How can a custom Drupal date format be added?

Question

How do you add a custom Drupal date format. I want to display the date without hours and minutes, but the options don't include it.

Answer 1

Do the following:

1. Administration » Configuration » Regional and language » Date and Time

2. There you will see a tab for format.

3. Create a new format string "YMd".

4. Make this as your default for all date fields and you won't see the seconds any more.

5. You don't need the date module for basic formatting.

Cheers, Vishal

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Answer 2

You will see a button Add format in this path admin/config/regional/date-time/formats

Then, type your format there. This will help you: http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php

After adding your format, you can choose in the tab Types

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