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@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ Moodle metadata filters
 * {userpictureurl X} : Display the user's profile picture URL. X indicates the size and can be **sm** (small), **md** (medium) or **lg** (large). If the user does not have a profile picture or is logged out, the default faceless profile photo URL will be shown instead.
 * {userpictureimg X} : Generates an <img> html tag containing the user's profile picture. X indicates the size and can be **sm** (small), **md** (medium) or **lg** (large). If the user does not have profile picture or is logged out, the default faceless profile photo will be used instead.
 * {usercount} : Count total number of registered users on the site. Does not included deleted users, primary admin or guest.
+* {userfirstaccess} : Date that the user first accessd the site
 * {usersactive} : Count total number of registered users on the site. Does not included deleted users, disabled users, primary admin or guest.
 * {usersonline} : Total number of users who were online in the last 5 minutes.
 * {siteyear} : 4-digit current year.
@@ -227,6 +228,19 @@ The {langx fr-CA}{/langx} filter will convert this into the following HTML
 
     <span lang="fr-CA">Contenu</span>
 
+Date strftime Arguments
+
+The 4 datetime codes can optionally take a strftime string to define the format. This string must be enclosed with double quotes.
+
+* {userfirstaccess}
+* {coursestartdate}
+* {courseenddate}
+* {coursecompletiondate}
+
+Example:
+    
+    {userfirstaccess "%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S"}
+
 ## FilterCodes in a custom menu
 
 Here are a couple of examples of how to create really useful custom menus using FilterCodes. Just copy and paste the code into the **Custom menu items** field (Site administration > Appearance > Theme settings)
diff --git a/filter.php b/filter.php
index f5ef948..20d3ee4 100644
--- a/filter.php
+++ b/filter.php
@@ -598,6 +598,28 @@ function ($matches) {
                 }
             }
 
+            // Tag: {userfirstaccess} or {userfirstaccess "strftime"}
+            if (stripos($text, '{userfirstaccess') !== false) {
+                if (isloggedin() && !isguestuser()) {
+                    $user = $DB->get_record('user', array('id' => $USER->id), 'firstaccess', MUST_EXIST);
+                    $newtext = preg_replace_callback('/{userfirstaccess(\s+"(.*)")?}/i',
+                        function($matches) use ($user) {
+                            if(sizeof($matches) == 1 && $matches[0] == "{userfirstaccess}"){
+                                return userdate($user->firstaccess, get_string('strftimedatefullshort'));
+                            }else if(sizeof($matches) == 3){
+                                return userdate($user->firstaccess, $matches[2]);
+                            }
+                        }, $text);
+                    if ($newtext !== false) {
+                        $text = $newtext;
+                        $changed = true;
+                    }
+                    unset($user);
+                } else {
+                    $replace['/\{userfirstaccess(\s+"(.*)")?\}/i'] = get_string('none');
+                }
+            }
+
             // Tag: {usercount}.
             if (stripos($text, '{usercount}') !== false) {
                 // Count total number of current users on the site.
@@ -765,45 +787,78 @@ function ($matches) {
                 $replace['/\{courseimage\}/i'] = '<img src="' . $imgurl . '" class="img-responsive">';
             }
 
-            // Tag: {coursestartdate}. The course start date.
-            if (stripos($text, '{coursestartdate}') !== false) {
+            // Tag: {coursestartdate} or {coursestartdate "strftime"}. The course start date.
+            if (stripos($text, '{coursestartdate') !== false) {
                 if (empty($PAGE->course->startdate)) {
                     $PAGE->course->startdate = $DB->get_field_select('course', 'startdate', 'id = :id', ['id' => $course->id]);
                 }
                 if ($PAGE->course->startdate > 0) {
-                    $replace['/\{coursestartdate\}/i'] = userdate($PAGE->course->startdate, get_string('strftimedatefullshort'));
+                    $newtext = preg_replace_callback('/{coursestartdate(\s+"(.*)")?}/i',
+                        function($matches) use ($PAGE) {
+                            if(sizeof($matches) == 1 && $matches[0] == "{coursestartdate}"){
+                                return userdate($PAGE->course->startdate, get_string('strftimedatefullshort'));
+                            }else if(sizeof($matches) == 3){
+                                return userdate($PAGE->course->startdate, $matches[2]);
+                            }
+                        }, $text);
+                    if ($newtext !== false) {
+                        $text = $newtext;
+                        $changed = true;
+                    }
                 } else {
-                    $replace['/\{coursestartdate\}/i'] = get_string('none');
+                    $replace['/\{coursestartdate(\s+"(.*)")?\}/i'] = get_string('none');
                 }
             }
 
