From e59843d01ebf8f2aeff7e7683e5d58b56e308e3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Allan Jardine <allan@datatables.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:14:20 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update readme for clearer install instructions

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 Readme.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 747ec58..8f3dbd1 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# DataTables for jQuery with styling for [SemanticUI](https://semantic-ui.com/)
+# DataTables with [SemanticUI](https://semantic-ui.com/) styling
 
-This package contains distribution files required to style [DataTables library](https://datatables.net) for [jQuery](http://jquery.com/) with styling for [SemanticUI](https://semantic-ui.com/).
+This package contains distribution files required to style [DataTables table enhancement library](https://datatables.net) with styling integration for [SemanticUI](https://semantic-ui.com/).
 
 DataTables is a table enhancing library which adds features such as paging, ordering, search, scrolling and many more to a static HTML page. A comprehensive API is also available that can be used to manipulate the table. Please refer to the [DataTables web-site](//datatables.net) for a full range of documentation and examples.
 
@@ -9,31 +9,35 @@ DataTables is a table enhancing library which adds features such as paging, orde
 
 ### Browser
 
-For inclusion of this library using a standard `<script>` tag, rather than using this package, it is recommended that you use the [DataTables download builder](//datatables.net/download) which can create CDN or locally hosted packages for you, will all dependencies satisfied.
+To use DataTables with a simple `<script>` tag, rather than using this package, it is recommended that you use the [DataTables download builder](//datatables.net/download) which can create CDN or locally hosted packages for you, will all dependencies satisfied.
 
 ### npm
 
+For installation via npm, yarn and other similar package managers, install this package with your package manager - e.g.:
+
 ```
 npm install datatables.net-se
 ```
 
-ES3 Syntax
-```
-var $ = require( 'jquery' );
-require( 'datatables.net-se' )( window, $ );
-```
+Then, to load and initialise DataTables in your code use:
 
-ES6 Syntax
 ```
-import 'datatables.net-se'
+import DataTable from 'datatables.net-se';
+
+new DataTable('#myTable', {
+    // initalisation options
+});
 ```
 
-### bower
+If you are using an old version of Node or a CommonJS loader, you might need to use the `require` syntax:
 
 ```
-bower install --save datatables.net-se
-```
+const DataTable = require('datatables.net-se');
 
+new DataTable('#myTable', {
+    // initalisation options
+});
+```
 
 
 ## Documentation
@@ -45,7 +49,6 @@ Full documentation of the DataTables options, API and plug-in interface are avai
 
 Support for DataTables is available through the [DataTables forums](//datatables.net/forums) and [commercial support options](//datatables.net/support) are available.
 
-
 ### Contributing
 
 If you are thinking of contributing code to DataTables, first of all, thank you! All fixes, patches and enhancements to DataTables are very warmly welcomed. This repository is a distribution repo, so patches and issues sent to this repo will not be accepted. Instead, please direct pull requests to the [DataTables/DataTablesSrc](http://github.com/DataTables/DataTablesSrc). For issues / bugs, please direct your questions to the [DataTables forums](//datatables.net/forums).