16 May 2007

This is a blog item that needs to be converted to the new Bliki format

MediaWiki Sortable Tables

It says in M:Help:Sorting that MediaWiki version 1.9.x now has native support for sortable tables. But actually the method they're using is fully a client-side JavaScript solution developed here by Joost de Valk. So by adding the source code to your MediaWiki:Common.js article (and enabling it by setting $wgUseSiteJs to true in your LocalSettings.php file) any wiki can do it. this will compliment the new display filter and upload CSV extensions perfectly. here's an example:

City	January (Low)	January (High)	July (Low)	July (High)
Amman	4°C	12°C	18°C	32°C
Baghdad	0°C	16°C	24°C	43°C
Cairo	8°C	18°C	21°C	36°C
Damascus	0°C	12°C	16°C	36°C
Dubai	15°C	23°C	30°C	39°C
Jerusalem	5°C	13°C	17°C	31°C
Riyadh	8°C	21°C	26°C	42°C
Tehran	-3°C	7°C	22°C	37°C

• See M:Help:Sorting for details about syntax and usage
• Get the JavaScript code from www.joostdevalk.nl/code/sortable-table