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You can format the date and time using PHP date() function – please check FAQ for more details.

For example, to display the timestamp you can use this code:

echo date('U', strtotime(get_field('date_and_time_field')));

What about having a default value?

Thanks,
Christoph

Do you mean the format set in the WP settings?
This should work:

echo date(get_option('date_format').' '.get_option('time_format'), strtotime(get_field('date_and_time_field')));

I mean if the user does not enter a value, the current date/time should be used.

OK, I understand. But I don’t think this is a good idea to add this feature to the plugin (by the way: the built-in ‘Date’ field doesn’t return a default value as well).

You can display the current time using the following code:

if(empty(get_field('date_and_time_field'))) { // check if the field is empty
    echo date('Y-m-d H:i:s'); // or any other format
}

I am using a repeater field and need a way to attach a timestamp to each item. Therefore the actual date has to be stored. It is a newsticker. I will write my own plugin for this case. A simple input field is sufficient, I don’t need a date/time picker.

In this case you don’t need to write a plugin – just use ‘acf/update_value’ action (https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/acfupdate_value/) and update the input field with the current timestamp.