How to create a container above the inbox with UTC time?

[fredrikse]

Hi,

How can I create a container above the inbox with UTC time presented?

 

[Jake Bunce]

See Kier's post for template code to output the current time:

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-current-time.7138/#post-101117

But note that it outputs the time using the time zone of the logged in user.

The placement within the templates depends on exactly how and where you want it to show.

 

[fredrikse]

Thanks for the pointer. I would like to have the time in the form of Universal Coordinated Time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time). The preferred location is marked with orange in the picture.

 

[fredrikse]

I would like to have some sort of container like in this post: http://xenforo.com/community/threads/css3-gradient-correct-application.30732/#post-351211

 

[Jake Bunce]

Example:

Admin CP -> Appearance -> Templates -> ad_header

Add this:

<div style="float: right;">
{xen:datetime $serverTime, 'absolute'}
</div>

 

[fredrikse]

Thanks. Exactly what I was looking for. The positioning is spot on!




Is it possible to format the time/date string so the output is HH:SS with a string value of "UTC" to the right of the time?

 

[Jake Bunce]

Is it possible to format the time/date string so the output is HH:SS with a string value of "UTC" to the right of the time?

<div style="float: right;">
{xen:datetime $serverTime, 'absolute'} UTC
</div>

But as I said before, the time is not in UTC. It uses the timezone of the current logged in user. You will find that if you change your timezone the reported time will change.

 

[fredrikse]

I want to use GMT (http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_Mean_Time). That time is the same all over the world.

 

[Jake Bunce]

Unfortunately I don't know of any template function or other method to output a specific time zone. The time zone is available in the visitor array, but only as a string (e.g. ["timezone"] => string(19) "America/Los_Angeles") which can't be used for an offset calculation.

 

[fredrikse]

Is it possible to use some other PHP time variables?

 

[Jake Bunce]

Is it possible to use some other PHP time variables?

It's possible with a template hook listener. Here is a code example of a template hook:

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/how-to-create-a-bridge.28515/#post-331631

For your purposes you can use the "ad_header" hook which will insert your content in the ad_header template.

Then you need to write the code to build the current time string in UTC and append it to the $contents of the hook.

If you are not a programmer then you can post a request:

http://xenforo.com/community/forums/custom-service-development-requests.69/