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Datetime Range

Set a datetime range.

datetime-range option type — Theme Settings example 
$options = [
	'demo_datetime_range' => [
		'type' => 'datetime-range',
		'attr' => [ 'class' => 'custom-class', 'data-foo' => 'bar' ],
		'label' => __( 'Demo date range', 'unysonplus' ),  // or false to hide the label column
		'desc' => __( 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.',
			'unysonplus' ),
		'help' => sprintf( "%s \n\n'\"<br/><br/>\n\n <b>%s</b>",
			__( 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.',
				'unysonplus' ),
			__( 'Sed ut perspiciatis, unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium',
				'unysonplus' )
		),
		'datetime-pickers' => [
			'from' => [
				'timepicker' => false,
				'datepicker' => true,
			],
			'to' => [
				'timepicker' => false,
				'datepicker' => true,
			]
		],
		'value' => [
			'from' => '',
			'to' => ''
		]
	],
];

Reading the value​

datetime-range returns an array — read a field by key (the full shape is in Saved value below).

In a shortcode​

The shortcode framework passes the option values into view.php as $atts:

$value = $atts['demo_datetime_range'];
echo esc_html( $value['from'] ) . ' - ' . esc_html( $value['to'] );

In a page template — a per-page option​

Options defined on a post/page (a metabox) are read with fw_get_db_post_option():

$value = fw_get_db_post_option( get_the_ID(), 'demo_datetime_range' );
echo esc_html( $value['from'] ) . ' - ' . esc_html( $value['to'] );

When the field is one of several inside a box/group, read the whole group once and pick fields by key — the common CPT pattern (e.g. a review or book box):

$book  = fw_get_db_post_option( get_the_ID(), 'book' );
$value = $book['demo_datetime_range'];
echo esc_html( $value['from'] ) . ' - ' . esc_html( $value['to'] );

In Theme Settings — a global option​

Global options are read with fw_get_db_settings_option():

$value = fw_get_db_settings_option( 'demo_datetime_range' );
echo esc_html( $value['from'] ) . ' - ' . esc_html( $value['to'] );

Saved value​

fw_print( fw_get_db_settings_option( 'demo_datetime_range' ) ) outputs — the shape of this option type's stored value:

Array
(
    [from] => 2026-06-24 09:00
    [to] => 2026-06-30 17:00
)