-            // Tag: {courseenddate}. The course end date.
-            if (stripos($text, '{courseenddate}') !== false) {
+            // Tag: {courseenddate} or {coursesenddate "strftime"}. The course end date.
+            if (stripos($text, '{courseenddate') !== false) {
                 if (empty($PAGE->course->enddate)) {
                     $PAGE->course->enddate = $DB->get_field_select('course', 'enddate', 'id = :id', ['id' => $course->id]);
                 }
                 if ($PAGE->course->enddate > 0) {
-                    $replace['/\{courseenddate\}/i'] = userdate($PAGE->course->enddate, get_string('strftimedatefullshort'));
+                    $newtext = preg_replace_callback('/{courseenddate(\s+"(.*)")?}/i',
+                        function($matches) use ($PAGE) {
+                            if(sizeof($matches) == 1 && $matches[0] == "{courseenddate}"){
+                                return userdate($PAGE->course->enddate, get_string('strftimedatefullshort'));
+                            }else if(sizeof($matches) == 3){
+                                return userdate($PAGE->course->enddate, $matches[2]);
+                            }
+                        }, $text);
+                    if ($newtext !== false) {
+                        $text = $newtext;
+                        $changed = true;
+                    }
                 } else {
-                    $replace['/\{courseenddate\}/i'] = get_string('none');
+                    $replace['/\{courseenddate(\s+"(.*)")?\}/i'] = get_string('none');
                 }
             }
 
-            // Tag: {coursecompletiondate}. The course completion date.
-            if (stripos($text, '{coursecompletiondate}') !== false) {
+
+            // Tag: {coursecompletiondate} or {coursecompletiondate "strftime"}. The course completion date.
+            if (stripos($text, '{coursecompletiondate') !== false) {
                 if ($PAGE->course
                         && isset($CFG->enablecompletion)
                         && $CFG->enablecompletion == COMPLETION_ENABLED
                         && $PAGE->course->enablecompletion) {
                     $ccompletion = new completion_completion(['userid' => $USER->id, 'course' => $PAGE->course->id]);
                     if ($ccompletion->timecompleted) {
-                        $replace['/\{coursecompletiondate\}/i'] = userdate($ccompletion->timecompleted,
-                                get_string('strftimedatefullshort'));
+                        $newtext = preg_replace_callback('/{coursecompletiondate(\s+"(.*)")?}/i',
+                            function($matches) use ($ccompletion) {
+                                if(sizeof($matches) == 1 && $matches[0] == "{coursecompletiondate}"){
+                                    return userdate($ccompletion->timecompleted, get_string('strftimedatefullshort'));
+                                }else if(sizeof($matches) == 3){
+                                    return userdate($ccompletion->timecompleted, $matches[2]);
+                                }
+                            }, $text);
+                        if ($newtext !== false) {
+                            $text = $newtext;
+                            $changed = true;
+                        }
                     } else {
-                        $replace['/\{coursecompletiondate\}/i'] = get_string('notcompleted', 'completion');
+                        $replace['/\{coursecompletiondate(\s+"(.*)")?\}/i'] = get_string('notcompleted', 'completion');
                     }
                 } else {
-                    $replace['/\{coursecompletiondate\}/i'] = get_string('completionnotenabled', 'completion');
+                    $replace['/\{coursecompletiondate(\s+"(.*)")?\}/i'] = get_string('completionnotenabled', 'completion');
                 }
             }