diff --git a/src/addon/badges/pages/user-badges/user-badges.html b/src/addon/badges/pages/user-badges/user-badges.html
index 5bcdc3e32..6a2a33a24 100644
--- a/src/addon/badges/pages/user-badges/user-badges.html
+++ b/src/addon/badges/pages/user-badges/user-badges.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                         <img [src]="badge.badgeurl" [alt]="badge.name" item-start core-external-content>
                     </ion-avatar>
                     <h2><core-format-text [text]="badge.name"></core-format-text></h2>
-                    <p>{{ badge.dateissued | coreToLocaleString }}</p>
+                    <p>{{ badge.dateissued * 1000 | coreFormatDate :'strftimedatetimeshort' }}</p>
                     <ion-badge item-end color="danger" *ngIf="badge.dateexpire && currentTime >= badge.dateexpire">
                         {{ 'addon.badges.expired' | translate }}
                     </ion-badge>
diff --git a/src/addon/calendar/providers/calendar.ts b/src/addon/calendar/providers/calendar.ts
index 3aadd52e0..b02765ed0 100644
--- a/src/addon/calendar/providers/calendar.ts
+++ b/src/addon/calendar/providers/calendar.ts
@@ -527,11 +527,10 @@ export class AddonCalendarProvider {
                 }
 
                 const dateTriggered = new Date((event.timestart - (time * 60)) * 1000),
-                    startDate = new Date(event.timestart * 1000),
                     notification = {
                         id: event.id,
                         title: event.name,
-                        text: startDate.toLocaleString(),
+                        text: this.timeUtils.userDate(event.timestart * 1000, 'core.strftimedaydatetime', true),
                         at: dateTriggered,
                         channelParams: {
                             channelID: 'notifications',
diff --git a/src/addon/competency/pages/competency/competency.html b/src/addon/competency/pages/competency/competency.html
index 0df736063..34bf134cc 100644
--- a/src/addon/competency/pages/competency/competency.html
+++ b/src/addon/competency/pages/competency/competency.html
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
                 <a ion-item text-wrap *ngIf="evidence.actionuser" (click)="openUserProfile(evidence.actionuser.id)">
                     <ion-avatar core-user-avatar [user]="evidence.actionuser" item-start></ion-avatar>
                     <h2>{{ evidence.actionuser.fullname }}</h2>
-                    <p>{{ evidence.timemodified | coreToLocaleString }}</p>
+                    <p>{{ evidence.timemodified * 1000 | coreFormatDate }}</p>
                 </a>
                 <ion-item text-wrap>
                     <p><ion-badge color="dark">{{ evidence.gradename }}</ion-badge></p>
diff --git a/src/addon/competency/pages/plan/plan.html b/src/addon/competency/pages/plan/plan.html
index f434688db..f84bc276e 100644
--- a/src/addon/competency/pages/plan/plan.html
+++ b/src/addon/competency/pages/plan/plan.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                 </ion-item>
                 <ion-item text-wrap *ngIf="plan.plan.duedate > 0">
                     <strong>{{ 'addon.competency.duedate' | translate }}</strong>:
-                    {{ plan.plan.duedate | coreToLocaleString }}
+                    {{ plan.plan.duedate * 1000 | coreFormatDate }}
                 </ion-item>
                 <ion-item text-wrap *ngIf="plan.plan.template">
                     <strong>{{ 'addon.competency.template' | translate }}</strong>:
diff --git a/src/addon/competency/pages/planlist/planlist.html b/src/addon/competency/pages/planlist/planlist.html
index e89eb51c4..9088d2cf6 100644
--- a/src/addon/competency/pages/planlist/planlist.html
+++ b/src/addon/competency/pages/planlist/planlist.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
             <ion-list *ngIf="plans.length > 0" no-margin>
                 <a ion-item text-wrap *ngFor="let plan of plans" [title]="plan.name" (click)="openPlan(plan.id)" [class.core-split-item-selected]="plan.id == planId">
                     <h2>{{ plan.name }}</h2>
-                    <p *ngIf="plan.duedate > 0">{{ 'addon.competency.duedate' | translate }}: {{ plan.duedate | coreToLocaleString }}</p>
+                    <p *ngIf="plan.duedate > 0">{{ 'addon.competency.duedate' | translate }}: {{ plan.duedate * 1000 | coreFormatDate :'strftimedatetimeshort' }}</p>
                     <ion-badge text-wrap [color]="plan.statuscolor">{{ plan.statusname }}</ion-badge>
                 </a>
             </ion-list>
diff --git a/src/addon/coursecompletion/components/report/addon-course-completion-report.html b/src/addon/coursecompletion/components/report/addon-course-completion-report.html
index af292dc8e..b4a6a25eb 100644
--- a/src/addon/coursecompletion/components/report/addon-course-completion-report.html
+++ b/src/addon/coursecompletion/components/report/addon-course-completion-report.html
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                     <ion-col><core-format-text clean="true" [text]="criteria.details.requirement"></core-format-text></ion-col>
                     <ion-col><core-format-text [text]="criteria.details.status"></core-format-text></ion-col>
                     <ion-col>{{ criteria.status }}</ion-col>
-                    <ion-col *ngIf="criteria.timecompleted">{{ criteria.timecompleted | coreToLocaleString }}</ion-col>
+                    <ion-col *ngIf="criteria.timecompleted">{{ criteria.timecompleted * 1000 | coreFormatDate :'strftimedatetimeshort' }}</ion-col>
                     <ion-col *ngIf="!criteria.timecompleted"></ion-col>
                 </ion-row>
             </ion-item>
diff --git a/src/core/compile/components/compile-html/compile-html.ts b/src/core/compile/components/compile-html/compile-html.ts
index 683cd7043..fd7b82ec9 100644
--- a/src/core/compile/components/compile-html/compile-html.ts
+++ b/src/core/compile/components/compile-html/compile-html.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ export class CoreCompileHtmlComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy, DoCheck {
                     this.created.emit(this.componentRef.instance);
                 }
 
