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Date and Time Features

Overview: Configure how Tiki displays date and time information.

To Access: From the General Admin page, click the Date and Time tab.

Notes: See the Date and Time Formats table and PHP Manual for detailed information on date and time settings.

Option	Description	Default
Time zone	Indicates the default time zone to use for the server. Africa/Abidjan \| Africa/Accra \| Africa/Addis_Ababa \| Africa/Algiers \| Africa/Asmara \| Africa/Bamako \| Africa/Bangui \| Africa/Banjul \| Africa/Bissau \| Africa/Blantyre \| Africa/Brazzaville \| Africa/Bujumbura \| Africa/Cairo \| Africa/Casablanca \| Africa/Ceuta \| Africa/Conakry \| Africa/Dakar \| Africa/Dar_es_Salaam \| Africa/Djibouti \| Africa/Douala \| Africa/El_Aaiun \| Africa/Freetown \| Africa/Gaboron...	UTC
Displayed time zone	Use time zone set from user preferences, or the automatically detected time zone for anonymous (if browser allows). Site default is used as fallback. Always the site default time zone. \| Use time zone set from user preferences, or the automatically detected time zone for anonymous (if browser allows). Site default is used as fallback.	Use time zone set from user...
Long date format	Specify how Tiki displays the date (longer version)	%A %B %e, %Y
Short date format	Specify how Tiki displays the date (shorter version)	%Y-No value assignedd
Long time format	Specify how Tiki displays the time (longer version)	%H:%M:%S %Z
Short time format	Specify how Tiki displays the time (shorter version)	%H:%M
Short JavaScript date format	Used in jQuery-UI date picker fields	yy-mm-dd
Short JavaScript time format	Used in jQuery-UI datetime picker fields	HH:mm
Fields display order	The order date field inputs should be listed in. Day Month Year \| Day Year Month \| Month Day Year \| Month Year Day \| Year Day Month \| Year Month Day	Month Day Year
Start year	Year to show first in dropdown lists. For example, use "-2" for the current year minus two, or "2010" for a specific year	-3 year(s)
End year	Year to show last on dropdown lists. For example, use "+2" for the current year plus two, or "2016" for a specific year	+1 year(s)
Select month in Date Picker	Users can select month in the Date Picker instead of seeing month as text. No \| Yes	No
Select year in Date Picker	Users can select year in the Date Picker instead of seeing year as text. No \| Yes	No
Use 12-hour clock for time selectors	Use the 12-hour clock (with AM and PM) in some edit screens to set the time for publishing new or edited blog posts, articles, etc.	Disabled
Skip date for same day	When displaying short date and time, skip date for today. Only time will be displayed.	Enabled
jQuery Timeago	jQuery plugin for fuzzy timestamps.	Disabled
Plugin Now	Show the current date and time	Enabled
Plugin Countdown	Display the time until or after a date and time	Disabled
Plugin Convene	Suggest meeting dates and times and vote to select one	Disabled

