WP Forms date picker

The WP Forms plugin is a popular choice for creating forms in WordPress. One of the common requirements in forms is to include a date picker field, which allows users to select a date from a calendar. To add a date picker field to a WP Forms form, you can use the wpsnippets_wpforms_date_picker function.

Here’s an example of how to use the wpsnippets_wpforms_date_picker function to add a date picker field to a WP Forms form:

function wpsnippets_wpforms_date_picker($fields) {
    $fields['date'] = array(
        'label' => 'Date',
        'type' => 'date',
        'required' => true,
    );

    return $fields;
}
add_filter('wpforms_fields', 'wpsnippets_wpforms_date_picker');

In this example, the wpsnippets_wpforms_date_picker function is hooked into the wpforms_fields filter. It takes an array of form fields as a parameter and adds a new field called “Date” to the array. The field type is set to “date” to enable the date picker functionality. The required parameter is set to true to make the field mandatory.

By adding this code snippet to your theme’s functions.php file or a custom plugin, you can easily add a date picker field to any WP Forms form on your WordPress site.

Examples

Example 1: Adding a Date Picker to a WP Forms Field

This example demonstrates how to add a date picker to a field in WP Forms using the wpforms_field_settings filter hook.

function wpsnippets_add_date_picker( $field_settings, $field_id ) {
    if ( 'date' === $field_settings['type'] ) {
        $field_settings['datepicker'] = true;
    }
    return $field_settings;
}
add_filter( 'wpforms_field_settings', 'wpsnippets_add_date_picker', 10, 2 );

In this code example, we use the wpforms_field_settings filter hook to modify the settings of a field in WP Forms. We check if the field type is ‘date’ and if so, we enable the date picker by setting the datepicker attribute to true. This will add a date picker to the field when it is rendered on the front-end.

Example 2: Customizing the Date Format in the Date Picker

This example shows how to customize the date format in the WP Forms date picker by using the wpforms_datepicker_options filter hook.

function wpsnippets_customize_date_format( $options ) {
    $options['dateFormat'] = 'yy-mm-dd';
    return $options;
}
add_filter( 'wpforms_datepicker_options', 'wpsnippets_customize_date_format' );

In this code example, we use the wpforms_datepicker_options filter hook to modify the options of the date picker. We set the dateFormat option to ‘yy-mm-dd’, which will change the format of the selected date to year-month-day.

Example 3: Disabling Past Dates in the Date Picker

This example demonstrates how to disable past dates in the WP Forms date picker by using the wpforms_datepicker_options filter hook.

function wpsnippets_disable_past_dates( $options ) {
    $options['minDate'] = 0;
    return $options;
}
add_filter( 'wpforms_datepicker_options', 'wpsnippets_disable_past_dates' );

In this code example, we use the wpforms_datepicker_options filter hook to modify the options of the date picker. We set the minDate option to 0, which will disable selection of past dates. Users will only be able to select today’s date or any future date.