Show the Site Time in the Admin Bar
Displays the current time in the site's timezone in the admin bar, which helps when scheduling posts from another timezone.
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Code
add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', function ( $wp_admin_bar ) {
if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_posts' ) ) {
return;
}
$timezone = wp_timezone_string();
$wp_admin_bar->add_node( array(
'id' => 'wpide-site-time',
'parent' => 'top-secondary',
'title' => esc_html( wp_date( get_option( 'time_format' ) ) ),
'href' => current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ? admin_url( 'options-general.php#timezone_string' ) : false,
'meta' => array( 'title' => 'Site time (' . $timezone . ')' ),
) );
}, 1 );Notes
The time is set when the page loads; it does not tick.
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