Option	Description	Default
Time zone	Indicates the default time zone to use for the server. Africa/Abidjan \| Africa/Accra \| Africa/Addis_Ababa \| Africa/Algiers \| Africa/Asmara \| Africa/Bamako \| Africa/Bangui \| Africa/Banjul \| Africa/Bissau \| Africa/Blantyre \| Africa/Brazzaville \| Africa/Bujumbura \| Africa/Cairo \| Africa/Casablanca \| Africa/Ceuta \| Africa/Conakry \| Africa/Dakar \| Africa/Dar_es_Salaam \| Africa/Djibouti \| Africa/Douala \| Africa/El_Aaiun \| Africa/Freetown \| Africa/Gaboron...	UTC
Displayed time zone	Use time zone set from user preferences, or the automatically detected time zone for anonymous (if browser allows). Site default is used as fallback. Always the site default time zone. \| Use time zone set from user preferences, or the automatically detected time zone for anonymous (if browser allows). Site default is used as fallback.	Use time zone set from user...
Long date format	Specify how Tiki displays the date (longer version)	%A %B %e, %Y
Short date format	Specify how Tiki displays the date (shorter version)	%Y-No value assignedd
Long time format	Specify how Tiki displays the time (longer version)	%H:%M:%S %Z
Short time format	Specify how Tiki displays the time (shorter version)	%H:%M
Short JavaScript date format	Used in jQuery-UI date picker fields	yy-mm-dd
Short JavaScript time format	Used in jQuery-UI datetime picker fields	HH:mm
Fields display order	The order date field inputs should be listed in. Day Month Year \| Day Year Month \| Month Day Year \| Month Year Day \| Year Day Month \| Year Month Day	Month Day Year
Start year	Year to show first in dropdown lists. For example, use "-2" for the current year minus two, or "2010" for a specific year	-3 year(s)
End year	Year to show last on dropdown lists. For example, use "+2" for the current year plus two, or "2016" for a specific year	+1 year(s)
Select month in Date Picker	Users can select month in the Date Picker instead of seeing month as text. No \| Yes	No
Select year in Date Picker	Users can select year in the Date Picker instead of seeing year as text. No \| Yes	No
Use 12-hour clock for time selectors	Use the 12-hour clock (with AM and PM) in some edit screens to set the time for publishing new or edited blog posts, articles, etc.	Disabled
Skip date for same day	When displaying short date and time, skip date for today. Only time will be displayed.	Enabled
jQuery Timeago	jQuery plugin for fuzzy timestamps.	Disabled
Plugin Now	Show the current date and time	Enabled
Plugin Countdown	Display the time until or after a date and time	Disabled
Plugin Convene	Suggest meeting dates and times and vote to select one	Disabled

Option	Description	Default
Time zone	Indicates the default time zone to use for the server. Africa/Abidjan \| Africa/Accra \| Africa/Addis_Ababa \| Africa/Algiers \| Africa/Asmara \| Africa/Bamako \| Africa/Bangui \| Africa/Banjul \| Africa/Bissau \| Africa/Blantyre \| Africa/Brazzaville \| Africa/Bujumbura \| Africa/Cairo \| Africa/Casablanca \| Africa/Ceuta \| Africa/Conakry \| Africa/Dakar \| Africa/Dar_es_Salaam \| Africa/Djibouti \| Africa/Douala \| Africa/El_Aaiun \| Africa/Freetown \| Africa/Gaboron...	UTC
Displayed time zone	Use time zone set from user preferences, or the automatically detected time zone for anonymous (if browser allows). Site default is used as fallback. Always the site default time zone. \| Use time zone set from user preferences, or the automatically detected time zone for anonymous (if browser allows). Site default is used as fallback.	Use time zone set from user...
Long date format	Specify how Tiki displays the date (longer version)	%A %B %e, %Y
Short date format	Specify how Tiki displays the date (shorter version)	%Y-No value assignedd
Long time format	Specify how Tiki displays the time (longer version)	%H:%M:%S %Z
Short time format	Specify how Tiki displays the time (shorter version)	%H:%M
Short JavaScript date format	Used in jQuery-UI date picker fields	yy-mm-dd
Short JavaScript time format	Used in jQuery-UI datetime picker fields	HH:mm
Fields display order	The order date field inputs should be listed in. Day Month Year \| Day Year Month \| Month Day Year \| Month Year Day \| Year Day Month \| Year Month Day	Month Day Year
Start year	Year to show first in dropdown lists. For example, use "-2" for the current year minus two, or "2010" for a specific year	-3 year(s)
End year	Year to show last on dropdown lists. For example, use "+2" for the current year plus two, or "2016" for a specific year	+1 year(s)
Select month in Date Picker	Users can select month in the Date Picker instead of seeing month as text. No \| Yes	No
Select year in Date Picker	Users can select year in the Date Picker instead of seeing year as text. No \| Yes	No
Use 12-hour clock for time selectors	Use the 12-hour clock (with AM and PM) in some edit screens to set the time for publishing new or edited blog posts, articles, etc.	Disabled
Skip date for same day	When displaying short date and time, skip date for today. Only time will be displayed.	Enabled
jQuery Timeago	jQuery plugin for fuzzy timestamps.	Disabled
Plugin Now	Show the current date and time	Enabled
Plugin Countdown	Display the time until or after a date and time	Disabled
Plugin Convene	Suggest meeting dates and times and vote to select one	Disabled

