Datepicker Options for Forms

The Datepicker Options plugin adds a bunch of extra options to date fields in WordPress forms.

Read more: How to Create a WordPress Form With a Datepicker Calendar

Download and install

1. If you haven't already done so, install and activate Formidable Forms Pro.
2. In your WordPress admin, go to Formidable → Add-Ons and click the 'Install' button for the WordPress Datepicker Options plugin.

Set minimum/maximum dates

The Formidable Forms Pro plugin includes the option to set a dynamic year for the start and end year range. But if you would like this range to change when another date field changes, or set a more specific range that starts or ends on a specific date rather than at the beginning or end of the year.

1. Open the field settings for the date field in your form.
2. Check the box to 'Set specific minimum and maximum dates'.
3. The minimum and maximum dates can be set in a number of ways.
   • Select 'Current date' and insert +0 for the minimum date to not allow past dates to be selected. ie book an appointment
   • Select 'Current date' and insert +0 for the maximum date to not allow future dates to be selected. ie select a birthdate
   • Select 'Current date' and insert -18 years for the maximum date to only allow someone who is over 18 to submit the form.
   • When using two date fields, set the second field to start 2 days after the date selected in the first field. In the second field, select the name of the first date field from the dropdown and insert +2 days in the box.

Using negative numbers for minimum date

If you want to restrict users from choosing a date 90 days prior to the current date, you can use negative numbers for the minimum date.

1. Open the field settings for the date field in your form.
2. Set a dynamic year range by inserting -1 for the Start Year and +0 for the End Year. This will set the start date to last year and the end date to the current year.
   
3. Check the box to 'Set specific minimum and maximum dates'.
   
   • Set the minimum date by selecting 'Current Date' and insert -90 days to not allow dates 90 days prior to the current date to be selected.
   • Set the maximum date by selecting 'Current Date' to not allow future dates to be selected

Blackout weekends

1. Open the field settings for the date field in your form.
2. Uncheck the 'All days' box for 'Days of the week'.
   
3. Now you'll see a list of each day of the week. Uncheck the boxes for any days of the week you do not want to allow.
   

Here's the result:

Add an exception

When a day of the week is disabled, but there is a date you would still like to be selected, you'll need to add an exception. For example, if you blockout Saturdays but there are two Saturdays you would like to allow, add exceptions.

1. After blacking out a day of the week, the 'Exceptions' link will appear.
2. Click this link and select the dates that should be selectable in your datepicker.
   

Add a blackout date

When there are specific dates (like a holiday) that should be excluded, use the 'Blackout Dates' option.

1. Open the field settings for the date field in your form.
2. Click the 'Blackout Dates' link and a datepicker will appear.
3. Select each date that should be blacked out in your form.

Show inline datepicker

When the datepicker is set to show inline, it will appear on the form instead of a text field to click. To show the datepicker directly in the form, check the box to Display Inline Date Picker in the field options.

Book appointments

If you need more scheduling options, like booking a unique time slot, take a look at the Simply Schedule Appointments plugin. It's an easy and fast way of setting up open times in a schedule to allow a single visitor to select an open slot.

Add an Appointment field to your form and select the type of appointments you'd like to book.

Then your visitors can select a date, then a time.