Date and Time tab
- 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 |
Unable to load the jQuery Sortable Tables feature.
| 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 |
Unable to load the jQuery Sortable Tables feature.
| 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 |
Unable to load the jQuery Sortable Tables feature.
| 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 |
Unable to load the jQuery Sortable Tables feature.
| 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 |
Unable to load the jQuery Sortable Tables feature.
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) |
Unable to load the jQuery Sortable Tables feature.
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.) |
Unable to load the jQuery Sortable Tables feature.
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) |
Unable to load the jQuery Sortable Tables feature.
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 |
Unable to load the jQuery Sortable Tables feature.
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 |
Unable to load the jQuery Sortable Tables feature.
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 |
Unable to load the jQuery Sortable Tables feature.
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