[Resolved] Custom date field picker in cred form, or just type the date

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[Alex]

I need to quickly enter dates into cred forms. with the date picker it takes some time to get the date updated.
Is there a way to change the date picker input which is used by the cred form?

[Luo Yang]

Hello,

The custom date field created with Types plugin will store value in timestamp format, I don't think your users can input the timestamp value quickly.

As a workaround, you can create another single line field for user inputting value in date format, after user submit the form, use action hook cred_save_data to trigger a PHP function:
https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/cred-api/#cred_save_data

In this PHP function, do these:
1) Get single line field field value
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_post_meta

2) Turn it into timestamp format
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3) Save timestamp value into your custom date field
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/update_post_meta

[Alex]

Hi Luo,

Thanks for your reply.
What I mean is the Date Input Popup on front end CRED forms.

Is it possible to style it, that people can enter the date also with keyboard. Now it is only possible to select the date by clicking Year, Month and day. How can I style the input form on CRED Forms, that the date can be filled out by keyboard ?

Thanks for your help
Alex

[Luo Yang]

Dear Alex,

There isn't such kind of built-in feature within Toolset Forms plugin:
Is it possible to style it, that people can enter the date also with keyboard
the date-picker is required by default, since it need to turn the date value into timestamp value.

[Alex]

On this website one can enter the date by keyboard:
hidden link?
I think it is the same jquery datepicker

[Luo Yang]

Thanks for the link, the demo you mentioned above does not convert date value into timestamp value too, for example:
The timestamp value of date "08/01/2019" is: 1564617600, you can get more help about timestamp here:
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Since there isn't such a built-in feature within Toolset Forms plugin, you might consider custom codes, but according to our support policy, we don't provide custom codes support:
https://toolset.com/toolset-support-policy/

You can check it with our Toolset Contrators:
https://toolset.com/contractors/

You can also add a feature request for it:
https://toolset.com/home/contact-us/suggest-a-new-feature-for-toolset/
Our developers will evaluate it.

[Alex]

I will open a feature request for this