Print the current date - Wordpress

Question

If I use

<?php echo get_the_date(); ?>

this prints on homepage "04 de novembro de 2017" This is okay because of the project language is portuguese.

but if I put this on the page, single or archive, it shows the date when it was created

How do I print the current date on any page in the format "04 de novembro de 2017" ?

Solution

Do not be mistaken! If you use the function get_the_date() from WP, it will display the date when the post/page/archive was created like it is explained here. https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_the_date

If you want to display the current date follow the example below.

You can display the current date using the date() method.

More infos here: http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php

If you then want to display the current date on you different pages, you could then use:

<?php 
$today = date("F j, Y, g:i a");                 // March 10, 2001, 5:16 pm
$today = date("m.d.y");                         // 03.10.01
$today = date("j, n, Y");                       // 10, 3, 2001
$today = date("Ymd");                           // 20010310
$today = date('h-i-s, j-m-y, it is w Day');     // 05-16-18, 10-03-01, 1631 1618 6 Satpm01
$today = date('\i\t \i\s \t\h\e jS \d\a\y.');   // it is the 10th day.
$today = date("D M j G:i:s T Y");               // Sat Mar 10 17:16:18 MST 2001
$today = date('H:m:s \m \i\s\ \m\o\n\t\h');     // 17:03:18 m is month
$today = date("H:i:s");                         // 17:16:18
$today = date("Y-m-d H:i:s");                   // 2001-03-10 17:16:18 (the MySQL DATETIME format)

?>

From the above example, pick one of the format you need, adapt it if needed and then you just have to echo $today, and this will work.

----------> EDIT <-------------

To achieve the format you want, use this:

<?php 
echo date('l jS \of F Y');
?>

replace \of by your language.

If you place the code snippet in you page it should work.

Tested here:http://sandbox.onlinephpfunctions.com/

Comments

[pavel]

Check the PHP manual and function date().

[Gislef]

@panther I already consulted the manual, but all attempts to put de did not work

[pavel]

which attempts? In your Q there is no attempt, WP function get_the_date() returns post's create date, not current date.

[pavel]

'normal' text in the date function has to be escaped, use \d\e. Eg. date('d \d\e F');

[Gislef]

Let me fix it, I tried using date() as per the PHP manual

[Gislef]

Thanks I already consulted the manual, but all attempts to put de did not work

[Gislef]

Thank you, now I understand, but there is only one detail, this is printing in English, how do I make the language of the date stay in Portuguese?

[Gislef]

current result is: 4th de November de 2017

[yofisim]

You should set a local before echoing the results. setlocale(LC_TIME, "pt_BR");

[yofisim]

You have few examples on related links here: pt.stackoverflow.com/questions/8317/… Feel free to solve the question if it has been answered properly ;0