Yet Another Datepicker

An attempt at writing a flexible, framework free, feature-rich and accessible datepicker.

At a glance…

Keyboard shortcuts adhere to The DHTML Style Guide Working Group (DSGWG) recommendations
Accessibility enhancements including support for ARIA Roles and States
The script can parse and format dates using a subset of the PHP date conversion specifiers
Both upper and lower date limits can be set
Bespoke days of the week can be disabled
Bespoke dates can be disabled/enabled and “*” wildcards used to stipulate the dates in question
Bespoke days of the week can be highlighted
Works with any combination of text inputs or select lists
DOM friendly – the datepicker is only added to the DOM when actually required
Includes a “smart localisation” option and has been translated into many languages
Can display an optional status bar and week numbers
Can be dragged within the viewport by the user
Global configuration parameters can be specified using JSON within the script tag itself
The “button” used for popup datepickers can now be styled for default, hover, focus, active and disabled states, be arbitrarily positioned within the DOM and removed from the document tabindex if so desired
Inline datepickers are now available, are automatically added to the document tabindex and can be arbitrarily positioned within the DOM
A bespoke final opacity can be defined and if desired, the fade in/out animation effect disabled
The entire U.I. grid can now be filled with dates
The “Today” button can be removed from the U.I.
Fully skinnable with CSS
Compatible down to IE6

A comprehensive demo and full documentation is available.