Best date format plugins for WordPress
The most popular date format plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Custom Datepicker NMR leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Posts Edit SubPanel Date Format (10+) and BC Imperial Date (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “date format” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 date format plugins
- 1.
Custom Datepicker NMRThe most installed date format plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 5 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.
Posts Edit SubPanel Date Format10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
- 3.
BC Imperial DateFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
All 3 plugins tagged “date format”
Custom Datepicker NMR
Up in the last 7 days:22#6,591by mirceatm5 months ago
Use date format like dd.mm.yy in date fields (jquery ui datepicker) for Contact Form 7.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.6(5)
- Downloads
- 14/day
Posts Edit SubPanel Date Format
Up in the last 7 days:5,913#37,450by khurramfraz16 years ago
Posts/Pages Edit SubPanel Date Format synchronize the wordpress date format with date format in date column of posts edit subpanel.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
BC Imperial Date
Down in the last 7 days:13,344#71,797by ctdc7 years ago
This plugin allows you to customize your wordpress to use Warhammer 40k pre-great rift Imperial Dating System instead of the default wordpress date.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day