Title: Colour code management dates Last modified: September 13, 2022 --- # Colour code management dates * Resolved [shaikh441](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shaikh441/) * (@shaikh441) * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/colour-code-management-dates/) * Hi, Recently I added some code into the Daily Email Schedule add-on, to colour code the key dates in the email body ([https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-colours-in-email-template/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-colours-in-email-template/)) * Due within 30days – Green Due within 15days – Yellow Due less than 15 days/Overdue– Red * Not sure if this is a long shot, but I would like to know how I can apply this same colour code to the “Management” page on the WordPress dashboard, which also shows all key dates for all the properties. Either colour the text or the background of the text. * The code could be similar to the one added for email, but just need a pointer on where to start and more so which plugin file to edit. * Thanks! - This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by [shaikh441](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shaikh441/). Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * Plugin Author [Property Hive](https://wordpress.org/support/users/propertyhive/) * (@propertyhive) * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/colour-code-management-dates/#post-16008521) * The location where the date is output is here: * [https://github.com/propertyhive/WP-Property-Hive/blob/d5738269f1a8cb62ea5fb70b9023eccb24bce973/includes/admin/post-types/class-ph-admin-cpt-key-date.php#L180](https://github.com/propertyhive/WP-Property-Hive/blob/d5738269f1a8cb62ea5fb70b9023eccb24bce973/includes/admin/post-types/class-ph-admin-cpt-key-date.php#L180) * Obviously we don’t recommend modifying the core plugin and would instead suggest you use the ‘manage_key_date_posts_custom_column’ action instead in a custom snippet outside of the plugin. An example of this action can be seen in the same file here: * [https://github.com/propertyhive/WP-Property-Hive/blob/d5738269f1a8cb62ea5fb70b9023eccb24bce973/includes/admin/post-types/class-ph-admin-cpt-key-date.php#L18](https://github.com/propertyhive/WP-Property-Hive/blob/d5738269f1a8cb62ea5fb70b9023eccb24bce973/includes/admin/post-types/class-ph-admin-cpt-key-date.php#L18) * Thanks, Steve * Thread Starter [shaikh441](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shaikh441/) * (@shaikh441) * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/colour-code-management-dates/#post-16008624) * Thanks for your quick response. * How would I utilise the “manage_key_date_posts_custom_column”? Is it done through a “Code Snippets” plugin? * Below is the code added to the email template to colour code the dates: * ``` $schedule_start_date = new DateTime($start_date); $interval = $schedule_start_date->diff($due_date); if ( $interval->format('%R%a') <= 30 && $interval->format('%R%a') > 15 ) { // due in 30 days - green $details = '' . __( 'Due', 'propertyhive' ) . ' ' . $due_date->format('jS M') . ''; } elseif ( $interval->format('%R%a') <= 15 && $interval->format('%R%a') >= 0 ) { // due in 15 days - yellow $details = '' . __( 'Due', 'propertyhive' ) . ' ' . $due_date->format('jS M') . ''; } elseif ( $due_date < $schedule_start_date ) { // was due in the past - red $details = '' . __( 'Originally due on', 'propertyhive' ) . ' ' . $due_date->format('jS M') . ''; } ``` * Can something to the same effect be used to achieve the same results on the dashboard management page? * Thanks again * Plugin Author [Property Hive](https://wordpress.org/support/users/propertyhive/) * (@propertyhive) * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/colour-code-management-dates/#post-16009013) * I’ve put together the following for you which can be added through the Code Snippets plugin as you mention: * [https://gist.github.com/propertyhive/bf67a6918970f742cc6544d020261a13](https://gist.github.com/propertyhive/bf67a6918970f742cc6544d020261a13) * This will add a new column to the management grid containing the colour-coded date, similar to the email schedule. * Note that the above is untested and is just meant to act as a starting point. Hopefully it’s enough to go on. * Steve * Thread Starter [shaikh441](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shaikh441/) * (@shaikh441) * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/colour-code-management-dates/#post-16009079) * Brilliant, thanks very much for your prompt support! One of the many reasons I continue to utilise this plugin 🙂 * I will run this through a test environment and give it a go * Thread Starter [shaikh441](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shaikh441/) * (@shaikh441) * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/colour-code-management-dates/#post-16012404) * I have run it through some testing and found I needed to remove the “public” parameter from the function for it to work correctly. * I see the script adds a new column which is fine, however if I wanted to use the existing columns (e.g Date Due) and add the relevant colours with the dates already listed there (still calculating due within 30 days etc), is this something that needs to be done differently with different hooks? * Thanks * Plugin Author [Property Hive](https://wordpress.org/support/users/propertyhive/) * (@propertyhive) * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/colour-code-management-dates/#post-16012516) * I’m afraid it won’t be possible to use the existing column, hence why a custom new column has been created in that snippet. * You can hide the existing column using ‘Screen Options’ in the top right. Should you wish to re-order the columns there are third party plugins out there that allow you to do this. * Steve Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) The topic ‘Colour code management dates’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/propertyhive/assets/icon-256x256.gif?rev=3206072) * [Property Hive](https://wordpress.org/plugins/propertyhive/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/propertyhive/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/propertyhive/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/propertyhive/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/propertyhive/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/propertyhive/reviews/) * 6 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Property Hive](https://wordpress.org/support/users/propertyhive/) * Last activity: [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/colour-code-management-dates/#post-16012516) * Status: resolved