Field date

Version: Free.

Why this type

A calendar, not typed text. It is not a time and not a date with a time: those are time and datetime. The format stays stable, so you can sort the date in Fenom.

When to use

• Event date, promo deadline, publish day
• "Valid until" on a promo section
• Calendar-based content filter

Tips

Hours need time or datetime. Do not mix timezone logic in the chunk without a clear contract.

Similar types

• datetime for date and time
• time for time only

Schema

{
  "name": "starts_at",
  "type": "date",
  "label": "Date",
  "tab": "Content",
  "width": 100,
  "active": true
}

Value

YYYY-MM-DD string.

Section data

Key starts_at in the section data (YYYY-MM-DD):

{
  "starts_at": "2026-08-24"
}

Chunk example

modx

<time datetime="[[+starts_at]]">[[+starts_at]]</time>

fenom

<time datetime="{$starts_at|escape}">{$starts_at|escape}</time>

Common properties

For fields with name that are stored in the section data:

Key	Type	Role	CMP
tab	string	Group subtitle in the inspector	yes
width	25–100	Field width as % of the row (flex)	yes
description	string	Hint under the label	yes
default	any	Initial value for a new section	yes
active	bool	false hides the field in the inspector	yes
required	bool	Required on publish (draft still saves)	yes

See fields overview.

See also

• Field types reference
• Fields overview