Can I change the date format?

miskairal · 18. Oct 2009, 09:06 AM

This is not really a "problem" but an annoyance. Well it is a problem because it takes me longer to work out the date of a post

I would like to change the forum date format that I see to DD/MM/YY as that is what I am used to. In UserCP I've been into Edit Options and the only date related items are changing the time zone, Whether or not to apply Daylight Savings time and what day of the week you want as day 1. I've looked long and hard around the place, even in the FAQs but haven't found out how to do this. Please tell me it's possible and I'm just a tad slow

George · 18. Oct 2009, 11:45 AM

Hi miskairal,

date and time format can only be set globally in this forum software. However, I share your concern and must agree to the annoyance of this issue. I lived in Europe, USA and Canada and they do it all differently. The least I liked the wat the date is used in the US: month first, then day then the year. They use the middle unit first, the smallest unit second, the largest unit third. A nightmare for sorting. I personally would suggest YYYY-MM-DD - but that will only raise another endless discussion

Anyways, I changed the global date format now to "d. M Y" which I think should serve everyone equally well since the month name is spelled out. I hope that helps.

Jojoyee · 18. Oct 2009, 02:46 PM

Thanks George, that helps me too.

Can the same be done to the comments and updates at the TSA main site to be consistent?

miskairal · 18. Oct 2009, 09:09 PM

Hey Wow! I didn't expect you to change it globally but THANKYOU

I agree, the US way of doing it is the most awkward to comprehend, in fact it's the only one I can't comprehend. I have no issue with YY/MM/DD.

shirleyyang · 03. Nov 2009, 02:07 AM

Thanks for the information! It helps me also! Thank you!

18. Oct 2009, 09:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
miskairal Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 53	Can I change the date format? This is not really a "problem" but an annoyance. Well it is a problem because it takes me longer to work out the date of a post I would like to change the forum date format that I see to DD/MM/YY as that is what I am used to. In UserCP I've been into Edit Options and the only date related items are changing the time zone, Whether or not to apply Daylight Savings time and what day of the week you want as day 1. I've looked long and hard around the place, even in the FAQs but haven't found out how to do this. Please tell me it's possible and I'm just a tad slow

18. Oct 2009, 11:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
George Under Thieves... Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto, CA Posts: 384	Hi miskairal, date and time format can only be set globally in this forum software. However, I share your concern and must agree to the annoyance of this issue. I lived in Europe, USA and Canada and they do it all differently. The least I liked the wat the date is used in the US: month first, then day then the year. They use the middle unit first, the smallest unit second, the largest unit third. A nightmare for sorting. I personally would suggest YYYY-MM-DD - but that will only raise another endless discussion Anyways, I changed the global date format now to "d. M Y" which I think should serve everyone equally well since the month name is spelled out. I hope that helps. __________________ Best regards, George

18. Oct 2009, 02:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jojoyee Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 765	Thanks George, that helps me too. Can the same be done to the comments and updates at the TSA main site to be consistent? __________________ "KISS -Keep It Short and Sweet."

03. Nov 2009, 02:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
shirleyyang Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1	Thanks Thanks for the information! It helps me also! Thank you!

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18. Oct 2009, 09:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
miskairal Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 53	Hey Wow! I didn't expect you to change it globally but THANKYOU I agree, the US way of doing it is the most awkward to comprehend, in fact it's the only one I can't comprehend. I have no issue with YY/MM/DD.