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bigfork/silverstripe-simpledatefield
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A SilverStripe form field for entering dates based on the UK Government’s date input pattern

2.0.0(8mo ago)26.8k[2 PRs](https://github.com/bigfork/silverstripe-simpledatefield/pulls)BSD-3-ClausePHP

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SilverStripe SimpleDateField
============================

[](#silverstripe-simpledatefield)

A form field for entering dates based on the GOV.UK Design System’s [date input pattern](https://design-system.service.gov.uk/patterns/dates/), which uses three separate inputs for day, month, and year.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
SimpleDateField::create('DateOfBirth', 'Date of birth');

// Or to offer the inputs in a different order
SimpleDateField::create('DateOfBirth', 'Date of birth', null, SimpleDateField::YMD);
SimpleDateField::create('DateOfBirth', 'Date of birth', null, SimpleDateField::MDY);
```

If you choose to manually pass a date to the `$value` argument, it must be in the ISO 6801 date format (YYYY-MM-DD).

Date of birth
-------------

[](#date-of-birth)

If using this field to allow users to enter their date of birth, it’s recommended to add relevant `autocomplete` attributes to assist this.

```
$field = SimpleDateField::create('DateOfBirth', 'Date of birth');
$field->getDayField()->setAttribute('autocomplete', 'bday-day');
$field->getMonthField()->setAttribute('autocomplete', 'bday-month');
$field->getYearField()->setAttribute('autocomplete', 'bday-year');
```

Styling
-------

[](#styling)

No front-end styling is provided to display the fields “inline”. You could use the CMS styling for inspiration: check out `client/src/bundles/cms.scss`.

Todo
----

[](#todo)

- Add translation entities for labels/error messages
- Min/max date options
- Unit tests

###  Health Score

43

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FairBetter than 90% of packages

Maintenance62

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity23

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 61.7% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~274 days

Recently: every ~497 days

Total

9

Last Release

261d ago

Major Versions

0.2.0 → 1.0.02021-08-11

1.x-dev → 2.0.02025-08-20

### Community

Maintainers

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