Title: Date format issues
Last modified: February 8, 2020

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# Date format issues

 *  Resolved [getsnoopy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/getsnoopy/)
 * (@getsnoopy)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-issues/)
 * In the code, I see that all the date formats are hard-coded in. This would be
   fine if this was an international format, like ISO 8601 or the international 
   long-form date format (e.g., “7 February 2020 18:44”), but the format is some
   sort of hybrid of the one only used by the US combined with 24-hour time: “February
   7, 2020 18:44”. All of these instances should really be changed to read the date
   format set in the WordPress Settings (via `get_option('date_format')`) so that
   it respects the format the user is comfortable with.
 * Also, the time format in the “Existing backups table” is using the `G:i` format,
   which is incorrect for 24-hour time, as the first hour of a day is formatted 
   as “0:20”, for example, instead of “00:20” which is the correct format (`H:i`).
   But this would be transitively fixed if the issue above is fixed.
 * I hope someone can fix these issues. Cheers.
    -  This topic was modified 6 years, 4 months ago by [getsnoopy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/getsnoopy/).
    -  This topic was modified 6 years, 4 months ago by [getsnoopy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/getsnoopy/).
    -  This topic was modified 6 years, 4 months ago by [getsnoopy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/getsnoopy/).

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 *  Plugin Contributor [DNutbourne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dnutbourne/)
 * (@dnutbourne)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-issues/#post-12474473)
 * Hi,
 * Apologies for the delay.
 * I have made a note for our developers to look into changing how dates/times are
   formatted.
 *  Thread Starter [getsnoopy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/getsnoopy/)
 * (@getsnoopy)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-issues/#post-12946463)
 * Hi [@dnutbourne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dnutbourne/), any update
   on this matter? It seems like the issue still exists.

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