# Start date in Date Range Picker does not work

**URL:** <https://community.weweb.io/t/start-date-in-date-range-picker-does-not-work/13998>\
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**Created:** [October 17, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/start-date-in-date-range-picker-does-not-work/13998 "2024-10-17T21:01:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![joao.farinelli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/joao.farinelli/32/11240_2.png) [@joao.farinelli](https://community.weweb.io/u/joao.farinelli)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/start-date-in-date-range-picker-does-not-work/13998/1 "2024-10-17T21:01:57Z")

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I need to use the current date in the initial date start, and the current date - 7 days in the initial date end, but I did the formatting and it doesn’t work, I followed the recommended format

 ![Screenshot 2024-10-17 at 5.59.42 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weweb/original/2X/8/837500dbd33d53b4032d9456ccf9da58eab2eafa.png)  
 ![Screenshot 2024-10-17 at 5.59.39 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weweb/original/2X/c/ce71c85ca158fcf95a59069c0f3e9b64cb0a838b.png)

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**Author:** ![archenia\_jsanchez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/archenia_jsanchez/32/8656_2.png) [@archenia\_jsanchez](https://community.weweb.io/u/archenia_jsanchez)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/start-date-in-date-range-picker-does-not-work/13998/2 "2024-10-17T22:19:21Z")

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I don’t know if you need the time. Here’s a peek at how I’m formatting the dates in my date selector for my start and end dates:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weweb/original/2X/8/8d27838c52addbd0125cffe31e6cfe56933c7edd.jpeg)