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For a section on an EE site I want to display entry dates but only for the past year, hiding the date for previous years. How do I do that?

Is it something like this?

{if "{current_time format='%z'}" == "{entry_date format='%z'}"}
{date_heading}
{!--<div class="date">{entry_date format="%l, %F %j, %Y"}</div>--}
{/date_heading}
{if:else}
{date_heading}
<div class="date">{entry_date format="%l, %F %j, %Y"}</div>
{/date_heading}
{/if}

What would be the entry date format for specific years?

Hi, grramps.

See: http://ellislab.com/expressionengine/user-guide/templates/date_variable_formatting.html

Use %Y for your year testing. Does that help?

Hi, grramps.

See: http://ellislab.com/expressionengine/user-guide/templates/date_variable_formatting.html

Use %Y for your year testing. Does that help?

Sue, thanks. It does for the year but not for the year of the entry (duh). I simply changed it to the entry_id and that worked perfectly. Is there tag code for the entry date or entry year?

Is there tag code for the entry date or entry year?

I’m afraid I don’t understand. You want to display the year only for entries not from the current year, is that it?

{if "{entry_date format='%Y'}" == "{current_time format='%Y'}" }

I want to avoid displaying the date for all entries before a certain year. For example, entries from 2009 and 2010 would display a date, but entries prior to 2009 would simply be blank.

How would that work?

What about when 2011 rolls around… do you need to just display 2010 and 2011? In other words, is it the current year and one year previous, or is is anything before the fixed year of 2009?

What about when 2011 rolls around… do you need to just display 2010 and 2011? In other words, is it the current year and one year previous, or is is anything before the fixed year of 2009?

Sue, anything before the fixed year of 2009. Doable? Or, is it better to stick with entry_id?

To keep this in EE syntax try using “%U” for the time formatting. Then you could determine the seconds for your cut-off point(s) and write conditions from there.

I actually disagree with jcollinsmedia here, all we need is the year, let’s make PHP do the work. Unless I am misunderstanding you, wouldn’t that work?

{if "{entry_date format='%Y'}" > 2008} 
   {entry_date format="%l, %F %j, %Y"}
{/if}

I actually disagree with jcollinsmedia here, all we need is the year, let’s make PHP do the work. Unless I am misunderstanding you, wouldn’t that work?

{if "{entry_date format='%Y'}" > 2008} 
   {entry_date format="%l, %F %j, %Y"}
{/if}

I like this one better. It’s not as precise as the entry_id, of course, but quickly usable.

Thanks, Ingmar.

@Ingmar Greil: You’re fired!
I agree with your suggestion.  😊  Thanks!

Woot! So let’s clear that one out. Post again in case there’s anything else, please.