Wiki source code of Set the Date Format

Last modified by Eleni Cojocariu on 2026/09/15 17:02

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1 Dates in the interface are displayed with a Java [[SimpleDateFormat>>https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/21/docs/api/java.base/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html]] pattern, set in the administration of the [[Wiki>>doc:documentation.xs.user.base.wikis.WebHome]]. The default pattern is ##yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm##.
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3 1. [[Administer the Wiki>>doc:documentation.xs.admin.base.content-organization.administer-wiki.WebHome]].
4 1. Select "Content", and then select "Localization" from the dropdown.
5 1. Enter the pattern you want in the "Date format" field of the "Date / Time" section, and click "Save":(((
6 |=Format|=Result
7 |##MMMM dd, HH:mm##|September 07, 12:27
8 |##yyyy/MM/dd, HH:mm##|2026/09/07, 12:27
9 |##dd/MM/yyyy, HH:mm##|07/09/2026, 12:27
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11 {{image reference="date-format-field.png" size="large" alt="The Date format field in the Date / Time section of the Localization administration"/}}
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13 1. Open any page and check the modification date in its footer, now displayed in the new format:(((
14 {{image reference="date-format-result.png" size="large" alt="The modification date of a page displayed in the new format"/}}
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