By mcdruid on
Change record status: 
Published (View all published change records)
Project: 
Drupal core
Introduced in branch: 
7.x
Introduced in version: 
7.83
Issue links: 
https://www.drupal.org/node/2128055
Description: 

D7 now has a default upload directory for file fields based on the date:

'file_directory' => '[date:custom:Y]-[date:custom:m]',

Files uploaded to fields using this default will be saved to a location like:

public://2021-11/filename.jpg

Existing fields should not be affected.

Impacts: 
Site builders, administrators, editors
Module developers
Themers
Distribution developers
Updates Done (doc team, etc.)
Online documentation: 
Not done
Theming guide: 
Not done
Module developer documentation: 
Not done
Examples project: 
Not done
Coder Review: 
Not done
Coder Upgrade: 
Not done
Other: 
Other updates done
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