get_comment_date( string $format = '', int|WP_Comment $comment_ID )
Retrieves the comment date of the current comment.
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Parameters Parameters
- $format
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(string) (Optional) PHP date format. Defaults to the 'date_format' option.
Default value: ''
- $comment_ID
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(int|WP_Comment) (Optional) WP_Comment or ID of the comment for which to get the date. Default current comment.
Return Return
(string) The comment's date.
More Information More Information
The date format can be in a format specified in Formatting Date and Time
Source Source
File: wp-includes/comment-template.php
function get_comment_date( $format = '', $comment_ID = 0 ) { $comment = get_comment( $comment_ID ); $_format = ! empty( $format ) ? $format : get_option( 'date_format' ); $date = mysql2date( $_format, $comment->comment_date ); /** * Filters the returned comment date. * * @since 1.5.0 * * @param string|int $date Formatted date string or Unix timestamp. * @param string $format PHP date format. * @param WP_Comment $comment The comment object. */ return apply_filters( 'get_comment_date', $date, $format, $comment ); }
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Changelog Changelog
Version | Description |
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4.4.0 | Added the ability for $comment_ID to also accept a WP_Comment object. |
1.5.0 | Introduced. |
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Display a beautiful, human-readable, comment time:
When called it will convert the time and return something like:
Use this function because it’s more user friendly.
Basic Example
Examples of Different Date Formats