From b7c3892eeb053f33f32a6a46c75fa1c55e2d219a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lester Caine <lester@lsces.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 09:41:49 +0100
Subject: Rework to use browser based calendar pop-up

---
 includes/classes/BitBlogPost.php | 62 ++++++++++++----------------------------
 templates/blog_post.tpl          | 20 ++++++-------
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)

diff --git a/includes/classes/BitBlogPost.php b/includes/classes/BitBlogPost.php
index 5058278..9f353d9 100755
--- a/includes/classes/BitBlogPost.php
+++ b/includes/classes/BitBlogPost.php
@@ -324,54 +324,28 @@ class BitBlogPost extends LibertyMime {
 			$pParamHash['title'] = substr( $pParamHash['title'], 0, 160 );
 		}
 
-		if( !empty( $pParamHash['publish_Month'] ) ) {
-			//$dateString = $pParamHash['publish_Year'].'-'.$pParamHash['publish_Month'].'-'.$pParamHash['publish_Day'].' '.$pParamHash['publish_Hour'].':'.$pParamHash['publish_Minute'];
-
-			//old way
-			//$timestamp = $gBitSystem->mServerTimestamp->getUTCFromDisplayDate( strtotime( $dateString ) );
-			//new way
-			$this->mDate = new BitDate(0);
-			$offset = $this->mDate->get_display_offset();
-
-			$dateString = $this->mDate->gmmktime(
-				$pParamHash['publish_Hour'],
-				$pParamHash['publish_Minute'],
-				$pParamHash['publish_Second'] ?? 0,
-				$pParamHash['publish_Month'],
-				$pParamHash['publish_Day'],
-				$pParamHash['publish_Year'],
-			);
-
-			$timestamp = $this->mDate->getUTCFromDisplayDate( $dateString );
-
-			if( $timestamp !== -1 ) {
-				$pParamHash['publish_date'] = $timestamp;
+		if( !empty( $pParamHash['publish_dt'] ) ) {
+			$parts = date_parse( $pParamHash['publish_dt'] );
+			if( $parts !== false && empty( $parts['errors'] ) ) {
+				$this->mDate = new BitDate(0);
+				$ts = $this->mDate->gmmktime( $parts['hour'], $parts['minute'], 0, $parts['month'], $parts['day'], $parts['year'] );
+				$timestamp = $this->mDate->getUTCFromDisplayDate( $ts );
+				if( $timestamp !== -1 ) {
+					$pParamHash['publish_date'] = $timestamp;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		$pParamHash['post_store']['publish_date'] = !empty( $pParamHash['publish_date'] ) ? $pParamHash['publish_date'] : $gBitSystem->getUTCTime();
 
-		if( !empty( $pParamHash['expire_Month'] ) ) {
-			$dateString = $pParamHash['expire_Year'].'-'.$pParamHash['expire_Month'].'-'.$pParamHash['expire_Day'].' '.$pParamHash['expire_Hour'].':'.$pParamHash['expire_Minute'];
-
-			//old way
-			//$timestamp = $gBitSystem->mServerTimestamp->getUTCFromDisplayDate( strtotime( $dateString ) );
-			//new way
-			$this->mDate = new BitDate(0);
-			$offset = $this->mDate->get_display_offset();
-
-			$dateString = $this->mDate->gmmktime(
-				$pParamHash['expire_Hour'],
-				$pParamHash['expire_Minute'],
-				$pParamHash['expire_Second'] ?? 0,
-				$pParamHash['expire_Month'],
-				$pParamHash['expire_Day'],
-				$pParamHash['expire_Year'],
-			);
-
-			$timestamp = $this->mDate->getUTCFromDisplayDate( $dateString );
-
-			if( $timestamp !== -1 ) {
-				$pParamHash['expire_date'] = $timestamp;
+		if( !empty( $pParamHash['expire_dt'] ) ) {
+			$parts = date_parse( $pParamHash['expire_dt'] );
+			if( $parts !== false && empty( $parts['errors'] ) ) {
+				$this->mDate = new BitDate(0);
+				$ts = $this->mDate->gmmktime( $parts['hour'], $parts['minute'], 0, $parts['month'], $parts['day'], $parts['year'] );
+				$timestamp = $this->mDate->getUTCFromDisplayDate( $ts );
+				if( $timestamp !== -1 ) {
+					$pParamHash['expire_date'] = $timestamp;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		$pParamHash['post_store']['expire_date'] = !empty( $pParamHash['expire_date'] )
diff --git a/templates/blog_post.tpl b/templates/blog_post.tpl
index c6b8932..d79a620 100755
--- a/templates/blog_post.tpl
+++ b/templates/blog_post.tpl
@@ -96,22 +96,22 @@
 				{jstab title="Advanced Options"}
 					{legend legend="Publication and Expiration Dates"}
 						<div class="form-group">
-							<input type="hidden" name="publishDateInput" value="1" />
-							{formlabel label="Publish Date" for=""}
+							{formlabel label="Publish Date" for="publish_dt"}
 							{forminput}
-								{html_select_date prefix="publish_" time=$post_info.publish_date|default:0 start_year="-1" end_year="+10"} at&nbsp;
-								<span dir="ltr">{html_select_time prefix="publish_" time=$post_info.publish_date|default:0 display_seconds=false}&nbsp;{$siteTimeZone}</span>
-								{formhelp note="This post will not be displayed <strong>before</strong> this date."}
+								<input type="datetime-local" name="publish_dt" id="publish_dt"
+									value="{($post_info.publish_date ?: $smarty.now)|date_format:'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M'}" />
+								&nbsp;{$siteTimeZone}
+								{formhelp note="This post will not be displayed <strong>before</strong> this date. Leave blank to publish immediately."}
 							{/forminput}
 						</div>
 
 						<div class="form-group">
-							<input type="hidden" name="expireDateInput" value="1" />
-							{formlabel label="Expiration Date" for=""}
+							{formlabel label="Expiration Date" for="expire_dt"}
 							{forminput}
-								{html_select_date prefix="expire_" time=$post_info.expire_date|default:0 start_year="+5" end_year="+10"} at&nbsp;
-								<span dir="ltr">{html_select_time prefix="expire_" time=$post_info.expire_date|default:0 display_seconds=false}&nbsp;{$siteTimeZone}</span>
-								{formhelp note="If this date is set after the publish date, this post will not be displayed <strong>after</strong> the expiration date."}
+								<input type="datetime-local" name="expire_dt" id="expire_dt"
+									value="{if $post_info.expire_date}{$post_info.expire_date|date_format:'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M'}{/if}" />
+								&nbsp;{$siteTimeZone}
+								{formhelp note="If set, this post will not be displayed <strong>after</strong> this date."}
 							{/forminput}
 						</div>
 					{/legend}
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