diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/CategoriesController.php b/app/controllers/admin/CategoriesController.php
index 66e948b70b..5514879126 100755
--- a/app/controllers/admin/CategoriesController.php
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/CategoriesController.php
@@ -218,30 +218,40 @@ class CategoriesController extends AdminController
     public function getDatatable()
     {
         // Grab all the categories
-        $categories = Category::orderBy('created_at', 'DESC')->get();
+        $categories = Category::select(array('id', 'name', 'category_type', 'require_acceptance'))->whereNull('deleted_at');
 
-        $actions = new \Chumper\Datatable\Columns\FunctionColumn('actions', function($categories) {
-            return '<a href="'.route('update/category', $categories->id).'" class="btn btn-warning btn-sm" style="margin-right:5px;"><i class="fa fa-pencil icon-white"></i></a><a data-html="false" class="btn delete-asset btn-danger btn-sm" data-toggle="modal" href="'.route('delete/category', $categories->id).'" data-content="'.Lang::get('admin/categories/message.delete.confirm').'" data-title="'.Lang::get('general.delete').' '.htmlspecialchars($categories->name).'?" onClick="return false;"><i class="fa fa-trash icon-white"></i></a>';
-        });
+        if (Input::has('search')) {
+            $categories = $categories->TextSearch(Input::get('search'));
+        }
 
-        return Datatable::collection($categories)
-        ->showColumns('name')
-        ->addColumn('category_type', function($categories) {
-            return ucwords($categories->category_type);
-        })
-        ->addColumn('count', function($categories) {
-            return ($categories->category_type=='asset') ? link_to('/admin/settings/categories/'.$categories->id.'/view', $categories->assetscount()) : $categories->accessoriescount();
-        })
-        ->addColumn('acceptance', function($categories) {
-            return ($categories->require_acceptance=='1') ? '<i class="fa fa-check" style="margin-right:50%;margin-left:50%;"></i>' : '';
-        })
-        ->addColumn('eula', function($categories) {
-            return ($categories->getEula()) ? '<i class="fa fa-check" style="margin-right:50%;margin-left:50%;"></i></a>' : '';
-        })
-        ->addColumn($actions)
-        ->searchColumns('name','category_type','count','acceptance','eula','actions')
-        ->orderColumns('name','category_type','count','acceptance','eula','actions')
-        ->make();
+        $allowed_columns = ['name','category_type'];
+        $order = Input::get('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
+        $sort = in_array(Input::get('sort'), $allowed_columns) ? Input::get('sort') : 'created_at';
+
+        $categories = $categories->orderBy($sort, $order);
+
+        $catCount = $categories->count();
+        $categories = $categories->skip(Input::get('offset'))->take(Input::get('limit'))->get();
+
+        $rows = array();
+
+        foreach ($categories as $category) {
+            $actions = '<a href="'.route('update/category', $category->id).'" class="btn btn-warning btn-sm" style="margin-right:5px;"><i class="fa fa-pencil icon-white"></i></a><a data-html="false" class="btn delete-asset btn-danger btn-sm" data-toggle="modal" href="'.route('delete/category', $category->id).'" data-content="'.Lang::get('admin/categories/message.delete.confirm').'" data-title="'.Lang::get('general.delete').' '.htmlspecialchars($category->name).'?" onClick="return false;"><i class="fa fa-trash icon-white"></i></a>';
+
+            $rows[] = array(
+                'name'  => $category->name,
+                'category_type' => ucwords($category->category_type),
+                'count'         => ($category->category_type=='asset') ? link_to('/admin/settings/categories/'.$category->id.'/view', $category->assetscount()) : $category->accessoriescount(),
+                'acceptance'    => ($category->require_acceptance=='1') ? '<i class="fa fa-check"></i>' : '',
+                //EULA is still not working correctly
+                'eula'          => ($category->getEula()) ? '<i class="fa fa-check"></i>' : '',
+                'actions'       => $actions
+            );
+        }
+
+        $data = array('total' => $catCount, 'rows' => $rows);
+
+        return $data;
     }
 
