the_date

Filter Hook

Description

Filters the date of the post, for display.

Hook Information

File Location	`wp-includes/general-template.php` View on GitHub
Hook Type	Filter
Line Number	`2690`

Hook Parameters

Type	Name	Description
`string`	`$the_date`	The formatted date string.
`string`	`$format`	PHP date format.
`string`	`$before`	HTML output before the date.
`string`	`$after`	HTML output after the date.

Usage Examples

Basic Usage

<?php
// Hook into the_date
add_filter('the_date', 'my_custom_filter', 10, 4);

function my_custom_filter($the_date, $format, $before, $after) {
    // Your custom filtering logic here
    return $the_date;
}

Source Code Context

wp-includes/general-template.php:2690 - How this hook is used in WordPress core

<?php
2685  	 * @param string $the_date The formatted date string.
2686  	 * @param string $format   PHP date format.
2687  	 * @param string $before   HTML output before the date.
2688  	 * @param string $after    HTML output after the date.
2689  	 */
2690  	$the_date = apply_filters( 'the_date', $the_date, $format, $before, $after );
2691  
2692  	if ( $display ) {
2693  		echo $the_date;
2694  	} else {
2695  		return $the_date;

PHP Documentation

<?php
/**
	 * Filters the date of the post, for display.
	 *
	 * @since 0.71
	 *
	 * @param string $the_date The formatted date string.
	 * @param string $format   PHP date format.
	 * @param string $before   HTML output before the date.
	 * @param string $after    HTML output after the date.
	 */

Quick Info

Hook Type: Filter
Parameters: 4
File: wp-includes/general-template.php

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