XF 1.2 Language - Date Format

[Amaury]

Some people like to use the written out, but short, format for dates -- for example, Mar. 1, 2014. That's XenForo's default format, minus the period.

As stated, XenForo excludes the period. If I use the same format XenForo has (e.g., Mar 1, 2014), but add a period, it works. The problem is that then for May, the only month that's only three letters and therefore has no abbreviation, I would get May. 1, 2014.

Is there some language conditional, if such a thing exists, that I could use to exclude the period only on May?

I personally favor the numerical format, but I'd just like to know for future reference.

 

[Paul B]

No, there is no conditional statement for a specific month in a date string.

 

[Jake Bunce]

If I use the same format XenForo has (e.g., Mar 1, 2014), but add a period, it works.

What works exactly? It's unclear what and why.

Date formatting is handled by this helper function:

library/XenForo/Template/Helper/Core.php

Search for "helperDateTimeHtml".

It is possible to implement your condition with custom PHP code if you want to go there.

 

[Amaury]

What works exactly? It's unclear what and why.

I meant work as in if I have M. j, Y, it'll display Mar. 1, 2014, but anything with May in it will display as May. 1, 2014 rather than May 1, 2014.

Date formatting is handled by this helper function:

library/XenForo/Template/Helper/Core.php

Search for "helperDateTimeHtml".

It is possible to implement your condition with custom PHP code if you want to go there.

I'll have @Nights take a look next time he's on. He might know. Advanced PHP is not my field. What would the condition be, though?