get_the_time

Retrieve the time at which the post was written.

Description

(string|int|false) get_the_time( (string) $d = '', (null) $post = null ); 

Returns (string|int|false)

Formatted date string or Unix timestamp if `$id` is 'U' or 'G'. False on failure.

Parameters (2)

0. $d — Optional. (string) => ''
Format to use for retrieving the time the post was written. Either G,, U, or php date format defaults to the value specified in the time_format option. Default empty.
1. $post — Optional. (null) => null
WP_Post object or ID. Default is global $post object.

Usage

  1. if ( !function_exists( 'get_the_time' ) ) { 
  2.     require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/general-template.php'; 
  3. } 
  4. $d = ''; 
  5.   
  6. // WP_Post object or ID. Default is global $post object. 
  7. $post = null; 
  8.   
  9. // NOTICE! Understand what this does before running. 
  10. $result = get_the_time($d, $post); 
  11.     

Defined (1)

The function is defined in the following location(s).

/wp-includes/general-template.php  
  1. function get_the_time( $d = '', $post = null ) { 
  2.     $post = get_post($post); 
  3.  
  4.     if ( ! $post ) { 
  5.         return false; 
  6.     } 
  7.  
  8.     if ( '' == $d ) 
  9.         $the_time = get_post_time(get_option('time_format'), false, $post, true); 
  10.     else 
  11.         $the_time = get_post_time($d, false, $post, true); 
  12.  
  13.     /** 
  14.      * Filters the time a post was written. 
  15.      * 
  16.      * @since 1.5.0 
  17.      * 
  18.      * @param string      $the_time The formatted time. 
  19.      * @param string      $d        Format to use for retrieving the time the post was written. 
  20.      *                              Accepts 'G', 'U', or php date format value specified 
  21.      *                              in 'time_format' option. Default empty. 
  22.      * @param int|WP_Post $post     WP_Post object or ID. 
  23.      */ 
  24.     return apply_filters( 'get_the_time', $the_time, $d, $post ); 
  25. }