Fixed Rows and Columns

Fix the header and footer row and the first and last column when scrolling the table.

This feature module is part of the TablePress Premium plans.

The module can fix a table’s head row to the top of the screen, when the user scrolls through a long table on a page. With this, the column titles will always be visible, so that the user always knows what information the columns in a table contain.

Likewise, it can fix a table’s foot row to the bottom of the screen, or columns on the left or right side of the screen, for wide columns.

Possibilities for Fixed Rows and Columns

The module allows fixing rows and columns in various ways:

Fixed Head Row and Fixed Left Column

Here’s an example where the table’s head row will stick to the top of the screen, when scrolling down, and where the first column will stick to the left edge, when scrolling sideways:

Last Name	First Name	Birthday	Company	Phone (Ext.)	ZIP code	Country	Balance	Points	Rating
Banks	Travis	05/04/1969	Apple	200-4324	64655	Italy	$61.17	8	6.6
Cain	Lawrence	05/16/1994	IBM	701-3108	98004	United States	$54.81	5	2.5
Middleton	Dennis	01/10/1992	Google	580-9501	80913	Spain	$24.83	4	5.2
Valenzuela	Lunea	01/09/1966	Cisco	970-8655	51606	Germany	$74.07	7	3.7
Burgess	Quynn	09/24/1988	Mozilla	430-8943	78965	France	$16.13	8	2.9
Lott	Lillith	12/10/1978	Dell	587-2289	88178	Australia	$30.12	1	7.9
Freeman	Cheyenne	01/28/1981	LG	396-5473	14711	Germany	$49.82	1	6.0
Houston	Jorden	05/03/1978	Adobe	970-1182	96036	Canada	$47.31	2	1.5
Harris	Merritt	12/29/1989	Apple	160-5977	25178	United States	$77.33	6	0.1
Gregory	Brynn	01/13/1994	Adobe	663-6039	91558	Spain	$90.24	9	8.2
Curry	Mason	03/15/1969	Sony	115-4778	87513	Australia	$21.68	5	6.6
Holland	Alyssa	06/25/1976	Xerox	704-4977	97921	Canada	$50.31	7	9.5
Logan	Shay	09/13/1968	IBM	687-6482	03023	United States	$46.39	8	7.6
Moran	August	07/04/1986	Cisco	651-1214	60737	India	$22.64	1	7.5
Vasquez	Kelsey	03/31/1968	Samsung	470-7358	79655	Germany	$84.05	3	4.5
Stein	Lawrence	10/15/1960	Toshiba	929-5407	36044	Italy	$77.11	2	8.6
Battle	Wylie	01/03/1988	Facebook	368-2276	37585	Australia	$46.37	10	2.8
Booker	Logan	12/16/1975	Apple	830-5701	22074	United States	$40.71	1	9.0
Gilbert	Chaney	06/06/1970	Sony	132-5560	89630	Canada	$78.45	9	1.2
Buckley	Stone	09/11/1980	Cisco	422-7998	74057	United States	$30.01	2	7.9

When using fixed columns, it is also possible to show left/right arrow buttons on the left and right sides of the table, to indicate that a table can be scrolled horizontally, in addition to swiping. And the cool thing: These buttons are only shown when a table can be scrolled horizontally. And then, they stick to the page so that they are always visible, which makes them very helpful for long tables.

Last Name	First Name	Birthday	Company	Phone (Ext.)	ZIP code	Country	Balance	Points	Rating
Banks	Travis	05/04/1969	Apple	200-4324	64655	Italy	$61.17	8	6.6
Cain	Lawrence	05/16/1994	IBM	701-3108	98004	United States	$54.81	5	2.5
Middleton	Dennis	01/10/1992	Google	580-9501	80913	Spain	$24.83	4	5.2
Valenzuela	Lunea	01/09/1966	Cisco	970-8655	51606	Germany	$74.07	7	3.7
Burgess	Quynn	09/24/1988	Mozilla	430-8943	78965	France	$16.13	8	2.9
Lott	Lillith	12/10/1978	Dell	587-2289	88178	Australia	$30.12	1	7.9
Freeman	Cheyenne	01/28/1981	LG	396-5473	14711	Germany	$49.82	1	6.0
Houston	Jorden	05/03/1978	Adobe	970-1182	96036	Canada	$47.31	2	1.5
Harris	Merritt	12/29/1989	Apple	160-5977	25178	United States	$77.33	6	0.1
Gregory	Brynn	01/13/1994	Adobe	663-6039	91558	Spain	$90.24	9	8.2
Curry	Mason	03/15/1969	Sony	115-4778	87513	Australia	$21.68	5	6.6
Holland	Alyssa	06/25/1976	Xerox	704-4977	97921	Canada	$50.31	7	9.5
Logan	Shay	09/13/1968	IBM	687-6482	03023	United States	$46.39	8	7.6
Moran	August	07/04/1986	Cisco	651-1214	60737	India	$22.64	1	7.5
Vasquez	Kelsey	03/31/1968	Samsung	470-7358	79655	Germany	$84.05	3	4.5
Stein	Lawrence	10/15/1960	Toshiba	929-5407	36044	Italy	$77.11	2	8.6
Battle	Wylie	01/03/1988	Facebook	368-2276	37585	Australia	$46.37	10	2.8
Booker	Logan	12/16/1975	Apple	830-5701	22074	United States	$40.71	1	9.0
Gilbert	Chaney	06/06/1970	Sony	132-5560	89630	Canada	$78.45	9	1.2
Buckley	Stone	09/11/1980	Cisco	422-7998	74057	United States	$30.01	2	7.9

