Task due date format

Chris McCoy

When entering task due dates in Confluence how can you adjust the date format to match the date format in the Confluence general settings?

Example: use MM-DD-YYYY instead of DD-MM-YYYY

Wayne Wong

Hi Chris,

You can localise the formats that Confluence uses to display dates and times within the web interface. The settings use the syntax of Java's SimpleDateFormat class, as described in this document: Java SimpleDateFormat.

There are three time and date format settings:

• Time format: Used when displaying only the time of day. For example, when a blog post is published. Example of configuration: h:mm a
• Date time format: Used when displaying both the date and the time of day. For example, in historical versions of pages. Example of configuration: MMM dd, yyyy HH:mm
• Date format: Used when displaying only the date. For example, the creation and most recent modification dates of pages. Example of configuration: MMM dd, yyyy

To change the time and date formats:

1. Choose the cog icon, then choose General Configurationunder Confluence Administration.

2. ChooseGeneral Configurationin the left-hand panel.
3. ChooseEdit.
4. Enter the values forTime Format,Date Time FormatandDate Format, to suit your requirements.
5. ChooseSave.

Hope this help.

Regards,

Wayne Wong