Option	Description	Default
Time zone	Indicates the default time zone to use for the server. Africa/Abidjan \| Africa/Accra \| Africa/Addis_Ababa \| Africa/Algiers \| Africa/Asmara \| Africa/Bamako \| Africa/Bangui \| Africa/Banjul \| Africa/Bissau \| Africa/Blantyre \| Africa/Brazzaville \| Africa/Bujumbura \| Africa/Cairo \| Africa/Casablanca \| Africa/Ceuta \| Africa/Conakry \| Africa/Dakar \| Africa/Dar_es_Salaam \| Africa/Djibouti \| Africa/Douala \| Africa/El_Aaiun \| Africa/Freetown \| Africa/Gaboron...	UTC
Displayed time zone	Use time zone set from user preferences, or the automatically detected time zone for anonymous (if browser allows). Site default is used as fallback. Always the site default time zone. \| Use time zone set from user preferences, or the automatically detected time zone for anonymous (if browser allows). Site default is used as fallback.	Use time zone set from user...
Long date format	Specify how Tiki displays the date (longer version)	%A %B %e, %Y
Short date format	Specify how Tiki displays the date (shorter version)	%Y-No value assignedd
Long time format	Specify how Tiki displays the time (longer version)	%H:%M:%S %Z
Short time format	Specify how Tiki displays the time (shorter version)	%H:%M
Short JavaScript date format	Used in jQuery-UI date picker fields	yy-mm-dd
Short JavaScript time format	Used in jQuery-UI datetime picker fields	HH:mm
Fields display order	The order date field inputs should be listed in. Day Month Year \| Day Year Month \| Month Day Year \| Month Year Day \| Year Day Month \| Year Month Day	Month Day Year
Start year	Year to show first in dropdown lists. For example, use "-2" for the current year minus two, or "2010" for a specific year	-3 year(s)
End year	Year to show last on dropdown lists. For example, use "+2" for the current year plus two, or "2016" for a specific year	+1 year(s)
Select month in Date Picker	Users can select month in the Date Picker instead of seeing month as text. No \| Yes	No
Select year in Date Picker	Users can select year in the Date Picker instead of seeing year as text. No \| Yes	No
Use 12-hour clock for time selectors	Use the 12-hour clock (with AM and PM) in some edit screens to set the time for publishing new or edited blog posts, articles, etc.	Disabled
Skip date for same day	When displaying short date and time, skip date for today. Only time will be displayed.	Enabled
jQuery Timeago	jQuery plugin for fuzzy timestamps.	Disabled
Plugin Now	Show the current date and time.	Enabled
Plugin Countdown	Display the time until or after a date and time	Disabled
Plugin Convene	Suggest meeting dates and times and vote to select one.	Disabled

