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Datetime (default) formatter#

The Default (datetime_default) formatter displays the date and time in a predefined format with additional time zone settings depending on the date type.

Settings#

Time zone#

Note

Some of these settings are only available for datetime types.

The timezone setting controls the timezone used to display the date and options to display the timezone for datetime types.

Setting Label Description Default
timezone_override Time zone override Optional time zone to always use
timezone_stored Use stored time zone Option to use the stored time zone value when no override is selected FALSE
display_timezone Display time zone Option to display time zone along with the date/time FALSE
timezone_format Time zone format The format of the time zone to use when displayed abbreviation
user_timezone Append date/time in user's time zone Option to also display user's time zone FALSE

Additional settings#

Setting Label Description Default
format_type Date format Format for displaying the date medium

Style settings#

These additional style settings give you complete control over the HTML markup generated by each subfield. This is one of the most powerful features of the Custom Field module for theming.

By customizing the wrapper tags and classes, you can:

  • Create clean, semantic HTML that matches your theme’s design system
  • Target individual subfields precisely with CSS (using subfield name and type)
  • Reduce CSS specificity issues and override battles
  • Improve accessibility and SEO with proper semantic elements (<section>, <article>, <h3>, etc.)
  • Easily integrate with CSS frameworks like Tailwind, Bootstrap, or custom component libraries

Default behavior (when left empty) produces a <div> wrapper with intelligent, predictable classes based on the subfield name and type — giving you excellent theming hooks right out of the box.

Setting Label Description
field_wrapper_tag Field wrapper tag HTML element that wraps the entire field + label
field_wrapper_class Field wrapper class Optional additional classes (space separated)
field_tag Field tag HTML element that wraps only the field value
field_class Field classes Optional field value classes (space separated)
label_tag Label tag HTML element that wraps the label
label_class Label classes Optional label classes (space separated)

Field types#