Hi Michael,

If you simply wish to change the text displayed when there are no rows / matching records found,

there is a PHP file in the plugin that you can edit with any text/code editor, in this path:

/wp-content/plugins/wpdatatables/source/class.wdttools.php

Right now the line is 547,  but since we often update the plugin, the line might change in the future,

so it is best to use "Ctrl+F" to search for this string : 'sZeroRecords'  and find this  :

'sZeroRecords' => __('No matching records found', 'wpdatatables'),

Here is my example :

Then, edit the line inside the brackets, and change it to anything you need,

in this example "No invoices found", so the line will be

'sZeroRecords' => __('No invoices found', 'wpdatatables'),

And this is the result, in one of my Test Tables :

You can also use an image, if you wish.

We had a user who used an image, instead of the "No matching records found" :

So, if you devise an image that has text on it,

you can simply add a HTML image tag, with the image source, like this for example :

'sZeroRecords' => __('<img src="https://yourDomain/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ImageName.svg">', 'wpdatatables'),

- Just to note, any time you update the wpDT plugin, it will overwrite the PHP file again; 

so, you will have to repeat this with the PHP code edit. 

I hope that helps.