Hello James.

Thank you for your purchase.

Unfortunately, there's no easy way of doing this (like drag and drop).

If it is a manual table, it has a hidden wdt_ID column, which is an auto-increment column. That means it is automatically assigning a new row number every time you enter a new row. That column is not editable, and it's not advisable to change the ID column for editing:

You could go into the database, find the table's database name (usually wp_wpdatatable_#, where # is the number of the table in the database), and modify the wdt_ID column and rearrange the rows from within the database.

To see the exact number, open your table in wpDataTables, go to "Editing" tab, and enable editing. You'll see something like this:

So, when you open that table in PHPMyAdmin, you'll see it like this:

Select the rows you wish to swap (check-boxes on the left), and select Edit below the entries:

Then, in the modal that opens up simply enter new row numbers (they can't be existing, so if you wish to swap 2 and 4, you need to modify both of them):

After you save that, the table will show row 2 in place of row 4, and vice-versa.

Best regards.

Hi James.

Sorry to hear you don't want to use the plugin after purchase.

Although, completely understandable.

You need to log into http://store.tms-plugins.com/ with the credentials you received in your e-mail when you purchased the plugin, then navigate to Purchases/wpDataTables, and if you're still within 15 days from purchase you will see the "Request Refund" button.

You should see both purchases there, so you will be able to refund them through the store.

Best regards.

Hello Jacqui.

I understand where you're coming from, but wpDataTables is built around the DataTables jQuery plugin, so it needs to follow its rules.

At the moment, there' no way to insert a row at a random position. Similarly to adding a row to the database - you can't just add one in a certain position without affecting surrounding rows.

This is something we will work on in the future, but at the moment, it's not possible.

I apologize for that, James.

You opened a public ticket when you reached out to us, so people can respond to it still.

We will delete your account here, so you won't receive any further emails.

Best!

Hello Ed.

I'm afraid that the workaround provided in one of my earlier responses is still the only way to do this.

Our developers are working on reordering rows, and I hope it will be available in Q1 2024, but I can't make any promises, as the plugin would need to change the IDs of the rows based on the change, so it's not an easy task.

Hi Chris,

Thank you for sharing that workaround idea with us, we will make a note of it.

Thank you for your feedback, we will pass it to our management.

At the moment, unfortunately, we still don't have the featue of easily re-ordering rows for our standard wpDataTables types ( editable tables).

Right now, reordering of rows can only be done with our Simple table type.

If you haven't already, you can affect the development speed for this feature, by upvoting an existing request or creating a new one :

Please feel free to search on our suggestions page, 

 to see if someone may be already suggested this feature. If you can't see it, feel free to add your suggestion there,  and as more people vote, the feature will move higher on the priority list.

You can certainly follow our changeLog page if you'd like ( it is also available in the plugin dashboard), where we state any changes/new features/bug fixes during updates;

and our newsletter, so you're informed about new features, bug fixes, freebies, etc.