[SOLVED] Date fields get today's date as default?
7 years 2 weeks ago - 7 years 5 days ago #293149
by bilal.abdeen
[SOLVED] Date fields get today's date as default? was created by bilal.abdeen
Thank you for the excellent extension... 
I have an OPTIONAL date field for the user's birth date.
Q1. I wanted this field to have the default value of NULL. In other words, if the user does not enter anything, it should be EMPTY in the database. Is this possible? If I leave the (Default Registration Value) empty, it shows (1/1/1970) by default on the frontend. If the user decides to ignore filling this field because it is optional, we will have a wrong value of (1/1/1970) stored in the database.
Q2. I am using the plugin (CB Connect). When the social network does not provide a value for this date field, it seems that today's date is stored in the database. How can I avoid that? Even if I enter a default value in field (Default Registration Value), my default value is ignored and today's date in stored in the database. Obviously, it is very confusing to store today's date.
Thank you for your effort and time to help... ...
I have an OPTIONAL date field for the user's birth date.
Q1. I wanted this field to have the default value of NULL. In other words, if the user does not enter anything, it should be EMPTY in the database. Is this possible? If I leave the (Default Registration Value) empty, it shows (1/1/1970) by default on the frontend. If the user decides to ignore filling this field because it is optional, we will have a wrong value of (1/1/1970) stored in the database.
Q2. I am using the plugin (CB Connect). When the social network does not provide a value for this date field, it seems that today's date is stored in the database. How can I avoid that? Even if I enter a default value in field (Default Registration Value), my default value is ignored and today's date in stored in the database. Obviously, it is very confusing to store today's date.
Thank you for your effort and time to help...
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krileon
7 years 2 weeks ago #293208
by bilal.abdeen
Replied by bilal.abdeen on topic CB Connect - Date fields get today's date as default?
Thank you for your effort and time in trying to help me...
I have the following settings.
This is what happens when the user visits the cb-registration page. What am I missing?
Date is already filled in with today's date.
I have the following settings.
- Required: Not Required
- Default Registration Value: (EMPTY - nothing is written in this field)
This is what happens when the user visits the cb-registration page. What am I missing?
Date is already filled in with today's date.
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7 years 2 weeks ago - 7 years 2 weeks ago #293219
by krileon
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Replied by krileon on topic CB Connect - Date fields get today's date as default?
The below is what date and datetime fields that are marked not required look like on registration.
What do you have "Calendar Type" set to within CB > Configuration? If already set to default drop-down usage then something maybe modifying your date field dropdowns and selecting a value.
What do you have "Calendar Type" set to within CB > Configuration? If already set to default drop-down usage then something maybe modifying your date field dropdowns and selecting a value.
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