{"id":11377,"date":"2019-06-26T14:49:12","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T14:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/?post_type=article&#038;p=11377"},"modified":"2023-07-19T00:25:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T00:25:34","slug":"jetengine-how-to-display-date-in-admin-column","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetengine\/jetengine-how-to-display-date-in-admin-column\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Default Callback to Display Date in the Admin Columns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We will provide a step-by-step guide on how to show the custom post date in an admin column in the WordPress Dashboard with the JetEngine plugin based on the example of the &#8220;Team&#8221; custom post type. You can create an additional admin column with the data from the meta field for any JetEngine custom post type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"add-the-date-meta-field\"><strong>Add the Date Meta Field<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>In the WordPress Dashboard, go to the <strong><em>JetEngine &gt; Post Types<\/em><\/strong> section and open the custom post type you want to work with. In the <strong>Meta Field<\/strong> section, add the <strong>Date<\/strong> meta field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/start_from-meta-field.png\" alt=\"start from meta field\">\n\n\n\n<p>Scroll the page down to the <strong>Admin Columns<\/strong> block. Click the &#8220;<strong>Add New<\/strong>&#8221; button and fill in the fields with appropriate data:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In the <strong>Type<\/strong> field, choose the <strong>Custom Callback<\/strong> option from the drop-down list;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Callback<\/strong> field, click the &#8220;<strong>Select from existing callbacks<\/strong>&#8221; line. In the appeared window, you need to choose the first callback, <strong>jet_engine_custom_cb_date<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/default-callbacks.png\" alt=\"default callbacks\">\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In the <strong>Set field<\/strong> text area, you should type in the name of the meta field from which to get the date. After that, set the <strong>Format<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/date-callback.png\" alt=\"set callback\">\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Also, if you want to make the admin column sortable, move the toggle next to the <strong>Is Sortable<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"note-banner d-flex border-bold border-jetsmartfilters rounded overflow-hidden p-20\"><div class=\"mr-12\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M1 21H23L12 2L1 21ZM13 18H11V16H13V18ZM13 14H11V10H13V14Z\" fill=\"#FA5450\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"d-flex flex-column\"><div class=\"text-900 mb-12\">Warning<\/div><p class=\"m-0\">It is necessary to enable the <strong>Is Numeric Field<\/strong> option that the data will be sorted correctly. Don\u2019t forget to update the post type and save the changes.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/start-from-admin-panel.png\" alt=\"admin column settings\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"add-a-post\">Add a Post<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>In the chosen custom post type in the WordPress Dashboard, edit a specific event and specify the date of the work beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/edit-the-custom-meta-field.png\" alt=\"editing the custom meta field\">\n\n\n\n<p>Now you can see the date in the admin column.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/date-admin-column.png\" 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