In several places (forum, private messages, last revision date, etc.) Wikidot pages use dates and timestamps that automatically calculate (either when hovering with the mouse or directly in the text) how long ago this was. Examples are

• 15 Mar 2009 16:44 (move the mouse over the date to see the hovering text) or,
• 15 Mar 2009 16:44

If you want dates that you type on your pages to also automatically show "how long ago'', here is how you can do it.

How it works

The syntax needed is:

[[date timestamp <format="format<|agohover>">]]

where

• < … > denote optional parameters
• timestamp is the number of seconds between Jan 1, 1970 and the wanted date. To find this number for a specific date, see Code Wizard below.
• format is an arbitrary text string that may include %modifiers, which are replaced by an actual (part of the) date or time. If not specified, format defaults to "%e''.
• |agohover when specified displays a "hovering'' text ("nn seconds/minutes/hours/days ago") when the mouse is moved over any part of the displayed format string.

Code Wizard

To find out what code you should use on your page for a specific date:

Then copy/paste the displayed code into your page.

Examples

Note: You can use %O also with the future dates as well.

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created by ErichSteinboeck