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that datatables can reliably sort with is ISO-8601. You need to use a sorting plugin, such as this

pulls all of the sort icons to the bottom

You'd need to remove or override the sort icons from the CSS if you don't want them. Allan

below is the key parameters "scrollX": true, "searching": false, "sDom": TableDOM_Init(), "bInfo": false, "autoWidth": false, "paginate": false, "sort": true, "oLanguage": { "sLoadingRecords":"no data avaliable" },

I think this fiddle achieves what I'm looking for. https://jsfiddle.net/wwhe7k20 Filter at top, sort on bottom.

If we want to sort on domain name, we

the user control of sort priority and sort order.

{"draw":4,"columns":[{"data":"Id","name":"","searchable":true,"orderable":true,"search":{"value":"","regex":false}},{"data":"Name","name":"","searchable":true,"orderable":true,"search":{"value":"","regex":false}},{"data":"Category","name":"","searchable":true,"orderable":true,"search":{"value":"","regex":false}},{"data":"Price","name":"","searchable":true,"orderable":true,"search":{"value":"","regex":false}}],"order":[{"column":1,"dir":"asc"}],"start":5,"length":5,"search":{"value":"","regex":false}} This is the Request when I am doing the paging. The "order" is also present there. I have already sorted my list; I do not want to sort it for each paging , to save cpu cycle.

that the table has sort icons, and perhaps only

You could store the time in a hidden column and use it as a secondary sort, maybe?