Title: date format Last modified: March 2, 2020 --- # date format * Resolved [clelli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clelli/) * (@clelli) * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-188/) * Hello Everything works fine except for the “Add new task at specified time” option. This option works only if I change the default data format for WP into Y-m-d. I’m using the Italian default format (d / m / Y), and into this mode the plugin says: “* A future time needs to be set, not past” when i create an event. There is a way to solve this? thank you Claudio Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 18 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-188/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-188/page/2/?output_format=md) * Plugin Author [miunosoft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miunosoft/) * (@miunosoft) * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-188/#post-12499361) * Hi, * Indeed, the PHP function `strtotime()` cannot handle it very well. * Can you try the development version [1.4.8b01](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/task-scheduler.zip)? It should fix the problem. * Let me know if it works for you or not. * Thread Starter [clelli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clelli/) * (@clelli) * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-188/#post-12500183) * thank for your answer but also the new version doesn’t work. Same problem on date. * Plugin Author [miunosoft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miunosoft/) * (@miunosoft) * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-188/#post-12501599) * Hmm, * Not sure it should work… * Can you go to Dashboard and at the end of the URL in the browser, change it to` options.php`? The URL should look like, `http(s)://{your-site-domain}/wp-admin/ options.php` Then, scroll down and find the `date_format` field. Tell me the value set there. * Thread Starter [clelli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clelli/) * (@clelli) * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-188/#post-12502120) * date_format d/m/Y * Plugin Author [miunosoft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miunosoft/) * (@miunosoft) * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-188/#post-12502144) * That looks fine. * Can you tell me the exact date input value that causes the error? * Thread Starter [clelli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clelli/) * (@clelli) * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-188/#post-12502183) * 03/03/2020 10:00 * here are 09.42 AM * if i input 03/03/2020 11:00 works! * Thread Starter [clelli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clelli/) * (@clelli) * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-188/#post-12502286) * i’ve received at 10.04 a mail scheduled for today at 11.04 . I think that the problem is on timezone, I’ve Rome timezone set and the time of WP is correct. I think that plugin use universal time! * Plugin Author [miunosoft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miunosoft/) * (@miunosoft) * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-188/#post-12502319) * Tell me the `gmt_offset` and `timezone_string` values in `options.php`. * Thread Starter [clelli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clelli/) * (@clelli) * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-188/#post-12502379) * gmt_offset blank timezone_string Europe/Rome * Plugin Author [miunosoft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miunosoft/) * (@miunosoft) * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-188/#post-12502434) * I see. That’s why. * Can you go to Dashboard -> Settings -> General -> Timezone and try setting `UTC +1` there to see if it makes any difference? * Probably it will work. I’ll see if what I can do for cases that the user sets the site timezone as a location. * Thread Starter [clelli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clelli/) * (@clelli) * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-188/#post-12502594) * no same error now gmt_offset is 1 * Plugin Author [miunosoft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miunosoft/) * (@miunosoft) * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-188/#post-12502844) * That’s strange. * Can you go to Dashboard -> Task Scheduler -> Tasks and check the time followed with the text `the current server set time:` if it is the correct current time in your time zone? * Also, tell me the exact plugin version. * Thread Starter [clelli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clelli/) * (@clelli) * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-188/#post-12502906) * The background task monitoring routine is Running. The last checked time: 2020/ 03/03 12:57:45 The current server set time: 2020/03/03 12:58:07 * the time is ok for me * Versione 1.4.8b01 * Thread Starter [clelli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clelli/) * (@clelli) * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-188/#post-12503490) * i think i’ve found the problem screenshot here: [https://mega.nz/#!OIx03YKD!lhiD12__zuC3-gK_YIBMYJZY1w6rbjFAhJyYs1_4NAM](https://mega.nz/#!OIx03YKD!lhiD12__zuC3-gK_YIBMYJZY1w6rbjFAhJyYs1_4NAM) - This reply was modified 6 years, 3 months ago by [clelli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clelli/). * Plugin Author [miunosoft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miunosoft/) * (@miunosoft) * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-188/#post-12503583) * It doesn’t occur here. They match each other. * Here we have two separate issues. 1. d/m/Y date format gets miscalculated 2. the time is miscalculated when `gmt_offset` is not set * Can you try the development version [1.4.8b02](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/task-scheduler.zip)?( the same link) Now it forces the date format to the fixed one set by the plugin. * It should solve the first issue at least. Not sure about the second issue though. * Let me know how it goes. 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