the_time( string $format = '' )

Parameters

$formatstringoptional

Format to use for retrieving the time the post was written. Accepts 'G', 'U', or PHP date format. Defaults to the 'time_format' option.Default: ''

Hooks fired · 1

One hook fires while the_time() runs, in this order:

1. 1
   apply_filters( the_time )filterline 3042 (+10 into the body)

   Filters the time of the post, for display.

Uses · 2

• apply_filters()Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.
• get_the_time()Retrieves the time of the post.

Used by · 1

• twentytwenty_get_post_meta()Retrieves the post meta.

Source

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3032function the_time( $format = '' ) {3033	/**3034	 * Filters the time of the post, for display.3035	 *3036	 * @since 0.713037	 *3038	 * @param string $get_the_time The formatted time.3039	 * @param string $format       Format to use for retrieving the time the post3040	 *                             was written. Accepts 'G', 'U', or PHP date format.3041	 */3042	echo apply_filters( 'the_time', get_the_time( $format ), $format );3043}

History

Introduced in 0.71. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.

1. 6.7.7
2. 6.8.8
3. 6.9.7
4. 7.0.4
5. 7.1.0

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

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