Displaying Future Dates

jonah — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:52:21 +0000

Is there a built-in method to display a future date? I would like to show an "Estimated shipment date" based on time of the day an order is placed. The shipment day is typically next day if the order is received before 6PM. Otherwise it's the following day (barring weekends and holidays). Thanks.

Caroline Schnapp commented

Caroline Schnapp — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:54:15 +0000

Hi Jonah,

"Shipping tracking numbers" usually give you an accurate enough estimated time of delivery.

jonah commented

jonah — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:01:33 +0000

Hi Caroline,

Thanks for the prompt response. I should have specified before, but we would like to show the "Estimated" dates on the product page, before the actual order placement. So the user has an idea of shipping date before placing the order. Is it possible to display a future date by adding days to the current date? Thanks.

Jonah

Caroline Schnapp commented

Caroline Schnapp — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:53:31 +0000

Most stores out there will just say: ships within 24 hours, or will ship in 2-3 days. That's a bit of an odd request, I have never seen a shipping date on a product page, shopify or not shopify. You can use JavaScript to show a future date. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6634833/jquery-javascript-date-add-2-days-like-php-strtotime

standoutd commented

standoutd — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:59:26 +0000

Here is what a company we sometimes use for parts does:

http://www.frozencpu.com/

Just a banner than order received by 6 PM ship the same day. Yours would be "ships next business day."

jonah commented

jonah — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:17:04 +0000

Thanks Caroline and standoutd. Although odd, it's a client requirement. I will use JS but wanted to know if a PHP like functionality

strtotime ( '+1 day' , strtotime ( $date ) )

existed here.

Jonah

Caroline Schnapp commented

Caroline Schnapp — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:14:02 +0000

There's no easy way to do math on dates using Liquid, plus there's aggressive caching that would give you the wrong time. JavaScript is the way to go.

HunkyBill commented

HunkyBill — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:31:52 +0000

https://github.com/xaviershay/kronic