php-wordpressHow to format a date in WordPress using PHP?

The WordPress function date_i18n() can be used to format a date in WordPress using PHP. This function takes a timestamp as the first argument and a date format as the second argument.

echo date_i18n( 'F j, Y', time() );

The output of the above code will be something like July 15, 2020.

Code explanation

• date_i18n(): This is the WordPress function used to format a date.
• F j, Y: This is the date format used in the example. F stands for the full month name, j stands for the day of the month without leading zeros, and Y stands for the 4-digit year.
• time(): This is the timestamp used in the example. It is the current timestamp.

Helpful links

• date_i18n() | WordPress Developer Resources
• PHP date() Function

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