[SOLVED] date format using {cb}[substitutions]{/cb}

Hello

I set the date format in the general configuration panel to dd/mm/yyyy

All dates in all views show the good date format.

I also have an article in which I use some data fields by using the cb content plugin; so for instance {cb}[cb_birthdate]{/cb}

But now the date field is formatted yyyy-mm-dd

While the same date of birth field in profile view shows up as dd/mm/yyyy

How can I solve this?

Regards

Gert-Jan

You're using a raw substitution. You need to use the following substitution usage if you want it to pass through field behavior and parse it into its formatted display.

[cb:userfield field="FIELD_NAME" /]

Please review the below substitution tutorial carefully.

www.joomlapolis.com/support/tutorials/107-use-cases/18353-using-substitutions-throughout-cb

Ok, thx I'll check it out!!

Hi Krileon

I tried a couple of thinks but the problem isn't solved so far.

The first thing I did:

{cb}[cb_ag_ingangsdatum]{/cb} returns 2015-08-15

Like a explained in the first post I would like that date to be formatted 15/08/2015 That's also how it's configured in the common setup of CB.

So next I tried:
{cb}[cb:userfield field="cb_ag_ingangsdatum" /]{/cb} This returns just an empty field, nothing at all

Next I tried:
{cb}[cb:userdata field="cb_ag_ingangsdatum" /]{/cb} This returns the raw data again so 2015-08-15

Next I tried to format the field:
{cb}[cb:userdata field="cb_ag_ingangsdatum" format="d-m-Y" /]{/cb}

But this is probabaly wrong because it shows the above string in the output....

So what am I doing wrong??

Regards GJ

You need to use [cb:userfield field="FIELD_NAME" /]. This assumes the field is even accessible to the viewing user; tab access, field set to display on profile, cb conditional conditions, etc.. all contribute to this. CB Content Bot substitutions by default are against the article owner and not the viewing user. If you need them against the viewing user you need to add user="#me" (example below) or configure CB Content Bot for that.

[cb:userfield field="FIELD_NAME" user="#me" /]

Hello Kyle,

I tried this code:

{cb}[cb:userfield field="cb_ag_ingangsdatum" user="#me" /]{/cb}

But it returns an empty field again. Raw data is working fine.


This is the complete source and in the attachment I'll show you the output.



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<p> </p>
<table style="width: 842px; height: 233px;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Pakket </td>
<td style="width: 50%;">{cb}[cb_ag_pakket]{/cb}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prijs per maand</td>
<td style="width: 50%;">{cb}[cb_ag_pakketprijs]{/cb}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ingangsdatum</td>
<td style="width: 50%;">{cb}[cb:userfield field="cb_ag_ingangsdatum" user="#me" /]{/cb}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Einddatum</td>
<td style="width: 50%;">{cb}[cb_ag_einddatum]{/cb}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td style="width: 50%;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Regus Businessworld Gold Card NL</td>
<td style="width: 50%;">{cb}[cb_ag_regus]{/cb}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color: #003366;"> </span></td>
<td style="width: 50%;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color: #003366;"> </span></td>
<td style="width: 50%;"> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>