# \#gformdatepickerpre\_init

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## [GForm \>3.0 DatePicker \[RESOLVED\]](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/gform-3-0-datepicker-resolved/20407)

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**Author:** [@user5f8968d00f09f124](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user5f8968d00f09f124)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/gform-3-0-datepicker-resolved/20407 "2026-08-18T13:11:39Z")

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Hello. Is there any way to make the datepicker show up upon clicking the input field of the date field. Right now it is only opening up the datepicker calendar when clicking on the calendar icon. Before version 3.0 it wa…

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## [Continue using the legacy jQuery UI Datepicker](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/continue-using-the-legacy-jquery-ui-datepicker/20377)

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**Author:** [@digimarkup](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/digimarkup)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/continue-using-the-legacy-jquery-ui-datepicker/20377 "2026-08-12T02:38:19Z")

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Hello, Is there a way to continue using the legacy jQuery UI Datepicker instead of the new WhatSock Datepicker? The recent update broke my forms. With the jQuery UI Datepicker, I was able to add a callback to optionsOb…