Title: Custom date format
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Custom date format

 *  Resolved [cdmonline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cdmonline/)
 * (@cdmonline)
 * [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-date-format-1/)
 * Is there a way to specify a custom date format? I have constructed a timeline
   based on the fictitious historical events of a fantasy world:
 * 671 EF
    672 m2 EF 702 m5 EF 813 EF 892 EF
 * See here:
 * [http://portallas.com/forestium-events-timeline/](http://portallas.com/forestium-events-timeline/)
 * Currently, I have the normal date disabled and I am adding my own custom date
   to the text entry field and colour-coding it. Is there any way I can get my own
   date format displayed as the plugin world normally display a regular date?
 * – Chris
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/timeline-express/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/timeline-express/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Evan Herman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eherman24/)
 * (@eherman24)
 * [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-date-format-1/#post-7386676)
 * Hi Chris,
 * I don’t believe that you can define a custom date format, but you can quickly
   and easily define a new metabox for the announcement posts – and then use that
   meta field in any of the template files – similar to how the custom HTML excerppts
   meta field works.
 * Thanks,
    Evan
 *  Plugin Author [Evan Herman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eherman24/)
 * (@eherman24)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-date-format-1/#post-7386848)
 * Hi Chris,
 * You may want to take a look at the following KB article we have setup, to help
   out:
    [https://www.wp-timelineexpress.com/documentation/display-future-dates-text-instead-date-format/](https://www.wp-timelineexpress.com/documentation/display-future-dates-text-instead-date-format/)
 * Thanks,
    Evan

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