To display event start and end dates in the local time of your website visitors using Webflow, you can use JavaScript along with the Webflow CMS to achieve this functionality. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to accomplish this:
1. Create a collection in the Webflow CMS to store your event data. Include the fields for the event start and end dates.
2. Add a date picker field to the event start and end date fields in the Webflow CMS collection. This will ensure proper handling and formatting of the dates.
3. In your Webflow site's custom code section, add the following JavaScript to access the visitor's local time:
```javascript
// Function to get the visitor's local time
function getLocalTime() {
var currentTime = new Date();
var offset = currentTime.getTimezoneOffset();
var currentOffset = -(offset / 60);
var timeInLocalTimezone = new Date(currentTime.getTime() + offset * 60000);
return timeInLocalTimezone;
}
```
4. Within your Webflow CMS collection page template, you can use JavaScript to retrieve the event start and end dates and convert them to the visitor's local time. Here's an example of how you can achieve this:
```javascript
// Retrieve the event start and end dates from the CMS
var eventStartDate = new Date('{{eventStartDate}}');
var eventEndDate = new Date('{{eventEndDate}}');
// Get the local time
var localTime = getLocalTime();
// Convert event start and end dates to visitor's local time
var convertedStartDate = new Date(eventStartDate.getTime() + (localTime.getTimezoneOffset() * 60000));
var convertedEndDate = new Date(eventEndDate.getTime() + (localTime.getTimezoneOffset() * 60000));
// Format the converted dates as desired (e.g., using Intl.DateTimeFormat)
var options = { weekday: 'long', year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric', hour: 'numeric', minute: 'numeric', hour12: true };
var formattedStartDate = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', options).format(convertedStartDate);
var formattedEndDate = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', options).format(convertedEndDate);
// Update the HTML elements with the formatted dates
document.getElementById('event-start-date').textContent = formattedStartDate;
document.getElementById('event-end-date').textContent = formattedEndDate;
```
5. Lastly, make sure to add HTML elements to your CMS template where you want the converted event start and end dates to be displayed. For example:
```html
Event Start Date:
Event End Date:
\`\`\`By implementing these steps, you'll be able to display the event start and end dates in the local time of your website visitors using Webflow.