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Date Time Picker Control

PHP Field Configuration Reference

Date Time Picker

Use this config when fieldType is date_time_picker.

1) Base Parameters

ParameterRequiredTypeDefaultChoicesDescription
fieldTypeYesstringdate_time_pickerdate_time_pickerSets control type.
nameYesstringSets control name. Use snake_case.
fieldLabelYesstringSets control label.
requiredNoboolfalsetrue, falseSets control required.
disabledNoboolfalsetrue, falseSets control disabled.
hideLabelFromVisionNoboolfalsetrue, falseSets control hide label from vision.
fieldHelpTextNostringSets control help text.
classNameNostringSets control css class name.
fieldLabelPositionNostringtoptop, leftSets control label position.
fieldLabelTextTransformNostringuppercaseuppercase, capitalize, lowercaseSets control label text transform.

2) Date Time Picker Specific Parameters

ParameterRequiredTypeDefaultChoicesDescription
currentDateNostringThe current date and time at initialization. Use datetime-local format (e.g. 2024-01-15T10:30).
dateOrderNostringdmydmy, mdy, ymdThe order of day, month, and year. This prop overrides the time format determined by is12Hour prop.
startOfWeekNoint00, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6The day that the week should start on. 0 for Sunday, 1 for Monday, etc.
is12HourNoboolfalsetrue, falseWhether to use a 12-hour clock. With a 12-hour clock, an AM/PM widget is displayed and the time format is assumed to be MM-DD-YYYY.

3) PHP Array Schema

Here is an example of how to use the date time picker control in a post meta configuration:

[
    'fieldType' => 'date_time_picker',
    'name' => 'post_date_time_picker',
    'fieldLabel' => 'Post Date Time Picker',
    'required' => false,
    'disabled' => false,
    'hideLabelFromVision' => false,
    'fieldHelpText' => 'Select a date and time.',
    'className' => 'custom-class',
    'fieldLabelPosition' => 'top',
    'fieldLabelTextTransform' => 'uppercase',
    'currentDate' => '',
    'dateOrder' => 'dmy',
    'startOfWeek' => 0,
    'is12Hour' => false,
]

3) Hook-Based Example (Post Meta Config)

It is available to use this control in post meta fields, term meta fields and user settings page and options page fields.

Available hooks:

  • native_custom_fields_post_meta_fields
  • native_custom_fields_term_meta_fields
  • native_custom_fields_user_meta_fields
  • native_custom_fields_options_page_fields
add_filter( 'native_custom_fields_post_meta_fields', function( array $configs ): array {
    $post_type = 'book';

    if ( ! isset( $configs[ $post_type ] ) || ! is_array( $configs[ $post_type ] ) ) {
        $configs[ $post_type ] = [
            'post_type' => $post_type,
            'sections'  => [],
        ];
    }

    $configs[ $post_type ]['sections'][] = [
        'meta_box_id'       => 'post_options',
        'meta_box_title'    => 'Post Options',
        'meta_box_context'  => 'side',
        'meta_box_priority' => 'default',
        'fields'            => [
            [
            'fieldType' => 'date_time_picker',
            'name' => 'post_date_time_picker',
            'fieldLabel' => 'Post Date Time Picker',
            'required' => false,
            'disabled' => false,
            'hideLabelFromVision' => false,
            'fieldHelpText' => 'Select a date and time.',
            'className' => 'custom-class',
            'fieldLabelPosition' => 'top',
            'fieldLabelTextTransform' => 'uppercase',
            'currentDate' => '',
            'dateOrder' => 'dmy',
            'startOfWeek' => 0,
            'is12Hour' => false,
            ],
        ],
    ];

    return $configs;
} );

4) Stored Value Type

Field TypeMeta Value Type
date_time_pickerstring (ISO datetime string, for example "2024-01-15T10:30:00")

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