Format Date Merge Tags
Unlimited control over how you display captured dates.
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Capture a date in one format (like 12/13/2023), and display it in any other (like December 13th, 2023).
Want more control over how you display inputted dates in Gravity Forms?
- This plugin adds the ability to use PHP’s date format to format the output of date merge tags — adding near unlimited control over how dates are displayed.
- See all potential PHP date formats.
| Modifier | Format |
|---|---|
| Date:1:l F jS Y | Friday October 15th 2021 |
| Date:1:d-m-y | 15-10-21 |
| Date:1:M d | Oct 15 |
| Week Date:1:W | Week 41 |
Use case: events
- We tend to remember events better when they’re written with a day of the week.
- In your form’s confirmation, notifications or elsewhere, display the date of an event with a day of the week.
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