+                this.loaded = true;
+            }).catch((error) => {
+                this.domUtils.showErrorModal(error);
+
                 this.loaded = true;
             });
         }
diff --git a/src/core/compile/providers/compile.ts b/src/core/compile/providers/compile.ts
index 869b5a421..a17d62a8a 100644
--- a/src/core/compile/providers/compile.ts
+++ b/src/core/compile/providers/compile.ts
@@ -170,16 +170,20 @@ export class CoreCompileProvider {
         // Now create the module containing the component.
         const module = NgModule({imports: imports, declarations: [component]})(class {});
 
-        // Compile the module and the component.
-        return this.compiler.compileModuleAndAllComponentsAsync(module).then((factories) => {
-            // Search and return the factory of the component we just created.
-            for (const i in factories.componentFactories) {
-                const factory = factories.componentFactories[i];
-                if (factory.componentType == component) {
-                    return factory;
+        try {
+            // Compile the module and the component.
+            return this.compiler.compileModuleAndAllComponentsAsync(module).then((factories) => {
+                // Search and return the factory of the component we just created.
+                for (const i in factories.componentFactories) {
+                    const factory = factories.componentFactories[i];
+                    if (factory.componentType == component) {
+                        return factory;
+                    }
                 }
-            }
-        });
+            });
+        } catch (ex) {
+            return Promise.reject({message: 'Template has some errors and cannot be displayed.', debuginfo: ex});
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/pipes/to-locale-string.ts b/src/pipes/to-locale-string.ts
index 6a881c468..2bc2bae49 100644
--- a/src/pipes/to-locale-string.ts
+++ b/src/pipes/to-locale-string.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 import { Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core';
 import { CoreLoggerProvider } from '@providers/logger';
+import { CoreTimeUtilsProvider } from '@providers/utils/time';
 
 /**
  * Filter to format a timestamp to a locale string. Timestamp can be in seconds or milliseconds.
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ import { CoreLoggerProvider } from '@providers/logger';
 export class CoreToLocaleStringPipe implements PipeTransform {
     protected logger;
 
-    constructor(logger: CoreLoggerProvider) {
+    constructor(logger: CoreLoggerProvider, private timeUtils: CoreTimeUtilsProvider) {
         this.logger = logger.getInstance('CoreToLocaleStringPipe');
     }
 
@@ -56,6 +57,6 @@ export class CoreToLocaleStringPipe implements PipeTransform {
             timestamp = timestamp * 1000;
         }
 
-        return new Date(timestamp).toLocaleString();
+        return this.timeUtils.userDate(timestamp, 'core.strftimedatetimeshort');
     }
 }