Title: Date Picker Field
Published: February 20, 2025
Last modified: February 21, 2025

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# Date Picker Field

## In this article

 * [Key Features](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/fields/date-picker/?output_format=md#key-features)
 * [Settings](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/fields/date-picker/?output_format=md#settings)

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The Date Picker field provides a calendar interface for selecting dates. It offers
a user-friendly way to input and format dates consistently across your content.

## 󠀁[Key Features](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/fields/date-picker/?output_format=md#key-features)󠁿

 * Interactive calendar interface
 * Customizable date formats
 * Week starts on any day
 * Restrict date ranges
 * Multiple display formats

## 󠀁[Settings](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/fields/date-picker/?output_format=md#settings)󠁿

 * Display Format – How the date appears to editors
 * Return Format – How the date is stored/returned
 * Week Starts On – Set first day of week
 * First Day – Configure week start day

First published

February 20, 2025

Last updated

February 21, 2025

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[ See list of changes: Date Picker Field ](https://github.com/wordpress/secure-custom-fields/commits/trunk/docs/features/field/date-picker/index.md)

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