diff --git a/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/handlegraphics/updateBar.m b/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/handlegraphics/updateBar.m
index cb899620..d46feebe 100644
--- a/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/handlegraphics/updateBar.m
+++ b/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/handlegraphics/updateBar.m
@@ -69,17 +69,22 @@
     %-------------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
     %-set plot data-%
+    xData = barData.XData;
+    yData = barData.YData;
+
+    if isduration(xData) || isdatetime(xData), xData = datenum(xData); end
+    if isduration(yData) || isdatetime(yData), yData = datenum(yData); end
+
     switch barData.Horizontal
-        
         case 'off'
             obj.data{barIndex}.orientation = 'v';
-            obj.data{barIndex}.x = barData.XData;
-            obj.data{barIndex}.y = barData.YData;
+            obj.data{barIndex}.x = xData;
+            obj.data{barIndex}.y = yData;
             
         case 'on'
             obj.data{barIndex}.orientation = 'h';
-            obj.data{barIndex}.x = barData.YData;
-            obj.data{barIndex}.y = barData.XData;
+            obj.data{barIndex}.x = yData;
+            obj.data{barIndex}.y = xData;
     end
 
     %-------------------------------------------------------------------------%
diff --git a/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/handlegraphics/updateLineseries.m b/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/handlegraphics/updateLineseries.m
index b6892769..6df1a387 100644
--- a/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/handlegraphics/updateLineseries.m
+++ b/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/handlegraphics/updateLineseries.m
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ function updateLineseries(obj, plotIndex)
     xData = plotData.XData;
     yData = plotData.YData;
 
-    if isduration(xData), xData = datenum(xData); end
-    if isduration(yData), yData = datenum(yData); end
+    if isduration(xData) || isdatetime(xData), xData = datenum(xData); end
+    if isduration(yData) || isdatetime(yData), yData = datenum(yData); end
 
     %-------------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
diff --git a/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/helpers/extractAxisData.m b/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/helpers/extractAxisData.m
index e7f042f9..76316ac0 100644
--- a/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/helpers/extractAxisData.m
+++ b/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/helpers/extractAxisData.m
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
     %-------------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
     %-set axis grid-%
-    isGrid = sprintf('axisData.%sGrid', axisName);
-    isMinorGrid = sprintf('axisData.%sMinorGrid', axisName);
+    isGrid = eval(sprintf('axisData.%sGrid', axisName));
+    isMinorGrid = eval(sprintf('axisData.%sMinorGrid', axisName));
 
     if strcmp(isGrid, 'on') || strcmp(isMinorGrid, 'on')
         axis.showgrid = true;
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@
     %-get tick label data-%
     tickLabels = eval(sprintf('axisData.%sTickLabel', axisName));
     tickValues = eval(sprintf('axisData.%sTick', axisName));
-    if isduration(tickValues), tickValues = datenum(tickValues); end
+
+    if isduration(tickValues) || isdatetime(tickValues)
+        tickValues = datenum(tickValues); 
+    end
 
     %-------------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@
                 axis.range = log10(axisLim);
             end
 
-        elseif isduration(axisLim)
+        elseif isduration(axisLim) || isdatetime(axisLim)
             axis.range = datenum(axisLim);
 
         elseif iscategorical(axisLim)