Style guides
Show how dates appear on the site.
Content / widget · Elementor module
Site Date Format Example Widget Plugin for Elementor
Show an example date, time or both in the formats set in Settings > General, such as “31 December 2026”, inside a <time> element, optionally with the format characters.
Included in All AccessClassic Elementor widgetFrom $29 USD / year
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Text, style and layout controls inside Elementor
01 / Interactive demonstration
Try it
These are the actual published outputs of the widget.
02 / Inside WordPress
Site date format example controls in Elementor
Content sets date, time or both, the example date, the format characters, text before and after, the empty text, the HTML tag and an icon. The Style tab covers typography, colours, surface, border, alignment, padding, radius and the icon.
03 / Website use cases
Where to use site date format example
Style guides, help pages and multilingual sites need to show how dates and times appear, and typed examples drift when the settings change. Site date format example prints a real example in the formats from Settings > General, today or on a fixed date, with the format characters if you want them.
Help pages
Explain date formats to contributors.
Footers
Show today's date in the site format.
04 / Installation and setup
How to add a site date format example in Elementor
Start with Complementor installed and your license connected. Enable this module in the WordPress library, then configure it in Elementor.
Install Complementor, connect your license and enable Site date format example in the Complementor library.
Check the date and time formats in Settings > General.
Add the widget and choose date, time or both.
Set a fixed example date if pages are cached.
Publish and check it on the live page.
05 / Content and style controls
Customize site date format example in Elementor
Configure the settings available for this module to suit the page you are building.
Date, time or both.
Today or a fixed date.
Optional format characters.
Machine-readable <time> element.
Site time zone.
Read from Settings > General.
06 / Choose the right approach
Site date format example and Elementor alternatives
Compare the existing Elementor workflow with this Complementor module before choosing your setup.
Typed examples
Go wrong when the format changes.
Date widgets
Show a post's date, not the site's formats.
07 / Requirements and compatibility
Site date format example compatibility with Elementor
- Requires Elementor; works without WooCommerce.
- Shows example dates; it does not change the formats.
- Full-page caches keep the value until they are refreshed.
Complementor uses classic Elementor APIs. Atomic-native controls are not implemented. Check your theme, cache and integrations on a staging site before release.
08 / Common setup problems
Troubleshoot site date format example
Check these settings if the published page behaves differently from the editor.
Why does it show today instead of my date?
The example date must be year-month-day, such as 2026-12-31, optionally with 14:30.
Why is “today” out of date?
The page is cached; use a fixed example date.
Where are the formats set?
In Settings > General, Date Format and Time Format.
What are format characters?
The PHP date characters, such as j F Y, that make up the format.
Site date format example plugin questions
Does it need Elementor Pro?
No. It works with the free version of Elementor.
Which time zone is used?
The site's time zone from Settings > General.
Is it accessible?
Yes. It is text inside a <time> element with a machine-readable date.
Where does the value come from?
From Settings > General in WordPress.
Is the value saved into the page?
No. It is read when the page is built, so a change in Settings shows everywhere.
10 / Annual All Access subscription
Get site date format example with Complementor
This module is included with all 1007 current Complementor solutions. Choose your production website allowance; every plan includes the same modules.
One website
$29USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $29 USD each year.
A few websites
$49USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $49 USD each year.
More websites
$99USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $99 USD each year.
Applicable taxes extra. Annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your customer account. Elementor Pro is required for Exclude current post. Read the terms and 14-day technical-issue refund policy.