Multi Date Picker

A Strapi custom field plugin that allows selection of multiple individual dates.

📋 Overview

The Multi Date Picker plugin adds a new custom field type to your Strapi application, allowing content editors to select and manage multiple individual dates. This is particularly useful for scenarios like:

• Event calendars with multiple dates
• Booking systems with available dates
• Publication schedules
• Any content type that requires multiple date selections

🔧 Requirements

• Strapi v5.0.0 or higher
• Node.js 18.x, 20.x, or 22.x
• npm 6.0.0 or higher

⚡ Installation

# Using npm
npm install @vasild/multi-date-picker

# Using yarn
yarn add @vasild/multi-date-picker

# Using pnpm
pnpm add @vasild/multi-date-picker

🚀 Usage

1. Create or edit a content type in your Strapi application
2. Add a new custom field and select "Multi Date Picker" from the list
3. Configure the field as needed (required, private, etc.)
4. Save your content type

Now when creating or editing entries, content editors will be able to select multiple dates using the date picker interface.

✨ Features

• User-friendly date picker interface
• Add and remove dates easily
• Dates stored as a JSON array for easy querying and manipulation
• Full compatibility with Strapi's validation and permissions system
• Responsive design for all screen sizes

💻 API Reference

Data Structure

The field stores dates as a JSON array of strings in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD):

["2025-05-01", "2025-05-15", "2025-05-30"]

Component Props

The MultiDate component accepts the following props:

🎨 Styling

The plugin uses Strapi's Design System components to maintain a consistent look and feel with the rest of your admin panel.

Query example with Strapi API

// Get entries with a specific date
const entries = await strapi.entityService.findMany('api::event.event', {
  filters: {
    dates: {
      $containsi: '2025-05-01'
    }
  }
});

🤝 Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to check the issues page.

Development

To contribute to this plugin:

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies with npm install
3. Run development server with npm run watch
4. Build with npm run build

📝 License

This project is MIT licensed.

✨ Author

• Vasil Derilov (@vasilius02)

Built with ❤️ for the Strapi community.