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the_weekday()

Display the weekday on which the post was written.

Source

File: wp-includes/general-template.php 

function the_weekday() {
	global $wp_locale;

	$post = get_post();

	if ( ! $post ) {
		return;
	}

	$the_weekday = $wp_locale->get_weekday( get_post_time( 'w', false, $post ) );

	/**
	 * Filters the weekday on which the post was written, for display.
	 *
	 * @since 0.71
	 *
	 * @param string $the_weekday
	 */
	echo apply_filters( 'the_weekday', $the_weekday );
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/general-template.php: get_post_time()

Retrieve the time at which the post was written.
wp-includes/general-template.php: the_weekday

Filters the weekday on which the post was written, for display.
wp-includes/class-wp-locale.php: WP_Locale::get_weekday()

Retrieve the full translated weekday word.
wp-includes/plugin.php: apply_filters()

Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.
wp-includes/post.php: get_post()

Retrieves post data given a post ID or post object.

Changelog

Version Description
0.71 Introduced.

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Licensed under the GNU GPLv2+ License.
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_weekday