Date and Time Formats Per Language
Uses a different date and time format for each language, such as 27 October 2026 in British English and 27. Oktober 2026 in German, whenever the site or user language changes.
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Code
$wpide_formats = array( // Locale => array( date format, time format ).
'en_GB' => array( 'j F Y', 'H:i' ),
'de_DE' => array( 'j. F Y', 'H:i' ),
'fr_FR' => array( 'j F Y', 'H\hi' ),
'ja' => array( 'Y年n月j日', 'H:i' ),
);
add_filter( 'option_date_format', function ( $format ) use ( $wpide_formats ) {
$locale = determine_locale();
return isset( $wpide_formats[ $locale ] ) ? $wpide_formats[ $locale ][0] : $format;
} );
add_filter( 'option_time_format', function ( $format ) use ( $wpide_formats ) {
$locale = determine_locale();
return isset( $wpide_formats[ $locale ] ) ? $wpide_formats[ $locale ][1] : $format;
} );Notes
Add locales to $wpide_formats; languages not listed fall back to the formats in Settings > General. Works with any plugin that switches the locale.
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