Subtract days from a date in JavaScript

Answer 1

A easy way to manage dates is use Moment.js

You can use add. Example

var startdate = "20.03.2014";
var new_date = moment(startdate, "DD.MM.YYYY");
new_date.add(5, 'days'); //Add 5 days to start date
alert(new_date);

Docs http://momentjs.com/docs/#/manipulating/add/