Modifying date in comments - need help
silverwing - November 8, 2007 - 19:54
I'm trying to modify the date in comments - a simple M j, Y. I've been able to do this in the node itself by using the template.php code from the blue_zinfandel theme:
function _phptemplate_variables($hook, $vars) {
switch ($hook) {
case 'node':
$node = $vars['node'];
// Variables for the calendar date display.
$vars['month'] = date('M', $node->created);
$vars['day'] = date('j', $node->created);
...But I'm trying to do something similar with the comment date. But so far all I've been able to print is Dec 31, 1969 or nothing at all.
switch ($hook) {
case 'comment':
$comment = $vars['comment'];
$vars['monthcomment'] = date('M', $comment->created);
$vars['daycomment'] = date('j', $comment->created);
...Any idea on what I should be using? Or am I going about this all wrong?
~silverwing
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modify date in comments
hi silverwing and thanks-
this is the custom code i use in my comment.tpl.php...
<?php print date('n/j/y', $comment->timestamp); ?> at <?php print date('g:ia', $comment->timestamp); ?>sample output of this code:
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hope it may help you...
and no changes to template.php are required with this method.
thanks-
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thank you!
That was just the fix I needed!
I spent some time looking at other date arrays in other themes, and my eyes just began to glaze over. And your code is actually quite simpl!
Again, thank you!
~silverwing
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