[Resolved] How to get value of users custom field which is date type

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[Ankit Katailiha]

Hi Team,
I have created a custom field for users, which is DATE type. I have tried retrieving that custom field value by -
$recent_working_month = 'recent-working-day-month';
$recent_working_month_value = get_user_meta( $user_id, $recent_working_month, true );

but this code is not working and I'm not getting the Date value. Please guide me how can I get the Date custom field value.

[Minesh]

Hello. Thank you for contacting the Toolset support.

All custom fields created using Types plugin will have 'wpcf-' prefix.

Could you please try to use the following code:

$recent_working_month = 'wpcf-recent-working-day-month';
$recent_working_month_value = get_user_meta( $user_id, $recent_working_month, true );

This should work. Happy Coding 🙂

[Ankit Katailiha]

Thanks! but the date in the database is "20 June 2022" and the value I'm getting from above code id "1655683200". I didn't understand. Does it need any conversion?

[Minesh]

Types stores custom date field value to database as Unix timestamp. You will have to convert this Unix Timestamp to readable date using PHP date funciton.

Or

You can use Types Field's API function:
- https://toolset.com/documentation/customizing-sites-using-php/functions/#date

For example:

echo types_render_usermeta( "recent-working-day-month",array('user_id'=>$user_id));

This should print the formatted date. To change the format, you can use the 'format' attribute, see above doc.

[Ankit Katailiha]

My issue is resolved now. Thank you!