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On plugin versions 6.x and higher, advanced date sorting for a column is available by specifying the Date (M) column type. An older alternative is available for all plugin versions, but more specifically 5.x and lower, see How to perform advanced date sorting using the D column type. The support for Date (M) type date sorting support is built in including multiple language support and does not require any additional server installation - this is the recommended type to use for date sorting.
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