Option	Description	Default
Time zone	Indicates the default time zone to use for the server. Africa/Abidjan \| Africa/Accra \| Africa/Addis_Ababa \| Africa/Algiers \| Africa/Asmara \| Africa/Bamako \| Africa/Bangui \| Africa/Banjul \| Africa/Bissau \| Africa/Blantyre \| Africa/Brazzaville \| Africa/Bujumbura \| Africa/Cairo \| Africa/Casablanca \| Africa/Ceuta \| Africa/Conakry \| Africa/Dakar \| Africa/Dar_es_Salaam \| Africa/Djibouti \| Africa/Douala \| Africa/El_Aaiun \| Africa/Freetown \| Africa/Gaboron...	UTC
Displayed time zone	Use time zone set from user preferences, or the automatically detected time zone for anonymous (if browser allows). Site default is used as fallback. Always the site default time zone. \| Use time zone set from user preferences, or the automatically detected time zone for anonymous (if browser allows). Site default is used as fallback.	Use time zone set from user...
Long date format	Specify how Tiki displays the date (longer version)	%A %B %e, %Y
Short date format	Specify how Tiki displays the date (shorter version)	%Y-No value assignedd
Long time format	Specify how Tiki displays the time (longer version)	%H:%M:%S %Z
Short time format	Specify how Tiki displays the time (shorter version)	%H:%M
Short JavaScript date format	Used in jQuery-UI date picker fields	yy-mm-dd
Short JavaScript time format	Used in jQuery-UI datetime picker fields	HH:mm
Fields display order	The order date field inputs should be listed in. Day Month Year \| Day Year Month \| Month Day Year \| Month Year Day \| Year Day Month \| Year Month Day	Month Day Year
Start year	Year to show first in dropdown lists. For example, use "-2" for the current year minus two, or "2010" for a specific year	-3 year(s)
End year	Year to show last on dropdown lists. For example, use "+2" for the current year plus two, or "2016" for a specific year	+1 year(s)
Use 12-hour clock for time selectors	Use the 12-hour clock (with AM and PM) in some edit screens to set the time for publishing new or edited blog posts, articles, etc.	Disabled
Skip date for same day	When displaying short date and time, skip date for today. Only time will be displayed.	Enabled
jQuery Timeago	jQuery plugin for fuzzy timestamps.	Disabled
Plugin Now	Show the current date and time.	Enabled
Plugin Countdown	Display the time until or after a date and time	Disabled
Plugin TimeSheet	Embed a timesheet into a page	Disabled
Plugin Convene	Suggest meeting dates and times and vote to select one.	Disabled

Tip Tip: When you save your changes, Tiki will display a sample of the selected date and time formats.

Date and Time Formats
See http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php for more information on PHP date and time formats.

Day

Format Character	Description
%a	Abbreviated weekday name according to the current locale
%A	Full weekday name according to the current locale
%d	Day of the month as a decimal number (range 01 to 31)
%e	Day of the month as a decimal number, a single digit is preceded by a space (range 1 to 31)
%u	Day of the week as a decimal, with 1 representing Monday (range 1 to 7)
%w	Day of the week as a decimal, with 0 being Sunday (range 0 to 6)
%j	Day of the year as a decimal number (range 001 to 366)

Week

Format Character	Description
%U	Week number of the current year as a decimal number, starting with the first Sunday as the first day of the first week
%W	Week number of the current year as a decimal number, starting with the first Monday as the first day of the first week
%V	The ISO 8601:1988 week number of the current year as a decimal number, range 01 to 53, where week 1 is the first week that has at least 4 days in the current year, and with Monday as the first day of the week. (Use %G or %g for the year component that corresponds to the week number for the specified timestamp.)

Month

Format Character	Description
%b	Abbreviated month name according to the current locale
%B	Full month name according to the current locale
%m	Month as a decimal number (range 01 to 12)

Year

Format Character	Description
%C	Century number (the year divided by 100 and truncated to an integer, range 00 to 99)
%G	The 4-digit year corresponding to the ISO week number (see %V). This has the same format and value as %Y, except that if the ISO week number belongs to the previous or next year, that year is used instead.
%g	Like %G, but without the century.
%y	Year as a decimal number without a century (range 00 to 99)
%Y	Year as a decimal number including the century

Time

Format Character	Description
%H	Hour as a decimal number using a 24-hour clock (range 00 to 23)
%I	Hour as a decimal number using a 12-hour clock (range 01 to 12)
%M	Minute as a decimal number
%p	Either am or pm according to the given time value, or the corresponding strings for the current locale
%r	Time in a.m. and p.m. notation
%R	Time in 24 hour notation
%S	Second as a decimal number
%T	Current time, equal to %H:%M:%S

Notes

Format Character	Description
%c	Preferred date and time representation for the current locale
%x	Preferred date representation for the current locale without the time
%X	Preferred time representation for the current locale without the date
%D	Same as %m/%d/%y
%h	Same as %b
%n	Newline character
%t	Tab character
%Z or %z	Time zone or name or abbreviation
%%	A literal % character

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