CMS: Choosing a Format for Displaying Date and Time Collection Fields

After connecting elements to 'Date', 'Date and Time', and 'Time' collection fields in the CMS (Content Management System), you can control how the values are formatted on the live site.

For example, you could choose a short date format that renders a Date field as "10/31/26". Or you could choose a full date time format that renders a Date and Time field as "Thursday, October 31, 2026 at 12:12:12 PM PDT".

You can display these fields in text elements and in the text that appears in other elements such as buttons and galleries.

To choose a format for displaying date and time fields:

1. Go to your editor.

2. Connect an element, such as text, to a dataset that connects to your collection.

3. Click the relevant field, for example Text connects to, in the dataset connections and select the Date, Date and Time, or Time field you want to display. If needed, you can select + Add to create and connect a new collection field.

1. Click the Choose a format drop-down and select the format you want to display your dates or times in. View the format options in the table below:

5. Click Publish when you are ready to make the changes go live.

Notes:

• The date and times displayed on your live site adjust according to the visitor's local time zone.

• Your site's regional settings determine date and time language, time zones and other regional formatting options.

• When you export a collection to a CSV file, the time fields in the file are formatted as UTC+0. They are not formatted to local time.