Hey!
Is it possible to customize the date field on a post so it is not just showing the date the post is “posted”?
I want to be able to make a post with custom postdates.
Because my site focuses on future events.
Theme Panel > Post Settings > SHOW DATE = Enable or disable the post date
🙂
Hi,
@dillermand16 is possible with a plugin + custom code, i will give you the right solution step by step.
1. Install this plugin Advanced Custom Fields
2. Create a custom field like here: http://screencast.com/t/DvpIBngoAa
3. Add this code like here: http://screencast.com/t/UQ90sN6CbIj
code:
if( get_field('my-event-date') ) {
$buffy .= '<time itemprop="dateCreated" class="entry-date updated' . $visibility_class . '" datetime="' . date(DATE_W3C, $td_article_date_unix) . '" >' . get_field('my-event-date') . '</time>';
$buffy .= '<meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:' . get_field('my-event-date') . '"/>';
} else {
$buffy .= '<time itemprop="dateCreated" class="entry-date updated' . $visibility_class . '" datetime="' . date(DATE_W3C, $td_article_date_unix) . '" >' . get_the_time(get_option('date_format'), $this->post->ID) . '</time>';
$buffy .= '<meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:' . get_comments_number($this->post->ID) . '"/>';
}4. Edit a post and you will have the date filed here: http://screencast.com/t/LRLiZkvujV
5. Done: http://screencast.com/t/LRLiZkvujV
Hope you manage it, if not please reply back.
Thanks!
Hey Marius. thank you very much!
Much appreciated. I did what you said but it is still just showing the “post date”
I did exactly what you said, but in a child theme. could that be the problem?
Should the show date, be enabled or disabled?
Actually it is now possible to show the “my-event-date” on the post page, like this:
But i want it to show up on the “loop post” too, is that possible? like this:
Thanks so far!
Hi,
As you can see here the modification is in loop to, the changes should be everywhere. http://screencast.com/t/SXzw4yvurmIr
Can you show me a link to your site.
Thanks!
Okay sounds strange. cause its not happening here.
I modified the file as you showed in. “/public_html/wp-content/themes/Newspaper/includes/wp_booster/td_module.php”
My page is here http://academicus.dk thanks for your time.
Btw, the post i made a custom “me-event-date” for is this.
http://academicus.dk/up-to-date/adobe-design-achievement-awards
Hi,
Use this code instead of the above
if( get_field('my-event-date', $this->post->ID) ) {
$buffy .= '<time itemprop="dateCreated" class="entry-date updated' . $visibility_class . '" datetime="' . date(DATE_W3C, $td_article_date_unix) . '" >' . get_field('my-event-date', $this->post->ID) . '</time>';
$buffy .= '<meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:' . get_field('my-event-date', $this->post->ID) . '"/>';
} else {
$buffy .= '<time itemprop="dateCreated" class="entry-date updated' . $visibility_class . '" datetime="' . date(DATE_W3C, $td_article_date_unix) . '" >' . get_the_time(get_option('date_format'), $this->post->ID) . '</time>';
$buffy .= '<meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:' . get_comments_number($this->post->ID) . '"/>';
}Thanks!
If i do that, i will get the following error.
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'private' (T_PRIVATE) in /data/home/academic/public_html/wp-content/themes/Newspaper/includes/wp_booster/td_module.php on line 317I dont know what im doing wrong here.
this is my edited td module file if you can help.
Wow thanks got it to work now.
I apparently missted a closing in the code 🙂
} else {
$td_article_date_unix = get_the_time('U', $this->post->ID);
if( get_field('my-event-date', $this->post->ID) ) {
$buffy .= '<time itemprop="dateCreated" class="entry-date updated' . $visibility_class . '" datetime="' . date(DATE_W3C, $td_article_date_unix) . '" >' . get_field('my-event-date', $this->post->ID) . '</time>';
$buffy .= '<meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:' . get_field('my-event-date', $this->post->ID) . '"/>';
} else {
$buffy .= '<time itemprop="dateCreated" class="entry-date updated' . $visibility_class . '" datetime="' . date(DATE_W3C, $td_article_date_unix) . '" >' . get_the_time(get_option('date_format'), $this->post->ID) . '</time>';
$buffy .= '<meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:' . get_comments_number($this->post->ID) . '"/>';
}
}Many many thanks
Hi,
I’m glad you have solved.
Have a nice day!
It would also be great if there would be an option in the theme settings to change the date format for all posts as there is for the top header menu.
Hello.
I link to this post because I’m looking for a solution that I can’t find. I need into all articles that is showen the date and time. Im not skilled, could you help me?
regards.
