diff --git a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
index e4bd1cae..27d485a8 100644
--- a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
+++ b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
@@ -124,22 +124,8 @@
 					oCol._bAutoType = false;
 				}
 				
-				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "bVisible" );
-				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "bSearchable" );
-				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "bSortable" );
-				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sTitle" );
-				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sName" );
-				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sWidth" );
+				$.extend( oCol, oOptions );
 				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sWidth", "sWidthOrig" );
-				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sClass" );
-				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "fnRender" );
-				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "fnCreatedCell" );
-				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "bUseRendered" );
-				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "mDataProp" );
-				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "asSorting" );
-				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sSortDataType" );
-				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sDefaultContent" );
-				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sContentPadding" );
 		
 				/* iDataSort to be applied (backwards compatibility), but aDataSort will take
 				 * priority if defined
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.columns.js b/media/src/core/core.columns.js
index 709bfc7f..0fd2c0f8 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.columns.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.columns.js
@@ -64,22 +64,8 @@ function _fnColumnOptions( oSettings, iCol, oOptions )
 			oCol._bAutoType = false;
 		}
 		
-		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "bVisible" );
-		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "bSearchable" );
-		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "bSortable" );
-		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sTitle" );
-		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sName" );
-		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sWidth" );
+		$.extend( oCol, oOptions );
 		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sWidth", "sWidthOrig" );
-		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sClass" );
-		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "fnRender" );
-		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "fnCreatedCell" );
-		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "bUseRendered" );
-		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "mDataProp" );
-		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "asSorting" );
-		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sSortDataType" );
-		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sDefaultContent" );
-		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sContentPadding" );
 
 		/* iDataSort to be applied (backwards compatibility), but aDataSort will take
 		 * priority if defined