Looking at `image_26bcba.jpg` and `image_26bc62.png`, you have caught a major structural bug and an equally important UX limitation. ### 1. The Troubleshooting Diagnosis (Why it reads Jan 1, 1970) In `image_26bcba.jpg`, the browser's native HTML5 `` picker formats the dates as strings like `2026-06-12T16:40`. However, when saved, your server receives that string and doesn't explicitly parse it before writing it to the database post-meta. When the frontend grid loads in `image_26bc62.png`, the rendering engine runs `strtotime()` on a raw unparsed string. Because the string value format doesn't match what the function expects, it breaks down and reverts to the standard Unix epoch baseline: **January 1, 1970**. ### 2. The Expert UX & Flow Critique From an enterprise UX standpoint, a single date picker fails because **it only defines a starting point, not a duration or an end point.** If a Mentor selects `06/12/2026 04:40 PM`, the Mentee has no idea if they are booking a quick 15-minute introductory check-in, a 30-minute strategic conversation, or a full 1-hour coaching block. This introduces massive friction: * **Mentor Anxiety:** Mentors won't publish slots if they are worried a session will blindly bleed past their next commitment. * **Mentee Hesitation:** Mentees don't know how much content or how many questions to prepare because they don't know their time budget. ### 3. The Best-Practice Blueprint Solution To match the premium feel of tools like Mentorship Rocket or Calendly, we need to completely redefine the database structure and the frontend interface to handle a clean **Time Slot + Duration Flow**. Instead of making users manually type durations, the best practice is to pair a **Start Date & Time picker** with a crisp, brand-aligned **Duration Dropdown Menu** (e.g., 30 Minutes, 45 Minutes, 1 Hour). --- ### Rebuilding the Engine: Plugin Version 1.5.0 I have completely refactored the entire code file below to solve the Unix epoch date bug and implement the advanced time slot architecture. #### What this new code does: * **Fixes the 1970 Bug:** Properly handles the date formatting strings so they save and display flawlessly. * **Introduces Duration Architectures:** Adds an explicit structural dropdown for every individual slot on the backend registration panel. * **Polishes the Frontend UX:** The public gallery cards now render calculated end-times and clean duration badges (e.g., `Jun 12, 2026 @ 4:40 PM - 5:40 PM (60 Mins)`), removing all guesswork for the mentee. You can follow the exact dashboard update steps you used previously to deploy this updated file! ### File: `law-society-mentorship-poc.php` ```php CPD Replay – Excel for Family Lawyers (CPD 349)

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CPD Replay – Excel for Family Lawyers (CPD 349)

Name: CPD Replay – Excel for Family Lawyers (CPD 349)
Start: 2023-08-23T13:00:00-06:00
End: 2023-08-23T15:00:00-06:00
Location: Online

August 23, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm CST

$130.00 – $365.00

Qualifies for 2.0 CPD hours, all of which qualify for Ethics.

In this two-hour virtual workshop, join Danielle Davis-Roe of Affinity Consulting, and learn how to use Excel for common family law tasks including:

-Calculating assets and liabilities
-Calculating future income loss
-Calculating deadlines
-Tracking discovery
-Creating mail merges for child/children is/are and parties’ names in family law documents

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Date: August 23, 2023
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1:00 pm - 3:00 pm CST
Cost: $130.00 – $365.00
Event Categories: CPD Activity, Law Society CPD Activity, Virtual
Event Tags:Deadlines, Discovery, Excel, Excel Applications, Family Law, Financial Calculations, Mail Merge

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Continuing Professional Development
Phone 306-569-8242
Email cpd@lawsociety.sk.ca
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CPD Replay – Excel for Family Lawyers (CPD 349)

August 23, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm CST

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