There are two types of timestamps that most sites use. Relative timestamps display the number of minutes, hours, days, weeks, or years ago a post was published. Absolute timestamps display the exact date and time a post was published.
Shinydrive is set to display relative timestamps by default.
Enabling a Custom Date Format
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Log into Shinydrive Admin
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Navigate to GENERAL SETTINGS
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Enable Custom Date Format
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Enter the new date format
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Review the Preview to validate
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Save
Example Date Formats
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MMMM Do YYYY, h:mm a
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Preview: May 16th 2023, 9:09 am
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MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm A
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Preview: 05/16/2023 09:09 AM
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LLLL
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Preview: Monday, 16 May, 2023 9:09 AM
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Supported Tokens
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Meaning |
Token |
Output |
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Month
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M |
1 2 … 11 12 |
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Mo |
1st 2nd … 11th 12th |
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MM |
01 02 … 11 12 |
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MMM |
Jan Feb … Nov Dec |
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MMMM |
January February … November December |
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Day of Month
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D |
1 2 … 30 31 |
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Do |
1st 2nd … 30th 31st |
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DD |
01 02 … 30 31 |
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Day of Week
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dd |
Su Mo … Fr Sa |
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ddd |
Sun Mon … Fri Sat |
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dddd |
Sunday Monday … Friday Saturday |
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Year
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YY |
70 71 … 29 30 |
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YYYY |
1970 1971 … 2029 2030 |
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AM/PM
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A |
AM PM |
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a |
am pm |
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Hour
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H |
0 1 … 22 23 |
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HH |
00 01 … 22 23 |
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h |
1 2 … 11 12 |
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hh |
01 02 … 11 12 |
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Minute
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m |
0 1 … 58 59 |
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mm |
00 01 … 58 59 |
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Second
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s |
0 1 … 58 59 |
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ss |
00 01 … 58 59 |
Supported Single Tokens (Canada)
There are also localized formats represented by a single Token that can be used.
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Token |
Output – Canada (English) |
Output – Canada (French) |
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LT |
12:12 PM |
12:12 |
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L |
2017-04-27 |
2017-04-27 |
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l |
2017-4-27 |
2017-4-27 |
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LL |
April 27, 2017 |
27 avril 2017 |
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ll |
Apr 27, 2017 |
27 avr. 2017 |
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LLL |
April 27, 2017 12:12 PM |
27 avril 2017 12:12 |
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lll |
Apr 27, 2017 12:12 PM |
27 avr. 2017 12:12 |
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LLLL |
Thursday, April 27, 2017 12:12 PM |
jeudi 27 avril 2017 12:12 |
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llll |
Thu, Apr 27, 2017 12:12 PM |
jeu. 27 avr. 2017 12:12 |