Date format

Plugin rule colour. Read the rule name as well as the dot.

Avellio notices: A date pattern deserves consistency or locale review.

Example to inspect: 03/04/2026

Possible editorial outcome: An unambiguous date consistent with the intended locale

Why review it: A numeric date can have different meanings under different conventions.

When to keep or investigate: The same characters can represent 3 April or March 4. The finding does not establish the intended factual date.

Your next step: Verify the original source and house style. Never swap components merely to silence a warning.

Verify: inspect the edited text again with the intended scope and policy. Check meaning and nearby composition; a review status alone does not prove a correction.

In the plugin — Suggested replacement: Check the intended day, month and year, then use a consistent date convention for the text language. A locale date-order finding can propose a reordered date only when its meaning is unambiguous, its calendar values are valid and its year has four digits. The detected slash or dot separator is retained. Ambiguous dates, unknown locale and findings based only on an observed pattern receive advice without a guessed replacement. Teaching example: Found 23/10/2026 → Suggested 10/23/2026 for en-US. This recommendation does not edit text; verify context, make a deliberate change in InDesign if appropriate, then inspect again.