Tag Definitions %DATE%
Retrieves and displays the date of a page
A special text field for managing and formatting dates.
The user must enter dates as 'yyyy-mm-dd', and this tag will output the date in the defined format.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| caption | String | The caption to label the input field, default is 'Editorial Date (yyy-mm-dd)' |
| src | PublishedDate ExpiresDate CreatedDate ModifiedDate EditorialDate | Date the User has defined for the page to be published. Date the User has defined for the page to expire. Date the page was created. Date the page was last modified. User defined Editorial date, if empty, will use the publication date instead. |
| format | full long medium short <custom> | Pre-defined i.e. Mon, March 17, 2008 Pre-defined i.e. March 17, 2008 Pre-defined i.e. Mar 17, 2008 Pre-defined i.e. 3/17/08 display a custom date format by mixing these values: EEEE: Full name of the day EEE: Abbreviated name of the day MMMM: Full name of the month MMM: Abbreviated name of the month MM: Two digit month of the year, uses a leading zero dd: Two digit day of the month, uses a leading zero d: Day of the month with no leading zero yyyy: Four digit year, i.e. 2008 yy: Two digit year, i.e. 08 |
Example 1
In this example the full editorial date of the page is rendered to the list item:
<li>%TITLE%, - updated: %DATE(src=editorialDate, format=full)%</li>
RENDERED OUTPUT:
<li>Portfolio page - updated: Wed, August 15, 2007</li>
Example 2
In this example a custom modified date is rendered with an alternative page title to the head of the page:
<h1>%ALTTITLE% - %DATE(src=modifiedDate, format=dd MMM yy)%</h1>
RENDERED OUTPUT:
<h1>More News From The Leading Edge - 01 Dec 2007<h1>
Example 3
This example demonstrates the output of different format combinations:
EEE MMM yyyy = Fri Jan 2005
d MM yy = 11 01 05
dd MMMM = 11 January