The datetime conversion function is used to display the date in a certain format you need. The datetime function format is as follows:

Function format: |DATE(datetime_format,date)| , where:

• datetime_format - format a datetime to a specific format
• date - a hardcoded date or a field which takes the date (ex: content creation date, start date or end date etc.)

Available datetime format keywords:

• DATE_SHORT
  • M/d/yy
• DATE_STANDARD
  • EEE, MMM d, yyyy
• DATE_EXPANDED
  • M-d-yy
  • EEE, MMM d, yyyy"
  • MMM d, yyyy
  • MMMM d, yyyy
  • EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy
  • MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm
  • MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm aaa
  • yyyy/MM/dd/HH:mm:ss
• DATETIME_STAMP
• DATETIME_STANDARD_PM
• DATE_EXPANDED_FULL
• DATE_EXPANDED_LONG
• DATE_EXPANDED_SHORT
• DATE_EXPANDED
• DATE_STANDARD_MINUS
• DATE_STANDARD
• DATE_YEAR_SHORT
• DATE_YEAR_LONG
• DATE_MONTH
• DATE_MONTH_LONG1
• DATE_MONTH_LONG2
• DATE_WEEKOFMONTH
• DATE_WEEKOFYEAR
• DATE_DAYOFWEEK
• DATE_DAYOFWEEK_LONG1
• DATE_DAYOFWEEK_LONG2
• DATE_DAYOFMONTH
• DATE_DAYOFYEAR
• DATE_HOUR_SHORT
• DATE_HOUR_LONG
• DATE_MINUTE
• DATE_SECOND
• DATE_MILISECOND

Example:

Hardcoded date:
|DATE(DATE_STANDARD,1/1/2011)| - formats the start date in standard mode

Field date:
|DATE(DATE_STANDARD,)| - formats the start date in standard mode

Different keywords display:
|DATE(DATE_SHORT,1/1/2011)| - 1/1/11
|DATE(DATE_STANDARD,1/1/2011)| - 01/01/2011
|DATE(DATE_EXPANDED,1/1/2011)| - Sat, Jan 1, 2011
|DATE(DATE_EXPANDED_FULL,1/1/2011)| - Saturday, January 1, 2011

Function variations:

There are some variations of this function, used exclusively on the start repeat functions from the snippets.

Function used only inside a snippet: |DATE_INSIDE(datetime_format,date)|

The available datetime format keywords are the same as for the usual function.