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Boone's Sortable Columns

A handy, extensible class for adding sortable columns your custom post type lists.

By Boone Gorges·Tables·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 14 years ago
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As of April 2026, Boone's Sortable Columns is a WordPress tables plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: TablePress – Tables in WordPress made….

0/5Rating
10active installs
2.8K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011

Overview

Here’s how I recommend using the class.

  1. Either activate this plugin, or include the class in your own plugin file.
  2. When you start to render the page with the post list, define some columns and then instantiate the class:
    $cols = array(
    array(
    ‘name’ => ‘restaurant_name’,
    ‘title’ => ‘Restaurant Name’,
    ‘css_class’ => ‘restaurant-name’,
    ‘is_default’ => true
    ),
    array(
    ‘name’ => ‘cuisine_type’,
    ‘title’ => ‘Cuisine Type’,
    ‘css_class’ => ‘cuisine-type’,
    ‘default_order’ => ‘desc’
    )
    );
    $sort…
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Ratings & Reviews

00 reviews
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2 ★
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1 ★
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Compatibility

WordPress3.1+ requiredTested up to 3.2.1
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.1

  • Adds setup_base_url() method, for greater control over how column header URLs are generated
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Boone GorgesBoone Gorges
Plugin Info
Version
1.1
Last Updated
May 27, 2011
WP Requires
3.1+
Tested Up To
3.2.1
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
2.8K+
Added
May 23, 2011
Business
Free

Tags

tablescolumnscustom post types

Developer

B
Boone Gorges
28 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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