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Demo


Account #
First Name
Last Name
Age
Total
Discount
Diff
A43 Peter Parker 28 9.99 20.3% +3
A255 John Hood 33 19.99 25.1% -7
A33 Clark Kent 18 15.89 44.2% -15
A1 Bruce Almighty 45 153.19 44% +19
A102 Bruce Evans 56 153.19 23% +9
Rank
Rating
Title
Votes
1. 9.2 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 734,327
2. 9.2 The Godfather (1972) 548,857
3. 9.0 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 346,072
4. 8.9 Pulp Fiction (1994) 577,426
5. 8.9 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 229,564

Page Header

<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/blue/style.css">
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/jquery.tablesorter.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/jquery.tablesorter.widgets.min.js"></script>

Javascript

$(function() {

  // call the tablesorter plugin
  $("table").tablesorter({
    theme: 'blue',

    // use save sort widget
    widgets: ["saveSort", "zebra"]

  });

  $('button').click(function(){
    $('table')
      .trigger('saveSortReset') // clear saved sort
      .trigger("sortReset");    // reset current table sort
  });

});

HTML

<button>Reset Sort</button>
<br>
<table class="tablesorter">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Account #</th>
      <th>First Name</th>
      <th>Last Name</th>
      <th>Age</th>
      <th>Total</th>
      <th>Discount</th>
      <th>Diff</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>A43</td>
      <td>Peter</td>
      <td>Parker</td>
      <td>28</td>
      <td>9.99</td>
      <td>20.3%</td>
      <td>+3</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>A255</td>
      <td>John</td>
      <td>Hood</td>
      <td>33</td>
      <td>19.99</td>
      <td>25.1%</td>
      <td>-7</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>A33</td>
      <td>Clark</td>
      <td>Kent</td>
      <td>18</td>
      <td>15.89</td>
      <td>44.2%</td>
      <td>-15</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>A1</td>
      <td>Bruce</td>
      <td>Almighty</td>
      <td>45</td>
      <td>153.19</td>
      <td>44%</td>
      <td>+19</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>A102</td>
      <td>Bruce</td>
      <td>Evans</td>
      <td>56</td>
      <td>153.19</td>
      <td>23%</td>
      <td>+9</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

<!-- IMDB top 5 movies (3/2012) -->
<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Rank</th>
      <th>Rating</th>
      <th>Title</th>
      <th>Votes</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>1.</td>
      <td>9.2</td>
      <td><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/">The Shawshank Redemption</a> (1994)</td>
      <td>734,327</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>2.</td>
      <td>9.2</td>
      <td><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/">The Godfather</a> (1972)</td>
      <td>548,857</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>3.</td>
      <td>9.0</td>
      <td><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071562/">The Godfather: Part II</a> (1974)</td>
      <td>346,072</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>4.</td>
      <td>8.9</td>
      <td><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/">Pulp Fiction</a> (1994)</td>
      <td>577,426</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>5.</td>
      <td>8.9</td>
      <td><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060196/">The Good, the Bad and the Ugly</a> (1966)</td>
      <td>229,564</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

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