Title: Date Format
Last modified: March 9, 2017

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# Date Format

 *  [JohnStaples](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnstaples/)
 * (@johnstaples)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-111/)
 * Hi! I am using your datepicker in a date field and I want to use the date format
   I have set in WordPress…in this case it is mm/dd/yyyy
 * I know you have a format function for the mail section to reformat the date sent
   in the email but how do I get this to accept and display dates in my form that
   match my WordPress setting for date?
 * Thanks for your help!!!
 * ————–
    FYI, I don’t know if this affects anything but because several current
   browsers do not work with the datepicker I am using this,
 * add_filter( ‘wpcf7_support_html5_fallback’, ‘__return_true’ );
 * to restore the datepicker functionality.

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 *  Thread Starter [JohnStaples](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnstaples/)
 * (@johnstaples)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-111/#post-8892807)
 * I tried this,
 * [date* child-birthdate date-format:mm/dd/yyyy]
 * but it did not work.
 *  Thread Starter [JohnStaples](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnstaples/)
 * (@johnstaples)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-111/#post-8892832)
 * I have already read everything you have about the date field. And I noticed you
   have answered this question with “You don’t need to change the date format in
   a form because users see a calendar date-picker.”
 * BUT, my users still need to see the date on the form in a format they recognize
   after using the calendar datepicker. Plus, sometimes I need to enter a date from
   years ago like a birthdate and in that case the date-picker will not be efficient
   and they need to enter date directly.
 * So, how can I enter date in date field in same format as I have set up in WordPress?

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