Title: Custom filter for date
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Custom filter for date

 *  Resolved [saliljnr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saliljnr/)
 * (@saliljnr)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-filter-for-date/)
 * Hi Mike,
 * So I need to implement a custom filter for date field (which I already created
   using WP Job Manager Field Editor plugin). This is to be implemented on Listify
   theme (may not be relevant info).
    I have found your tutorial on adding custom
   filter for salary ([https://wpjobmanager.com/document/tutorial-adding-a-salary-field-for-jobs/](https://wpjobmanager.com/document/tutorial-adding-a-salary-field-for-jobs/))
   and though I understand your explanation and I have even implemented your example
   as a test, I cannot fully wrap my head around how to implement same code but 
   for date data type (I am a programmer but mostly work on Java and .NET so PHP
   is a slow hill climb for me). If you could just point a way forward for me I’ll
   hit the ground running and perhaps stop interrupting your busy schedule. Thanks
   a bunch!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-job-manager/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-job-manager/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/)
 * (@mikejolley)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-filter-for-date/#post-6338204)
 * Do you mean the last section? [https://wpjobmanager.com/document/tutorial-adding-a-salary-field-for-jobs/#section-4](https://wpjobmanager.com/document/tutorial-adding-a-salary-field-for-jobs/#section-4)
   What problems are you having?
 *  [Nabil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nabil_kadimi/)
 * (@nabil_kadimi)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-filter-for-date/#post-6338230)
 * Hi,
 * You can use the code on the example you found od the plugin website but with 
   different query arguments, you’ll most probably want something like this:
 *     ```
       $query_args = array(
       	'date_query' => array(
       		array(
       			'after'     => 'January 1st, 2013',
       			'before'    => array(
       				'year'  => 2013,
       				'month' => 2,
       				'day'   => 28,
       			),
       			'inclusive' => true,
       		),
       	),
       );
       ```
   
 * Find more about how to filter posts by date in the Codex: [https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query#Date_Parameters](https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query#Date_Parameters).
 *  [Nabil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nabil_kadimi/)
 * (@nabil_kadimi)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-filter-for-date/#post-6338232)
 * Here is the plugin based on example in docs:
 * [https://github.com/kadimi/wpjobmanager_date_filter](https://github.com/kadimi/wpjobmanager_date_filter)

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 * Last reply from: [Nabil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nabil_kadimi/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-filter-for-date/#post-6338232)
 * Status: resolved