Scrapbook 5.2 - Russian translationWordPress Date & Time Display
WordPress uses the_date() and the_time() template tags to display the posting dates and times. The letters within the brackets (such 'F j, Y') are used to define exactly what format is used to display these timestamps.
Some of the most common codes are shown below:
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Day | ||
| d | 2 digits with leading zeros | 01 |
| D | Shortened version of weekday name | Mon |
| j | Digits without leading zeros | 1 |
| l (lowercase 'L') | Full weekday name | Saturday |
| N | Day numbers | 1 (Monday) to 7 (Sunday) |
| S | Day suffix | st, nd, rd or th |
| w | Day numbers | 0 (Sunday) to 6 (Saturday) |
| z | Day of the year (starting from 0) | 0 – 365 |
| Week | ||
| W | Week number | 42 (the 42nd week in the year) |
| Month | ||
| F | Full month name | January |
| m | Month number with leading zeros | 01 through 12 |
| M | Shortened month name | Jan |
| n | Month number without leading zeros | 1 |
| Year | ||
| Y | 4 digit year | 2009 |
| y | A two digit year | 09 |
| Time | ||
| a | Lowercase am or pm | am |
| A | Uppercase am or pm | AM |
| g | Hour in 12-hour format without leading zeros | 1 – 12 |
| G | Hour in 24-hour format without leading zeros | 0 – 23 |
| h | Hour in 12-hour format with leading zeros | 01 – 12 |
| H | Hour in 24-hour format with leading zeros | 00 – 23 |
| i | Minutes with leading zeros | 00 – 59 |
| s | Seconds with leading zeros | 00 – 59 |
| Timezone | ||
| e | Timezone identifier | UTC, GMT |
| T | Timezone abbreviation | EST, MDT |
