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Where does the time get pulled from in the_time()
I am currently using the following function in my footer
<?php the_time( 'Y' ); ?>
But the footer keeps showing 2011, instead of 2013.
So where does this time stamp get called from exactly?
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Using strtotime() and update_post_meta not saving
I would like to take a date entered in a meta box field, & convert it into a Unix timestamp (dd/mm/yyyy) and save it in the wp_postmeta table. But my code isn't working:
function ...
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admin end post published time display not working correctly
I have the inconsistency in post published time. For example, as I published a post on April 20nd 9pm and it is April 20nd 9:30, wordpress shows it is published one minute ago in the admin end. Also ...
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How to add a new meta key and assign timestamp to posts
I've been trying to look for a way to create a loop in my website and show posts being read/watched but have not found anything.
The only way I can accomplish this would be to create a new meta key ...
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Register script/style: Is it possible to customize the version query string via plugin?
Expanding on the question in the title:
I would like to find a way (via a plugin) to use timestamps for the JS and CSS file version query strings that are output with wp_register_style and ...
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When does next Cron Job run (time from now)?
I would need to know how much time is left between now and the next time a specifc Cron Job is done.
For another answer I built a basic cron inspector plugin which can be found here.
Reason I'm ...
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datetime picker, timestamps and meta queries
I have a custom meta box with a datepicker. The datepicker outputs 2013-01-17 10:00 in my database for an event that is 01-17-2013 at 10pm PST.
$eventlist = new WP_Query(array(
'post_type' => ...
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Getting post by specific date in Advance Custom Field
How can i get movies there are today in cinema, for example my code display the movies in time that shoud apear 16 January,17 January..., how can i display only the movies in this day.
Ex: today is ...
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How to get movies by date
Ola,
i am building a complex cinema site, and i want to get movies by date
Ex: The movies are aded trought post type,
I have a custom field name date.
How can i retrive the Movie that shoud play ...
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Query by custom dates in UNIX Time
I actually have a custom date registered in UNIX Time in my database like this:
meta_key : custom_date
meta_value : 1322697600
and the type of the meta key is a longtext
I would like to retrieve ...
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How to allow registered users to submit the form only 5 times per day?
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Is there a way that my registered users (if they are not the form is hidden so I don't need that) are restricted to submit the form more than 5 times per day, or 20 per month or whatever ...
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Finding difference in days
I want to store the current time using the update_option and then compare it if the set time was 3 days ago. I want to know in what format I should store the time? and then how can I compare it with ...
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Is it safe to use 'date_default_timezone_set' in plugin file?
I am using a sitemaps plugin which in very complex ways sets the timezone of <lastmod> (i.e. last modified time) for posts to GMT.
Temporarily, until the plugin developer fixes it, I need to ...
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Why time functions show invalid time zone when using 'c' time format?
These are the functions I use in my theme to display the "entry-meta" which includes published and last modified dates (among others) of an article:
// Shows Author and Published Date
if ( ! ...
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Add 20yrs to post date, and then query
I would like to know if anyone knows a way of adding a timeframe (say 20 years) to the datestamp on a set of posts, and then running a query on the loop which uses the new date?
Basically what I want ...
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how to compare different timestamps in wp-query for events custom post types?
I have a custom post type with custom metaboxes (as seen on wptheming.com) and would like to make a query to show upcoming events, say in the sidebar, where past dates are left out.
But I need a ...
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Time & Date on Post - Time Ago Custom Function
I'm using the following custom function to display the timestamp for a post as posted "X minutes ago" or "X days ago" for 14 days and then this changes to the actual date (e.g. 17th December 2010):
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Human time difference in months instead of days. How?
I use the following code in my template.
<?php echo human_time_diff(get_the_time('U'), current_time('timestamp')) . ' ago'; ?>
It shows like 2 days ago, 20 days ago, 90 days ago.
Is there a ...
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How can i put "posted x minutes ago on my posts?
wordpress by default writes the the date on posts, but how can I transform it to : "x" time ago ?? like 3 days ago, or 5 minutes ago ??
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Display upcoming events in the next 30 days by querying posts with timestamp in custom meta
I have a custom post type "event" which stores a custom meta as a timestamp ($event_date). The date is always in a dd-mm-yyyy format, so I can generate a unix timestamp from this key. The timestamp ...
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Why am I seeing 'true' next to these timestamps?
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UPDATE: Here is the Pastebin for Excerpt.php. Note that excerpt.php is called in other places on the site (like ...
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What function changes a post's timestamp?
What function changes a post's timestamp? I created a post from frontend script, but I need to add a date picker to set the date of the visit.
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Get timestamp of latest post in C#
Is there a way to get the timestamp of the latest post in C#/.net? I am writing a control in ASP.NET for a intranet, which will alert users when a new post is posted in a wordpress blog.
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Save metadata as a timestamp, display as a “pretty” date
I have a custom meta box, its just a straight-up text field, for an event date, formatted: YYYY/MM/DD ...I'd like to save that as a date stamp (so i can sort by event date), and display just the ...
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Modify human_time_diff() to shorten “days” to “d” and “hours” to “h” etc
I'm using the function echo time_ago() that displays the time like this:
5 days ago what's the best way to change it to 5d ago ?
My research led me to human_time_diff() function located in ...
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custom field value date convert to unix timestamp problems
For some reason, I'm having difficulty converting a date value stored in a meta field to a unix timestamp (and back again). If I save the date as a string it all works fine, but if I convert it to a ...
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wp_schedule_event will it run if timestamp has passed?
I've been told by my clients that scheduled jobs are not run some times as expected. I never questioned myself about how wp_cron actually works, I thought it was kinda self-explanatory. But now I ...
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timestamp and scheduled post irregularities
Update: I've confirmed the problem (that scheduled posts are based on UTC time), now just need advice and background to determine best solution. Questions:
1) how WP determines UTC time before ...
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Relative Time On Posts
I am looking for a way that I could add some code to my wordpress template to display the time of a post in relative terms. So if, for example, I posted something 5 minutes ago it would say something ...
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How to find time last viewed?
I want to run an update script on pages that haven't been viewed and updated within X days. I'm using post meta to cache some related RSS feed data, and I want it updated once a week or two, but only ...
