Filter: bricks/filter_element/datepicker_date_format

Filter: bricks/filter_element/datepicker_date_format

Filters the PHP date format string used by the Filter: Datepicker element. This determines how dates are parsed and formatted for comparison with the database values.

Parameters

• $date_format (string): The PHP date format string (e.g., Y-m-d, d/m/Y).
• $provider (string): The data provider (e.g., acf, metabox, pods, jetengine).
• $element (object): The filter element instance.

Example usage

add_filter( 'bricks/filter_element/datepicker_date_format', function( $date_format, $provider, $element ) {
    // Example: Use a specific format for ACF date fields
    if ( $provider === 'acf' ) {
        return 'Ymd'; // ACF often stores dates as Ymd
    }

    return $date_format;
}, 10, 3 );