Custom Currency & Date Formats

PetMatchPro lets you configure how an animal’s age, monetary values (like adoption fees), and dates are displayed on your search and detail pages. These settings are available on all license tiers.

Age Display #

The Age Display setting controls how an animal’s age is shown. The checkbox label
matches your integration partner: Convert Age to Years (PetPoint),
Convert Birth Date to Age (RescueGroups), or Convert Birthday to Age
(AnimalsFirst). When enabled, PetMatchPro turns the raw age (a month count for PetPoint,
a birth date for AnimalsFirst and RescueGroups) into a friendly age.

Years only vs. Years and months #

With the checkbox on, the Age Format selector chooses how the
converted age reads:

• Years only – e.g. 2 Years. Animals under a year
  show months (e.g. 5 Months).
• Years and months – e.g. 2 Years 3 Months. Exact
  years show without a trailing zero (24 months reads 2 Years), and animals
  under a year still show months only.

The Age Format selector is only active while the Age Display checkbox is checked. The
setting applies site-wide across all three partners, all method types, and all templates.

AnimalsFirst note: age conversion on AnimalsFirst requires a paid license, so
on the free tier the raw birth date is shown and the Age Format selector has no effect.

Age Rounding #

Two selectors control how converted ages round. Both default to Round Down,
which is the long-standing behavior – nothing changes on your site until you switch one.

• Age Rounding (Under 1 Year) – Round Down (default) shows
  whole months, dropping leftover days. Round to Nearest Month rounds up when 16 or
  more days remain, so a puppy that is 11 months and 20 days old reads 1 Year instead
  of 11 Months. Nearest-month rounding needs a birth date: it works on AnimalsFirst
  and RescueGroups search and detail pages, and on PetPoint detail pages. PetPoint search cards
  have no birth date, so they keep whole months.
• Age Rounding (1 Year and Over) – applies to the Years only
  format. Round Down (default) truncates (a 32-month animal reads 2 Years).
  Round to Nearest Year rounds up at 6 or more months (32 months reads 3 Years).
  This works from whole months, so it applies to search and detail on all three partners,
  including PetPoint search. The Years and months format shows the exact remainder and
  is never rounded.

Both selectors are available on all license tiers, and both only take effect while the
Convert Age to Years (Age Display) checkbox is on – with it off, ages show as
raw whole months with no rounding. The 1 Year and Over selector applies only to
the Years only format. A short note under each selector states when it applies.

Currency Symbol #

The currency symbol setting controls which symbol appears next to monetary fields like adoption fees.

Changing the Currency Symbol #

1. Go to PetMatchPro > General Options.
2. Expand the Display Options > Formatting accordion.
3. Choose your preferred currency from the Currency Symbol dropdown.
4. Click Apply Changes.

The default is USD - US Dollar.

Available Currencies #

Five currencies are available in the dropdown. The selected code controls the symbol prefix shown next to monetary values like adoption fees:

Date Format #

The date format setting controls how date fields display throughout PetMatchPro – including intake dates, outcome dates, birthdays, and any other date values from your shelter system.

Changing the Date Format #

1. Go to PetMatchPro > General Options.
2. Expand the Display Options > Formatting accordion.
3. Choose your preferred format from the Date Format dropdown.
4. Click Apply Changes.

The default is m-d-Y (03-17-2026).

Available Date Formats #

Five date formats are available in the dropdown. The selected format applies to all date fields – intake date, outcome date, birthday, and any other date values from your shelter system.

Where These Settings Apply #

Currency and date format settings apply site-wide across all templates – search results, detail pages, and poster templates – and across all method types. There is no per-method or per-template override.

The Age Display and Age Format settings apply the same way: site-wide across every template and method type, with no per-method or per-template override.

Next Steps #

• Custom Labels Guide – Rename field labels
• Color Customization – Adjust your visual theme