Adding an Offset

As many sites and themes use a fixed navigation bar at the top of the screen, fixing the table head row directly to the top of the screen might not be desired, as they would overlap. For this, it is possible to add an offset to the fixed head row, so that it is fixed below the site’s fixed navigation bar. That offset is the number of pixels that the fixed table head row shall be shifted down. This number has to be set to the height of the site’s fixed navigation bar in pixels.

Last Name	First Name	Birthday	Company	Phone (Ext.)	ZIP code	Country	Balance	Points	Rating
Banks	Travis	05/04/1969	Apple	200-4324	64655	Italy	$61.17	8	6.6
Cain	Lawrence	05/16/1994	IBM	701-3108	98004	United States	$54.81	5	2.5
Middleton	Dennis	01/10/1992	Google	580-9501	80913	Spain	$24.83	4	5.2
Valenzuela	Lunea	01/09/1966	Cisco	970-8655	51606	Germany	$74.07	7	3.7
Burgess	Quynn	09/24/1988	Mozilla	430-8943	78965	France	$16.13	8	2.9
Lott	Lillith	12/10/1978	Dell	587-2289	88178	Australia	$30.12	1	7.9
Freeman	Cheyenne	01/28/1981	LG	396-5473	14711	Germany	$49.82	1	6.0
Houston	Jorden	05/03/1978	Adobe	970-1182	96036	Canada	$47.31	2	1.5
Harris	Merritt	12/29/1989	Apple	160-5977	25178	United States	$77.33	6	0.1
Gregory	Brynn	01/13/1994	Adobe	663-6039	91558	Spain	$90.24	9	8.2
Curry	Mason	03/15/1969	Sony	115-4778	87513	Australia	$21.68	5	6.6
Holland	Alyssa	06/25/1976	Xerox	704-4977	97921	Canada	$50.31	7	9.5
Logan	Shay	09/13/1968	IBM	687-6482	03023	United States	$46.39	8	7.6
Moran	August	07/04/1986	Cisco	651-1214	60737	India	$22.64	1	7.5
Vasquez	Kelsey	03/31/1968	Samsung	470-7358	79655	Germany	$84.05	3	4.5
Stein	Lawrence	10/15/1960	Toshiba	929-5407	36044	Italy	$77.11	2	8.6
Battle	Wylie	01/03/1988	Facebook	368-2276	37585	Australia	$46.37	10	2.8
Booker	Logan	12/16/1975	Apple	830-5701	22074	United States	$40.71	1	9.0
Gilbert	Chaney	06/06/1970	Sony	132-5560	89630	Canada	$78.45	9	1.2
Buckley	Stone	09/11/1980	Cisco	422-7998	74057	United States	$30.01	2	7.9

Usage instructions

To use these features with your tables, activate the “Fixed Rows and Fixed Columns” feature module on the “Modules” screen of TablePress Pro or TablePress Max. Then, configure the desired options in the “Fixed Rows and Fixed Columns” section on the table’s “Edit” screen.

Configuration parameters

To configure this module’s features, you can also use these configuration parameters in the “TablePress Table” block or in the Shortcode that you are using to embed the table:

Module	Slug	Configuration parameter	Type	Default value
Fixed Columns	datatables-fixedheader-fixedcolumns	`datatables_fixedcolumns`	string	`""` (empty string)
Fixed Columns	datatables-fixedheader-fixedcolumns	`datatables_fixedcolumns_left_columns`	integer	`0`
Fixed Columns	datatables-fixedheader-fixedcolumns	`datatables_fixedcolumns_right_columns`	integer	`0`
Fixed Columns	datatables-fixedheader-fixedcolumns	`datatables_scrollx_buttons`	boolean (`true` or `false`)	`false`
Fixed Rows	datatables-fixedheader-fixedcolumns	`datatables_fixedheader`	string	`""` (empty string)
Fixed Rows	datatables-fixedheader-fixedcolumns	`datatables_fixedheader_offsettop`	integer	`0`

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