Title: Incorrect date format in output
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Incorrect date format in output

 *  Resolved [crypto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crypto/)
 * (@crypto)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-date-format-in-output/)
 * I use the following shortcut:
    [display-posts include_excerpt=”true” wrapper=”
   div” posts_per_page=”1″ include_date=”true” category=”news” offset=”0″ image_size
   =”thumbnail”]
 * And the result post is displayed with date like 12/31/2016 however wordpress 
   options are configured to display dates in other format: 31.12.2016
 * How to fix output of your plugin?
 * Thanks in advance
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/display-posts-shortcode/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/display-posts-shortcode/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Bill Erickson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/billerickson/)
 * (@billerickson)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-date-format-in-output/#post-7474841)
 * You can specify a date format using the date_format parameter. If none is specified,
   it uses a plugin default of (n/j/Y). It does not use the WordPress option.
 * [display-posts include_excerpt=”true” wrapper=”div” posts_per_page=”1″ include_date
   =”true” date_format=”j.n.Y” category=”news” offset=”0″ image_size=”thumbnail”]
 *  Thread Starter [crypto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crypto/)
 * (@crypto)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-date-format-in-output/#post-7474852)
 * Thanks a lot!
    date_format=”j.m.Y” worked just fine

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-date-format-in-output/#post-7474852)
 * Status: resolved