# Insert current or future date within text of emails **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas and Feature Requests\ **Created:** [February 10, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/insert-current-or-future-date-within-text-of-emails/12693 "2020-02-10T17:20:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shirkit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/shirkit/32/315_2.png) [@shirkit](https://forum.mautic.org/u/shirkit)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/insert-current-or-future-date-within-text-of-emails/12693/1 "2020-02-10T17:20:41Z")
Posting from GH: [https://github.com/mautic/mautic/issues/6588](https://github.com/mautic/mautic/issues/6588) I’d like to be able to put the current date or a future date in the text of the e-mail. For instance, when I send the e-mail today, I’d like to be able to do something like `{date=now}` in the E-mail Builder and it would output `14.Set.2018` in the e-mail or however dates are displayed, based on the contact’s preferences or the server’s way date format. Also, as a bonus, it would be great if we could do something like `{date=in_7_days}` and it would output `21.Set.2018` in the e-mail. If this can be done already, please someone tell me, I looked everywhere and found no information about it. ---
**Author:** ![shirkit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/shirkit/32/315_2.png) [@shirkit](https://forum.mautic.org/u/shirkit)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/insert-current-or-future-date-within-text-of-emails/12693/2 "2020-02-10T17:30:32Z")
I’d like to say that this is a really nice feature to have, and I’ve been manually adjusting emails for over 1 year due to this. ---
**Author:** ![silavapi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/silavapi/32/7424_2.png) [@silavapi](https://forum.mautic.org/u/silavapi)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/insert-current-or-future-date-within-text-of-emails/12693/3 "2020-02-10T17:32:43Z")
Welcome back to the forums @shirkit! Glad you think it’s a valuable feature request and thanks for adding your vote! ---
**Author:** ![mikew](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/mikew/32/5156_2.png) [@mikew](https://forum.mautic.org/u/mikew)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/insert-current-or-future-date-within-text-of-emails/12693/4 "2020-04-20T10:24:30Z")
+1. Would also like to see this feature or know how to do it if possible. ---
**Author:** ![logprod](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/logprod/32/1447_2.png) [@logprod](https://forum.mautic.org/u/logprod)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/insert-current-or-future-date-within-text-of-emails/12693/5 "2020-12-15T06:06:50Z")
I’m in awe that such a fundamental feature has not been implemented as far as I can see. Does anyone have a work around to simply add the current date to an email template? ---
**Author:** ![namratasaun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/namratasaun/32/2801_2.png) [@namratasaun](https://forum.mautic.org/u/namratasaun)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/insert-current-or-future-date-within-text-of-emails/12693/6 "2021-02-10T05:10:34Z")
yes, need a similar thing. Any update on this? ---
**Author:** ![rauljauregi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/rauljauregi/32/4119_2.png) [@rauljauregi](https://forum.mautic.org/u/rauljauregi)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/insert-current-or-future-date-within-text-of-emails/12693/7 "2021-02-17T17:00:53Z")
Hello community and friends, I agree this is a feature that would add great value to the entire community. I would love to add it in current or future projects, ---
**Author:** ![diamondtheta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/diamondtheta/32/14396_2.png) [@diamondtheta](https://forum.mautic.org/u/diamondtheta)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/insert-current-or-future-date-within-text-of-emails/12693/8 "2021-10-28T10:04:48Z")
I would also love to see this feature. Any surely working html workaround for current year? ---
**Author:** ![manas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/manas/32/6285_2.png) [@manas](https://forum.mautic.org/u/manas)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/insert-current-or-future-date-within-text-of-emails/12693/9 "2022-08-02T11:35:51Z")
any update on this ---
**Author:** ![joeyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/joeyk/32/11164_2.png) [@joeyk](https://forum.mautic.org/u/joeyk)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/insert-current-or-future-date-within-text-of-emails/12693/10 "2022-08-02T11:45:21Z")
This is already working with the Twig Templates Plugin: `{{ contact.automate_trial_end_date|date_modify("+1 day")|date("d.m.Y") }}` Will show one day after the contact’s date value (custom field alias: automate\_trial\_end\_date) in German date format. You can also just do tomorrow in general: `{{ "now"|date_modify('+1 day')|date("m/d/Y") }}`