     public function getDataView($categoryID) {
diff --git a/app/views/backend/categories/index.blade.php b/app/views/backend/categories/index.blade.php
index 8f2a7ccd6b..c4c44d748d 100755
--- a/app/views/backend/categories/index.blade.php
+++ b/app/views/backend/categories/index.blade.php
@@ -19,38 +19,19 @@
 <div class="user-profile">
 	<div class="row profile">
 		<div class="col-md-9 bio">
-			{{ Datatable::table()
-                		->addColumn(Lang::get('admin/categories/table.title'),
-                    			Lang::get('general.type'),
-                    			Lang::get('general.assets'),
-                    			Lang::get('admin/categories/table.require_acceptance'),
-                    			Lang::get('admin/categories/table.eula_text'),
-                    			Lang::get('table.actions'))
-        			->setOptions(
-	                        	array(
-		                        	'language' => array(
-					            	'search' => Lang::get('general.search'),
-					            	'lengthMenu' => Lang::get('general.page_menu'),
-					            	'loadingRecords' => Lang::get('general.loading'),
-					            	'zeroRecords' => Lang::get('general.no_results'),
-					            	'info' => Lang::get('general.pagination_info'), 
-					            	'processing' => Lang::get('general.processing'),
-					            	'paginate'=> array(
-					            		'first'=>Lang::get('general.first'),
-					            		'previous'=>Lang::get('general.previous'),
-					            		'next'=>Lang::get('general.next'),
-					            		'last'=>Lang::get('general.last'),
-					            		),
-					            	),
-	                            		'sAjaxSource'=> route('api.categories.list'),
-	                            		'dom' =>'CT<"clear">lfrtip',
-	                            		'colVis'=> array('showAll'=>'Show All','restore'=>'Restore','exclude'=>array(5),'activate'=>'mouseover'),
-	                            		'columnDefs'=> array(array('bSortable'=>false,'targets'=>array(5))),
-	                            		'order'=>array(array(0,'asc')),
-                        			)
-                    			)
-                		->render() }}
-    		</div>
+			<table name="models" id="table" data-url="{{route('api.categories.list')}}">
+		        <thead>
+		            <tr>
+		                <th data-sortable="true" data-field="name">{{Lang::get('admin/categories/table.title')}}</th>
+		                <th data-sortable="true" data-field="category_type">{{Lang::get('general.type')}}</th>
+		                <th data-searchable="false" data-sortable="false" data-field="count">{{Lang::get('general.assets')}}</th>
+		                <th data-searchable="false" data-sortable="false" data-field="acceptance">{{Lang::get('admin/categories/table.require_acceptance')}}</th>
+		                <th data-searchable="false" data-sortable="false" data-field="eula">{{Lang::get('admin/categories/table.eula_text')}}</th>
+		                <th data-switchable="false" data-searchable="false" data-sortable="false" data-field="actions">{{ Lang::get('table.actions') }}</th>
+		            </tr>
+		        </thead>
+		    </table>
+    	</div>
 
 
 		<!-- side address column -->
@@ -61,4 +42,42 @@
 		</div>
 	</div>
 </div>
+
+@section('moar_scripts')
+<script src="{{ asset('assets/js/bootstrap-table.js') }}"></script>
+<script src="{{ asset('assets/js/extensions/mobile/bootstrap-table-mobile.js') }}"></script>
+<script src="{{ asset('assets/js/extensions/export/bootstrap-table-export.js?v=1') }}"></script>
+<script src="{{ asset('assets/js/extensions/cookie/bootstrap-table-cookie.js?v=1') }}"></script>
+<script src="//rawgit.com/kayalshri/tableExport.jquery.plugin/master/tableExport.js?v=1') }}"></script>
+<script src="//rawgit.com/kayalshri/tableExport.jquery.plugin/master/jquery.base64.js?v=1') }}"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript">
+    $('#table').bootstrapTable({
+        classes: 'table table-hover table-no-bordered',
+        undefinedText: '',
+        iconsPrefix: 'fa',
+        showRefresh: true,
+        search: true,
+        pageSize: {{{ Setting::getSettings()->per_page }}},
+        pagination: true,
+        sidePagination: 'server',
+        sortable: true,
+        mobileResponsive: true,
+        showExport: true,
+        showColumns: true,
+        maintainSelected: true,
+        paginationFirstText: "@lang('general.first')",
+        paginationLastText: "@lang('general.last')",
+        paginationPreText: "@lang('general.previous')",
+        paginationNextText: "@lang('general.next')",
+        pageList: ['10','25','50','100','150','200'],
+        icons: {
+            paginationSwitchDown: 'fa-caret-square-o-down',
+            paginationSwitchUp: 'fa-caret-square-o-up',
+            columns: 'fa-columns',
+            refresh: 'fa-refresh'
+        },
+    });
+</script>
+@stop
+
 @stop