the_weekday()

Displays the weekday on which the post was written.

Source

function the_weekday() {
	global $wp_locale;

	$post = get_post();

	if ( ! $post ) {
		return;
	}

	$the_weekday = $wp_locale->get_weekday( get_post_time( 'w', false, $post ) );

	/**
	 * Filters the weekday on which the post was written, for display.
	 *
	 * @since 0.71
	 *
	 * @param string $the_weekday
	 */
	echo apply_filters( 'the_weekday', $the_weekday );
}

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Hooks

apply_filters( ‘the_weekday’, string $the_weekday ): Filters the weekday on which the post was written, for display.

Uses	Description
get_post_time()`wp-includes/general-template.php`	Retrieves the time at which the post was written.
WP_Locale::get_weekday()`wp-includes/class-wp-locale.php`	Retrieves the full translated weekday word.
apply_filters()`wp-includes/plugin.php`	Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.
get_post()`wp-includes/post.php`	Retrieves post data given a post ID or post object.

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Changelog

Version	Description
0.71	Introduced.

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Codex 8 years ago

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Displays the day of the week on which the currently looped posts have been published.
```
<p>This was posted on a <?php the_weekday() ?>.</p>
```
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