jan 2020
- RowGroup Tricks and Tips 5th Jan 2020
- October releases - 2019 2nd Oct 2019
- DataTables download statistics - 2019 29th Jul 2019
- Scroll To Top 21st Jun 2019
- Refreshing data before editing 15th Apr 2019
- Installing Editor in WordPress 15th Feb 2019
- Parent / child editing in child rows 11th Jan 2019
- Debugger update 12th Jul 2018
- SearchFade 8th May 2018
- Vertical scroll fitting 31st Dec 2017
- Experiment: SearchPane 30th Nov 2017
- Queuing changes in Editor 24th Oct 2017
- Cascading lists in Editor 1st Sep 2017
- Editor and NPM 31st Aug 2017
- Deep linking into DataTables 24th Jul 2017
- Always visible editing panel 30th Jun 2017
- Iterators in DataTables 31st May 2017
- RowGroup - new extension 7th Apr 2017
- Ajax loaded row details 31st Mar 2017
- Locale based sorting 28th Feb 2017
- Search highlighting with mark.js 19th Jan 2017
- Sorting with absolute positioned data 23rd Dec 2016
- Editor 1.6 16th Dec 2016
- Dynamic enum sorting 16th Jun 2016
- Spring updates - 2016 24th May 2016
- Parent / child editing with Editor 25th Mar 2016
- Ellipsis renderer 26th Feb 2016
- Generator update 21st Jan 2016
- Download statistics 31st Dec 2015
- NPM and Bower 9th Nov 2015
- Editor's server-side events 2nd Oct 2015
- Multi-row bulk editing 11th Sep 2015
- Update extravaganza 13th Aug 2015
- Git repo structure update 2nd Jun 2015
- DataTables 1.10.7 30th Apr 2015
- Vertical page fitting 10th Apr 2015
- Editor 1.4 / DataTables 1.10.5 12th Feb 2015
- Ultimate date / time sorting plug-in 18th Dec 2014
- Editor 1.4 beta - .NET 4th Dec 2014
- Table captions 7th Nov 2014
- Search result highlighting 22nd Oct 2014
- DataTables 1.10.3 9th Oct 2014
- Sliding child rows 2nd Oct 2014
- Alphabet input search - Part III 22nd Sep 2014
- Permanent inline checkboxes 9th Sep 2014
- Alphabet input search - Part II 2nd Sep 2014
- Alphabet input search - Part I 26th Aug 2014
- Business: UK VAT exchange rates 8th Aug 2014
- Duplicate buttons in Editor 25th Jul 2014
- Introducing Responsive for DataTables 16th Jul 2014
- DataTables 1.10.1, Editor 1.3.2 and more 15th Jul 2014
- Nominet Internet Awards shortlist 17th Jun 2014
- Font Awesome integration 6th Jun 2014
- Support and forums updates 26th May 2014
- DataTables 1.10.0 released 1st May 2014
- DataTables 1.10.0 release candidate 25th Apr 2014
- DataTables 1.10 beta 4th Feb 2014
- HTML 5 Clipboard and File APIs 31st Jan 2014
- JS Bin update 24th Jan 2014
- Orthogonal data 9th Jul 2012
- Inline editing 31st May 2012
- Introducing Editor 4th May 2012
- DataTables debugger 26th Feb 2012
- Twitter Bootstrap 2 1st Feb 2012
- Microsoft CDN 28th Jan 2012
- localStorage for state saving 16th Jan 2012
- Twitter Bootstrap 8th Dec 2011
- Site updates - JS Bin and more 1st Nov 2011
- Getting started with DataTables 27th Aug 2011
- DataTables support 29th Jun 2011
- Drill-down rows 19th Jun 2011
- Introducing Scroller 11th Jun 2011
- DataTables 1.8 4th Jun 2011
- Creating beautiful and functional tables with DataTables 10th May 2011
- Extended data source options with DataTables 1st May 2011