Calculating a person's age based on a date field

Ever wanted to calculate someone else's age based on a date field? That's possible using the [gv_age] shortcode.

Shortcode Parameters

The [gv_age] shortcode requires two parameters to calculate age.

• entry_id - The ID of the entry for the age calculation. Can use the {entry_id} Merge Tag or a numeric entry ID.
• field_id - The ID of the date field where date of birth is stored.

Example

This shortcode will calculate ages for all entries. Date of birth is stored in a date field with an ID of 44:

[gv_age entry_id="{entry_id}" field_id="44" /]

Adding the [gv_age] shortcode to a Custom Content field:

The output:

Now that we have the age displaying, we can enter a label for the Custom Content field:

And voilá:

You'll need this code in order to enable the [gv_age] shortcode:

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