A table with dozens of rows pushes everything below it far down the page.
The Entry Filter Dropdown option of the Table widget from The Plus Addons for Elementor shows only the first rows and adds a “Show … entries” dropdown, so visitors pick how many rows they want to see.
To check the complete feature overview documentation of The Plus Addons for Elementor Table widget, click here.
Requirement – This widget is a part of The Plus Addons for Elementor, make sure it’s installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.
Before You Start
- Edition: Free — this works in the free plugin; Pro is not needed.
- Widget to enable: Table, switched on under The Plus Addons > Widgets.
How to Limit the Number of Rows
- Add the Table widget to your page and fill in your table.
- Open Extra Settings in the Content tab.
- Turn on Entry Filter Dropdown.
- Publish the page and check the table on the live page.
On the page, the table starts with 5 rows and the dropdown above it:
How It Behaves
- The table starts with 5 rows. The dropdown offers 5, 10, 15 and All.
- Choosing a larger number shows more rows at once; All shows the whole table.
- With Table Sortable or Table Searchable also on, sorting and searching use every row of the table, not only the visible ones.
- The Elementor editor preview also shows the dropdown and the first 5 rows, so the other rows are hidden there too while you edit. Their items are still in Table Body.
Limitations
- There are no page links. The widget hides the Next and page-number buttons, so rows beyond the chosen number can only be reached by picking a larger number or All (or through the search).
- The starting number (5) and the choices in the dropdown cannot be changed from the widget.
- The option is not supported for tables that use Column Span or Row Span cells, as the note under it says.
Troubleshooting
Visitors can’t find rows further down
Tell them to choose All in the dropdown, or turn on Table Searchable so they can search the full table.
The dropdown looks different from my theme
Style it in Style > Search Bar / Show Entries, which covers the label, the input and the Show Entries Width.
