Custom date format for date field?

Hi Lebisol,

There is no way to change the format for the built in Date field type. You would have to create a new field type based on the existing one. If you do this you’ll see that the displayed format is specified in system/expressionengine/fieldtypes/ft.date.php on or about line 105.

Cheers

Greg

Thanks Greg, Yes this is a new custom field….not much of a CI guy so any specifics to what to change in ft.date.php? I have tried it as:

$cal_date = ( ! $data) ? $this->EE->localize->set_localized_time() * 1000 );

but not luck just some php errors. Thanks!

Let me move this thread for you, lebisol…

I was able to create a new fieldtype that sports the Date field and removes the time output. This is my first attempt at anything like this and I cannot completely guarantee its perfection by any stretch of the imagination. But it could be a start!

Right now it sets the date as “Fixed” and removes the drop down for “Localization” or “Fixed”. I also have this set to output JUST the date and no time.

Hope it helps!

I am getting an error of:

Fatal error: Class name must be a valid object or a string in 
.../system/expressionengine/libraries/api/Api_channel_fields.php  on line 217

I am assuming the idea was just to overwrite the ft.date.php file right?

Lebisol,

Sorry, I should have clarified. This was NOT intended to replace the date fieldtype. It was intended to add another fieldtype. I should have tested this in a third_party folder and sent it that way to clarify.

Ah got it. Nice work so far as it does work on CP side but here is a few things I noticed: - in CP it shows up as ‘Textarea’ for FieldType - in template the custom field does not show up at all

{mydate}
{mydate format="%F %d %Y"}

Thanks Reusser and no pressure on this I am just reporting back.

Thanks! I should’ve mentioned that I did not test it on the frontend, I just peeked at the information in the database. 😊 It came up with the date and no time and I just made an assumption that it came out correctly on the frontend side of things.

Unfortunately I am not too versed in CI so perhaps someone else could take a stab at it? I’m with you though. I pine for a better date/time field and interaction with EE entries. I’d love to see a date field with just the date, a time field for inputting time separately, and the ability to use those fields as the “entry” and “expiration” date.

I think from a client perspective it is easy to misinterpret what the entry and expiration fields could mean.