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– Date picker element for Custom Forms

Solutions · 2 min read · Updated May 21, 2026

you’ve added the Custom Forms add-on for collecting per-attendee details at checkout, and need a date field — date of birth (for age-restricted events), arrival date (for hotel/accommodation bundles), check-in date for multi-day passes, dietary preference start date for catered events. The native Custom Forms text field doesn’t validate dates; this small add-on adds a proper date picker.

Prerequisite: Custom Forms

This is an extension to Custom Forms, not a standalone tool. You must already have the Custom Forms add-on installed and active. If you don’t yet, install that first.

Install the date-picker extension

  1. Download: tickera-custom-forms-date-picker.zip
  2. WordPress admin → Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, install, activate.
  3. Open Tickera → Custom Forms, create or edit a form.
  4. A new Date Picker element appears in the field palette.
  5. Drag it onto the form, set the label (“Date of birth”, “Arrival date”, whatever you need), save.

At checkout, buyers see a calendar UI for that field — much better than free-text where you’d otherwise get “January 5” / “5/1/2026” / “Jan 5th 26” all mixed up.

Common date-picker uses

  • Date of birth — age-gating, ID-checks at door, kids-event eligibility. For automated age verification on a per-ticket-type basis see also the date-of-birth verification per ticket type recipe.
  • Hotel arrival / departure — for events bundled with accommodation.
  • Workshop preferred date — when buyers choose between multiple session dates at checkout instead of via separate ticket types.
  • Dietary onset date — for events where the buyer’s catering preferences vary day to day.

How dates appear downstream

The captured date is stored on the order/attendee record like any other custom-form response. It appears in:

  • Order details page (admin and front).
  • The Attendees & Tickets export (CSV).
  • The PDF ticket if you’ve added a Custom Forms element to your ticket template — see display attendee custom forms.

Works in standalone and Bridge mode

The add-on extends Custom Forms itself, which already works in both modes. So this picker works whether you’re running Tickera standalone or with Bridge for WooCommerce.

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