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

(string) (Optional) PHP date format. Defaults to the 'date_format' option.

Default value: ''

$comment_ID

(int|WP_Comment) (Optional) WP_Comment or ID of the comment for which to get the date. Default current comment.

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Return Return

(string) The comment's date.

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More Information More Information

The date format can be in a format specified in Formatting Date and Time

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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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Uses Uses

Uses
Uses Description
wp-includes/functions.php: mysql2date()

Convert given MySQL date string into a different format.
wp-includes/plugin.php: apply_filters()

Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.
wp-includes/option.php: get_option()

Retrieves an option value based on an option name.
wp-includes/comment-template.php: get_comment_date

Filters the returned comment date.
wp-includes/comment.php: get_comment()

Retrieves comment data given a comment ID or comment object.

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Changelog Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
4.4.0 Added the ability for $comment_ID to also accept a WP_Comment object.
1.5.0 Introduced.

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User Contributed Notes User Contributed Notes

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    Contributed by Andrei Surdu —

    Display a beautiful, human-readable, comment time: 

    function smk_get_comment_time( $comment_id = 0 ){
	return sprintf( 
		_x( '%s ago', 'Human-readable time', 'text-domain' ), 
		human_time_diff( 
			get_comment_date( 'U', $comment_id ), 
			current_time( 'timestamp' ) 
		) 
	);
}

    When called it will convert the time and return something like:

    "1 min ago", "3 mins ago", "17 hours ago", "7 days ago", "2 weeks ago", etc....

    Use this function because it’s more user friendly.

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    Contributed by thelittlemercoder —

    Examples of Different Date Formats

    // Prints something like: Monday 8th of August 2005
echo get_comment_date( 'l jS \of F Y' );

// Prints something like: Mon Mar 8 2012
echo get_comment_date( 'D M j Y' );

// Prints something like 07/08/2017 (dd/mm/yyyy)
echo get_comment_date( 'd\/m\/Y' );

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