All times suddenly displaying GMT time?

  • Resolved the_webscaper

    (@the_webscaper)


    5 years ago

    All of a sudden, all times displaying for tasks are 5 hours later than they should be – on multiple client websites.
    On the back end, viewing Edit Tasks, the times are entered correctly:
    https://prntscr.com/q2kqdy

    But as you can see they are showing on the website 5 hours later (GMT):
    https://www.neweaglepto.org/sign-ups/?sheet_id=105

    The time zone is set correctly in WordPress settings.

    Again, this is on multiple client sites so it’s not limited to this one site. It is possible this occurred when we updated plugins yesterday, though one client is telling me this started happening today, not yesterday.

    Even if this is not an issue with your plugin, can you please help me try to begin to troubleshoot this? Even if the server time is off, the WordPress settings should override that – I have no idea what could possibly be causing this.

    THank you in advance
    Kym

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Plugin Author DBAR Productions

    (@dbar-productions)

    OK… although I feel that this should not be my problem to deal with, I have just now released version 3.1.0, and I created my own function for date/time formatting and created a new option in the main plugin’s settings to “Disable Date/Time Translation?”.

    Find that option, check the check box, and save, and then my new function will just use the simple PHP date function to format your dates and times, according to the formats you selected in your WordPress general settings. If you aren’t translating your site into any other languages, and your server’s locale is set correctly to your language, then you don’t need the translating capabilities anyway.

    I had considered changing all the date/time displays to use the PHP date function only, but since my plugin has been translated to many other languages, and is used around the world, you would lose translation capabilities for dates and times. So, this is the best compromise until all the other plugins and themes can catch up with the practices recommended by WP in version 5.3+ and stop using that date_default_timezone_set function (WordPress says that function should NOT be used at all any more since version 5.3).

    Thread Starter the_webscaper

    (@the_webscaper)

    Stephen, you are WONDERFUL. As I acknowledged, I DO know this wasn’t your problem to fix but your consideration for our issue and willingness to help speaks volumes. I very much appreciate you creating this work-around for us and your other plugin users who are facing this issue. Worked like a charm. Kudos.

    Kym

    Plugin Author DBAR Productions

    (@dbar-productions)

    Thanks… Reviews are helpful. =)

    Thread Starter the_webscaper

    (@the_webscaper)

    Happily DONE!

    Plugin Author DBAR Productions

    (@dbar-productions)

    Thank You!

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