---
title: Search Builder
description: "The Search Builder is a user friendly interface that allows your visitors to interactively query your table data. It supports numeric, text and date columns. The Search Builder is a premium feature. ## Inline demo Click **ADD CONDITION** to create…"
url: "https://docs.legacy.wpdataaccess.com/docs/search-builder/"
updated: "2025-11-19"
category: Legacy Tools / Tables / Filters / Interactive Filters
---

# Search Builder

The Search Builder is a user friendly interface that allows your visitors to interactively query your table data. It supports numeric, text and date columns. The Search Builder is a premium feature.

## Inline demo

  Click **ADD CONDITION** to create a custom query.

| Firstname | Lastname | Gender | Email | Phone No | Country | County | City | Zipcode | Address | Date Of Birth | Registration Date | ID |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Firstname | Lastname | Gender | Email | Phone No | Country | County | City | Zipcode | Address | Date Of Birth | Registration Date | ID |

## Add Search Builder to a data table

Open your table in Data Tables and enable the Search Builder in section **Premium extentions** (see image below - click to enlarge). Here is a screenshot of the configuration of the inline demo shown on this page.[https://datatables.net/reference/option/#searchbuilder](https://datatables.net/reference/option/#searchbuilder)

  [![](https://wpdataaccess.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/query-builder-new.png)](https://wpdataaccess.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/query-builder-new.png)  Click the **Config** button to select columns.

## Manually adding the Search Builder to a data table

  Use advanced column settings to add a Q to your dom option. You can use this option for more specific customizable solutions.[https://datatables.net/reference/option/#searchbuilder](https://datatables.net/reference/option/#searchbuilder)

## Advanced options

```
{ "dom": "Qrtip" }
```

- [Full reference of all Search Builder options](https://datatables.net/reference/option/#searchbuilder)