Modifier `:diff`

:diff does different things on different tags and fields:

Time difference from now on {date_created}, {date_updated}, and {payment_date}, under What to show in the picker.
Example: {date_created:diff} gives 3 hours ago.
Time difference from now on {now}, {yesterday}, and {tomorrow}, under What to show in the picker.
Example: {now:diff} gives 1 second from now.

Time difference from now

Shows as "3 days ago". With format, the format text wraps the phrase: format:%s since signup gives "3 days since signup".

Product	Gravity Forms
Requires	Gravity Forms 1.9 or later
In the picker	What to show, for {date_created}, {date_updated}, and {payment_date}

Output from the real plugin code, run on a test entry.

Merge tag	Output	Without the modifier
`{date_created:diff}`	`3 hours ago`	`January 15, 2026`
`{date_updated:diff}`	`3 hours ago`	`January 15, 2026`
`{payment_date:diff}`	`3 hours ago`	`January 15, 2026`
`{date_created:diff}` Rendered against an entry nine days older, where the result differs.	`2 days ago`	`January 15, 2026`
`{date_updated:diff}` Rendered against an entry nine days older, where the result differs.	`2 days ago`	`January 15, 2026`
`{payment_date:diff}` Rendered against an entry nine days older, where the result differs.	`2 days ago`	`January 15, 2026`

Renders "3 days ago" for past dates and "3 days from now" for future ones. Before GravityView 3.5 it was off by the site's time-zone offset.

Works in any merge tag while GravityView is active, including Gravity Forms notifications.

Product	GravityView
Requires	GravityView 2.30 or later
In the picker	What to show, for {now}, {yesterday}, and {tomorrow}

Output from the real plugin code, run on a test entry.