Fixing a Date Bug After Upgrading Tiki Wiki (Tiki 27 → 29)
- 2025-10-21 10:20After upgrading your Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware from Tiki 27 to Tiki 29, you might encounter a strange date display bug affecting how date fields are shown in trackeritems, customsearch plugins, and other components. Instead of clear values like 2025-08-21 15:00, you may see garbled text such as -00-yy 15:00.
At OpenSource Solutions, where we provide professional Tiki Wiki support and maintenance, we explored this issue and developed a straightforward workaround for our clients. In this Tiki Wiki Tip article, we’re sharing the steps to resolve the problem and restore correct date formatting across your site.