Posts Table controls
Posts Table Pro comes with various elements that can be displayed above or below the table. These make it easier for users to search, sort and filter the table. These elements are:
- Search box – the keyword search box at the top right of the table.
- Page length – the “Show <x> entries” select box above the table.
- Totals – the total number of posts text displayed below the table (e.g. “Showing 1 to 10 of 50 entries”).
- Pagination - the paging options that appear below a multi-page table.
- Reset button – the ‘Reset’ link next to the search box which removes the current search/filters.
- Footer – an optional row at the bottom of the table where you can repeat the column headings
- Scroll offset - if you have a sticky header, you can also change where the table reloads so that the top isn't hidden behind the sticky header
Display search box
The Search box option controls whether to display the search box, and where it should appear. It appears at the top by default and the options are:
- Top – show search box above the table (top-right)
- Bottom – show below the table (bottom-right)
- Both - show above and below the table
- False – hide the search box
You can choose these options on the Edit table page, plugin settings page, or directly in a shortcode.
Shortcode options
Use the search_box option to set options directly in the [posts_table] or [posts_table_template id=""] shortcode. The options are top, bottom, both, or false.
Example: [posts_table search_box="bottom"]
Display page length
The Page length option controls whether to display the “Show <x> entries” drop-down menu, and whether to display it above or below your table. It appears at the top by default and the options are:
- Top – show page length above the table (top-left)
- Bottom – show it below the table (bottom-left)
- Both - show above and below the table
- False – hide the page length drop-down
You can choose these options on the plugin settings page or directly in a shortcode.
Shortcode options
Use the page_length option to set options directly in the [posts_table] or [posts_table_template id=""] shortcode. The options are top, bottom, both, or false.
Example: [posts_table page_length="false"]
Display totals
The Totals option controls whether to display the total number of posts in the table (e.g. “Showing 1 to 10 of 50 entries”), and where to display it. It appears at the bottom by default and the options are:
- Top – show page length above the table (top-left)
- Bottom – show it below the table (bottom-left)
- Both - show above and below the table
- False – hide the page length drop-down
You can choose these options on the plugin settings page or directly in a shortcode.
Shortcode options
Use the totals option to set options directly in the [posts_table] or [posts_table_template id=""] shortcode. The options are top, bottom, both, or false.
Example: [posts_table totals="top"]
Display pagination
The Pagination option controls whether to display the pagination buttons for scrolling between the results, and where to display them. It appears at the bottom by default and the options are:
- Top – show page length above the table (top-left)
- Bottom – show it below the table (bottom-left)
- Both - show above and below the table
- False – hide the page length drop-down
You can choose these options on the plugin settings page or directly in a shortcode.
Shortcode options
Use the pagination option to set options directly in the [posts_table] or [posts_table_template id=""] shortcode. The options are top, bottom, both, or false.
Example: [posts_table pagination="false"]
Paging type
The paging_type option controls the style of pagination used for your posts table. Choose between 5 pagination styles:
- Numbers – page numbers only
- Simple – ‘Previous’ and ‘Next’ only
- Simple numbers – ‘Previous’ and ‘Next’ buttons, plus page numbers (the default)
- Full – ‘First’, ‘Previous’, ‘Next’ and ‘Last’ buttons
- Full numbers – ‘First’, ‘Previous’, ‘Next’ and ‘Last’ buttons, plus page numbers
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- paging_type="numbers" (default)
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- paging_type="simple"
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- paging_type="simple_numbers"
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- paging_type="full"
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- paging_type="full_numbers"
You can choose these options on the plugin settings page or directly in a shortcode.
Shortcode options
Use the paging_type option to set options directly in the [posts_table] or [posts_table_template id=""] shortcode. The options are numbers, simple, simple_numbers, full, or full_numbers.
Example: [posts_table paging_type="full_numbers"]
Reset button
The Reset button option controls whether to display the ‘Reset’ button above the table. It defaults to 'true' - change it to 'false' to hide the button.
You can choose these options on the plugin settings page or directly in a shortcode.
Shortcode options
Use the reset_button option to set options directly in the [posts_table] or [posts_table_template id=""] shortcode. The options are true and false.
Example:[posts_table reset_button="false"]
Show footer
The show_footer shortcode option lets you show the column headings at the bottom of the table as well as the top. The default is false (i.e. hide the footer headings), but you can set this to true to show them.
Example: [posts_table show_footer="true"]
This option is only available when you set it directly in a shortcode.
Scroll offset
When paging between multiple pages of results in your table, Posts Table Pro will automatically “jump” back to the top each time. This is particularly useful if you are displaying a large number of rows on each page. Posts Table attempts to scroll to the correct position on the page but sometimes it doesn’t quite calculate this correctly. This is because each website and WordPress theme is different and some can have features which interfere with the scroll position – e.g. sticky navigation menus.
The scroll_offset shortcode option lets you override the scroll amount or disable this behavior altogether. The default scroll amount is 15. If you find that the top of your table is “chopped off” when moving between pages, try increasing this to a larger number (e.g. scroll_offset="50"). If you’d like to disable automatic scrolling, set this option to false.
Example: [posts_table scroll_offset="35"]
This option is only available when you set it directly in a shortcode.