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Function Signature:

wp_date

Function Description:

Retrieves the date, in localized format.

Function Examples:

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// Example 1: Display the current date in a WordPress post
$current_date = wp_date( 'Y-m-d' );
echo 'Today is: ' . $current_date;
// Example 2: Get the post date and time in a specific format
$post_date = get_the_date( 'l, F j, Y, g:i a' );
echo 'This post was published on: ' . $post_date;
// Example 3: Use the wp_date function to convert a date to a different timezone
$date = '2022-01-01 12:00:00';
$timezone = new DateTimeZone( 'America/New_York' );
$datetime = new DateTime( $date, new DateTimeZone( 'UTC' ) );
$datetime->setTimezone( $timezone );
echo 'The date and time in New York timezone is: ' . $datetime->format( 'Y-m-d H:i:s' );