How to set date format for XWiki?

Last modified by Nikita Petrenko on 2025/02/25

By default, XWiki displays dates (creation and modification) in the format: 2023/12/28 12:31 (example using a page's creation date from my XWiki).

If you prefer a more detailed or readable format, you can customize it in: Administer XWiki → Content → Localization → Date / Time → Date Format

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For instance, using the mask EEE MMM dd yyyy

where EEE - short day of the week (e.g., Thu). For the full version, use EEEE;

           MMM - short month name (Dec). For the full version, use MMMM;

           dd - day of the month;

           yyyy - year.

This will change the date representation to: Thu Dec 28 2023

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You can also use other formats, such as:

  • EEEE, dd MMM yyyy hh:mm a will be represented as Thursday, 28 Dec 2023 12:30 PM
  • EEEE, yyyy/MMM/dd hh:mm z will be represented as Thursday, 2023/Dec/28 12:30 EET

Note: If your XWiki is multilingual, the date representation may vary. For instance, some languages display the short day of the week in lowercase.

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