I don’t like the solution of modifying the jQuery source code because it removes the ability to use a CDN. Instead, you can reassign the _gotoToday function by including this code based on @meesterjeeves answer somewhere in your page’s JavaScript scope file:
$.datepicker._gotoToday = function(id) {
var target = $(id);
var inst = this._getInst(target[0]);
if (this._get(inst, 'gotoCurrent') && inst.currentDay) {
inst.selectedDay = inst.currentDay;
inst.drawMonth = inst.selectedMonth = inst.currentMonth;
inst.drawYear = inst.selectedYear = inst.currentYear;
}
else {
var date = new Date();
inst.selectedDay = date.getDate();
inst.drawMonth = inst.selectedMonth = date.getMonth();
inst.drawYear = inst.selectedYear = date.getFullYear();
// the below two lines are new
this._setDateDatepicker(target, date);
this._selectDate(id, this._getDateDatepicker(target));
}
this._notifyChange(inst);
this._adjustDate(target);
}
The above code is essentially the same as the jQuery UI Datepicker from version 1.10.1 except for the two lines marked above. The whole mumble-jumbo with gotoCurrent
can actually be removed since that option does not make sense with our new meaning of “today”.