This is a store-wide setting. Staff Activity, Shift Summary, and staff-detail timestamps use the selected format. The Staff Portal uses its date style and 12-hour or 24-hour time style in compact displays.
Where to Change the Date Format
Log in to Shopify Admin.
Open the POS Time Tracker app.
Go to Settings.
Locate the Date Format section (below Time Zone).
In Preferred Date Format, select a format from the list.
Click Save in the save bar.
Wait for Preferences updated successfully.
Selecting a format does not save it automatically. After saving, reopen the report, staff-detail page, or Staff Portal page to see the updated preference.
Available Date Format Options
The list shows these examples with PST. Actual timestamps use the timezone for the page you are viewing:
Example | Description |
December 14th 2024, 2:30:45 pm PST | Full date with time (default) |
2024-12-14 14:30:45 PST | ISO date with time |
12/14/2024 2:30 pm PST | US format with time |
14/12/2024 14:30 PST | European format with time |
Dec 14, 2024 2:30 pm PST | Short month with time |
Sat, Dec 14, 2024 2:30 pm PST | Day of week with time |
Default Date Format
When no date format has been saved, full timestamps in Staff Activity, Shift Summary, and staff details use this style:
December 14th 2024, 2:30:45 pm EST
The timezone abbreviation depends on the timezone used by the page, including your browser timezone when Use Browser Timezone is selected. Compact date and time displays can use a shorter format.
Shopify POS: The POS clock, activity, and schedule screens use the device’s date and time formatting. This preference does not change those displays.
Timezone Still Applies: Changing the date format does not affect your store’s timezone setting; it only changes how the date and time are displayed.
Time Inputs Use Browser Settings: Time input fields (such as when selecting clock-in or clock-out times) are controlled by each user’s browser or device system settings. This may affect how the time picker appears, independent of the selected date format.