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  • Julie started the conversation

    Hello,

    Is it possible to define a datetime column that auto populates with the current datetime?


    Thanks,

    Julie

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    Aleksandar replied

    Hello again Julie.

    I am sorry to disappoint you, but unfortunately this is not implemented in the plugin's built in features. However, there is a workaround for this.

    For example, I created a simple manual table:

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    wdt_ID column is being automatically generated, and is usually hidden, but I've displayed it here for explanation purposes.

    When I created a table, and added the first row, I could then modify it. So, in order to set the Datetime column to be auto-populated, I had to open the table in the database. It is being stored as wp_wpdatatable_6, and you can see its database name in Editing tab in the settings above the table:

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    Then, in PHPMyAdmin, I opened the table, and ran the following query:

    ALTER TABLE `wp_wpdatatable_6` CHANGE COLUMN `datetime` `datetime` TIMESTAMP NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP;
    
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    After that, again in the Editing tab, above the table, I changed the "ID column for editing" from "wdt_ID" to "datetime" (as you can see in the screenshot above). Then I disabled editing for "wdt_ID" in the column settings:

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    datetime column, being the "ID column for editing" automatically cannot be edited, but is automatically filled.

    You can also choose to hide it from view if you'd like.

    I hope this helps.

    Best regards.

    Kind Regards, 

    Aleksandar Vuković
    [email protected]

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