Modifying Date, Time, or Entry Date field formats

If you have a Date, Time, or Entry Date field, you can customize the formatting using PHP date formatting functions.

Here's how to apply that date formatting:

Here's that pesky date you want to change:

Date field displaying "09/18/2012" for format modification in documentation


Click the Settings icon next to the Date or Time field you would like to modify

Settings icon next to Date field highlighted for modification


Enter the date format you want.

For more information on the date format, read this article about formatting the date & time.

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Click the "Close" button

Close button highlighted, indicating how to exit the date format modification dialog


Save the View

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Your date will now be formatted as you defined!

And there you go, the date, as you like it:

Date field showing formatted date and time: "09-18-2012 12:00:00"

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