mbr_date

Usage

This shortcode returns a specified date formatted and modified as requested.

The specified date can be:

• The current date.
• Any date formatted according to the the syntax rules set for PHP as detailed within date formats.
• Any ActiveCampaign contact date field. Most ActiveCampaign date fields are properly formatted and will function correctly. See [mbr_contact] for information upon how to reference ActiveCamapign contact fields.

Parameters

Parameters	Description
date	The specified date must provide a value that follows the syntax rules set for PHP as detailed within date formats. Most ActiveCampaign date fields are properly formatted and will work. Default: The current date. Required: yes.
operation	Any text operator that follows the syntax rules as detailed for PHP strtotime(). This will modify the specified date. Default: none. Required: no.
format	The desired format for the returned date. The format must follow the syntax rules set for PHP as detailed within date formats. Default: F jS, Y Required: no.

Validity

This shortcode is evaluated for any type of visitor.

Conditional Branching

This shortcode does NOT support conditional branching with [ELSE_date].

Nesting

Shortcode nesting within is NOT supported.

Examples

Example 1

Returns today's date formatted as per this example November 1st, 2021:

[mbr_date format='F jS, Y']

Example 2

Returns the specified date as December 5th, 2020:

[mbr_date date='20201205123456' format='F jS, Y']

Example 3

Returns the date as 2022-Mar-03:

[mbr_date date='20211203' operation='+3 months' format='Y-M-d']

Example 4

Returns the date stored in the ActiveCampaign contact field my_custom_field with 3 months added to it in Ymd e.g. 20210403 format:

[mbr_date date='[mbr_db_my_custom_field]' operation='+3 months' format='Ymd']

API

For direct use in PHP code use the function mbr_date() in a structure as illustrated here:

$my_date = mbr_date( array( 'date'=>'20091205123456', 'format'=>'F jS, Y', 'operation'=>'+3 months') );