Title: day_format is ignored
Last modified: June 1, 2026

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# day_format is ignored

 *  Resolved [boyi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boyi/)
 * (@boyi)
 * [1 week, 6 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/day_format-is-ignored/)
 * The day_format parameter is ignored. in this case:
 * [open_special tag=”div” class=”bc-card-content” empty=true count=60 day_format
   =”short_date_short_month”]
   When i set this in the setting only for special hours,
   i get it for the normal ones too.

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 *  Plugin Author [Noah Hearle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/designextreme/)
 * (@designextreme)
 * [1 week, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/day_format-is-ignored/#post-18926157)
 * [@boyi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boyi/) The parameter: `day_format`
   will apply to all opening hours in the `[open]` Shortcode.
 * The main issue here is you’re using the wrong Shortcode – `[open_special]` is
   just a _check_ for special opening hours, great for conditional HTML usually 
   enclosing the `[open]` Shortcode with regular set to `FALSE`.
 * Please use something like the following in your website:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       [open_special tag="div" class="bc-card-content" empty=true count=60]<h2>Special opening hours</h2>[open regular=false special=true count=60 day_format="short_date_short_month"][/open_special]
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [boyi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boyi/)
 * (@boyi)
 * [2 days, 21 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/day_format-is-ignored/#post-18936194)
 *     ```wp-block-code
        [open_special tag="div" class="bc-card-content" empty=true count=60]                <h3 class="bc-card-title">Ausnahmen &amp; Feiertage</h3>               [open regular=false special=true count=60 day_format="short_date_short_month"]            [/open_special]
       ```
   
 * I tried this, but i only get daynames for the special opening
 *  Plugin Author [Noah Hearle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/designextreme/)
 * (@designextreme)
 * [2 days, 19 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/day_format-is-ignored/#post-18936336)
 * [@boyi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boyi/) If you’re using the [open]
   Shortcode with these parameters, you’ll only see the special opening hours, not
   the regular opening hours.
 * You can set the specific date formatting within then **General** section in settings,
   the second drop down covers specific date formats for special opening hours.
 *  Thread Starter [boyi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boyi/)
 * (@boyi)
 * [2 days, 19 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/day_format-is-ignored/#post-18936348)
 * thank you now it’s working

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 * Last activity: [2 days, 19 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/day_format-is-ignored/#post-18936348)
 * Status: resolved