# Bug: Date element changing into Text Element **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask us anything\ **Tags:** design\ **Created:** [July 5, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/bug-date-element-changing-into-text-element/3389 "2023-07-05T17:14:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![snehalparate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/snehalparate/32/3761_2.png) [@snehalparate](https://community.weweb.io/u/snehalparate)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/bug-date-element-changing-into-text-element/3389/1 "2023-07-05T17:14:51Z")
Hello, I am trying to attach **Date element** on to the page and it is turning into a **Text element**. ![Location where I want to attach the Date Element](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weweb/original/2X/e/e4a81fa4ed620e77d5d0039ddc39e18e824a0a92.png) (attaching more screenshots) It appears that no matter where I drop the Date element on the page, it is changing to a Text element and not just inside of the table. @Joyce Can you help with this? ---
**Author:** ![snehalparate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/snehalparate/32/3761_2.png) [@snehalparate](https://community.weweb.io/u/snehalparate)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/bug-date-element-changing-into-text-element/3389/2 "2023-07-05T17:15:26Z")
Supporting Screenshot 2: ![Date Element selected to attach](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weweb/original/2X/a/a31738f2bcd3474d962d7dae820703533ad2b001.png) ---
**Author:** ![snehalparate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/snehalparate/32/3761_2.png) [@snehalparate](https://community.weweb.io/u/snehalparate)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/bug-date-element-changing-into-text-element/3389/3 "2023-07-05T17:16:06Z")
Supporting Screenshot 3: ![Bug: I attached the element that turned into Text](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weweb/original/2X/7/7fca50e6c6f959ad29ed48cee87dcce809b6c5e9.png) ---
**Author:** ![raelyn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/raelyn/32/2803_2.png) [@raelyn](https://community.weweb.io/u/raelyn)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/bug-date-element-changing-into-text-element/3389/4 "2023-07-06T04:39:06Z")
Oh yes. I am facing the exact same issue. Hopefully they fix this. I ended up using the date plugin + formatDate formula from the plugin and that works. ---
**Author:** ![Alexis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/alexis/32/13248_2.png) [@Alexis](https://community.weweb.io/u/Alexis)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/bug-date-element-changing-into-text-element/3389/5 "2023-07-06T08:48:46Z")
Hi, the basic date element is not an input to enter a date, its only a text with date formatting capability, but you can also do it with the date plugin and a text element as @raelyn did. But maybe I misunderstood you ? ---
**Author:** ![snehalparate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/snehalparate/32/3761_2.png) [@snehalparate](https://community.weweb.io/u/snehalparate)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 10:31am UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/bug-date-element-changing-into-text-element/3389/6 "2023-07-06T10:31:53Z")
Thank You, Alexis for your response. I understand the Date element is not an input to enter date. My issue is when I attach the date element to the page (in my example as a column in the table) it is not giving me date formatting capability. It is showing me text element settings. For reference I am building an example provided in the weweb Academy. I am on lesson: [https://academy.weweb.io/lesson/build-a-proof-of-concept/display-items-from-collection/](https://academy.weweb.io/lesson/build-a-proof-of-concept/display-items-from-collection/) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weweb/original/2X/9/9e970ac4e089c90b5dce845b518c5aa66b270afa.png) ![Academy Lesson screenshot](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weweb/original/2X/8/84c85e0255c36995e53f5013d4444d6b8f00cf47.jpeg) I want the date element to look like as shown in the lesson. Am I missing something? ---
**Author:** ![Joyce](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/joyce/32/13232_2.png) [@Joyce](https://community.weweb.io/u/Joyce)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/bug-date-element-changing-into-text-element/3389/7 "2023-07-06T15:16:06Z")
> [@snehalparate](#): > > I want the date element to look like as shown in the lesson. Am I missing something? Nope, you’re not missing anything. That looks like a bug. Can you [report it here](https://support.weweb.io/)? _(I can open the ticket on my side if you prefer but if you open it, it’ll be more easy for you to follow our progess)_ ---
**Author:** ![snehalparate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/snehalparate/32/3761_2.png) [@snehalparate](https://community.weweb.io/u/snehalparate)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/bug-date-element-changing-into-text-element/3389/8 "2023-07-06T16:11:15Z")
Cool. No worries. I can open it. Thank You