1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/views/default/output/date.php b/views/default/output/date.php
index bd8a65714..1644a3480 100644
--- a/views/default/output/date.php
+++ b/views/default/output/date.php
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
  * @package Elgg
  * @subpackage Core
  *
- * @uses $vars['value'] A UNIX epoch timestamp
- *
+ * @uses $vars['value'] Date as text or a Unix timestamp in seconds
  */
 
-if ($vars['value'] > 86400) {
-	echo date("F j, Y",$vars['value']);
-}
-\ No newline at end of file
+// convert timestamps to text for display
+if (is_numeric($vars['value'])) {
+	$vars['value'] = gmdate('Y-m-d', $vars['value']);
+}
+
+echo $vars['value'];