Hi @amitrwt – The ‘Start’ and ‘End’ fields in the BP admin settings define the start and end dates of a single datepicker. That is, if you want to have a datepicker, but you only want to show dates between the years 1970 and 1990, you’d use those dates as the Start and End.
If you want your users to be able to select start and end times, my best suggestion is to create two separate xprofile fields, and name them accordingly: ‘Start Date’, ‘End Date’ or something like that.
@boonebgorges
If you want your users to be able to select start and end times, my best suggestion is to create two separate xprofile fields, and name them accordingly: ‘Start Date’, ‘End Date’ or something like that.
That is exactly what I did, that was only way around I found for time being. If you have any insight can you pls tell me if it is possible to have a field with JQ datepicker where I can select start and end date. I’m planning to create a filed like this just need something to start with.. that’s the hard part once I’ll have a slate to start with I can write what I want. I’ve no issues getting my hands in code I’d rather enjoy it.
Sure, I’m happy to point you in the right direction.
The BuddyPress Custom XProfile Field Type plugin is probably a good one to start with. It uses the BP_XProfile_Field_Type class to register its fields. It even has an existing Datepicker field that you can use as a starting place: https://github.com/donmik/buddypress-xprofile-custom-fields-type/blob/master/classes/Bxcft_Field_Type_Datepicker.php
There are a few changes you’ll need to make in order for this to show two datepickers instead of one.
– The set_format validation regex expects a single date. This will need to be modified for your new format. https://github.com/donmik/buddypress-xprofile-custom-fields-type/blob/1126cf093bd2b6e9f917b5c15f52e203f17cbb9e/classes/Bxcft_Field_Type_Datepicker.php#L14
– You’ll need to modify the edit_field_html method so that it loads two separate input fields, and then write some JavaScript that assigns a jquery-datepicker to each one of them. Then you’ll need to write a little bit of extra JS that combines the two datepicker inputs into a single (probably hidden) field, which is the one that BP will actually save to the database. https://github.com/donmik/buddypress-xprofile-custom-fields-type/blob/1126cf093bd2b6e9f917b5c15f52e203f17cbb9e/classes/Bxcft_Field_Type_Datepicker.php#L29
– If you decide to store the start and end date in a single row in the profile field, you’ll also need some logic that splits it into start and end when you load the edit_field_html. Another option is to store the concatenated display text – say, April 2017 - May 2017 – in BP’s native xprofile field, and to store the start and end date separately, as xprofilemeta. You’d need a custom save routine for this, but it may be a bit cleaner.
Good luck! Sounds like a fun project.
Hello,
can anyone help with this (somehow) dynamic range)?
It somehow does no effect 🙁
Cheers,
Denis
Something interesting – if you try to set the Date Picker – it shows the range from 1959 to 2029 – what if i want it to be 1900 to 2100 or something like that – how can i change it ?
trying to change it but it is not working
pls help
