# How can an admin set the datetime format?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-an-admin-set-the-datetime-format/28006>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 27, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-an-admin-set-the-datetime-format/28006 "2015-04-27T17:58:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![mc0e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@mc0e](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mc0e)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-an-admin-set-the-datetime-format/28006/5 "2015-07-26T16:01:18Z")

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> [@riking](#):
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> You need to do all of the formats. Put I18n.translations.en.js.dates in your browser console and expand the object to see the rest.

There really are a **lot** of formats involved. Even pulling out a list of them from that object via the browser console is a daunting task.

riking, is it possible to give a simple guide to what’s involved with the momentjs stuff? Is there a path through this that someone who is not a javascript developer could follow?

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