Upgrade function since($stamp) to consider weeks, months, years #2008

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1. Bloke commented on Aug 17, 2025

   

   Bloke

   on Aug 17, 2025

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   I absolutely swear I did this in some capacity in very recent memory. I distinctly remember rejigging some date/time function. Perhaps it was in a plugin or some shortcode in a side project, because the only reference I can find in the last 4 years in core is from 2021.

   Wish I could remember where I did this, because it was practically the same as this request. Regardless, yes, it's a good idea and not difficult.

   EDIT: Found it! It was a shortcode in a site:

   $now = new DateTime();
   $earlier = new DateTime(parse('<txp:posted format="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S" />'));
   $diff = date_diff($earlier, $now);
   $yrs = ltrim($diff->format('%Y'), '0');
   $mths = ltrim($diff->format('%m'), '0');
   $days = ltrim($diff->format('%a'), '0');
   
   if ($yrs > 0) {
   echo $yrs.' year'.($yrs == 1 ? '' : 's').' ago';
   } elseif ($mths > 0) {
   echo $mths.' month'.($mths == 1 ? '' : 's').' ago';
   } elseif ($days > 0) {
   echo $days.' day'.($days == 1 ? '' : 's').' ago';
   } elseif ($days == 1) {
   echo 'yesterday';
   } elseif ($days == 0) {
   echo 'today';
   }
   
   

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2. Bloke

   self-assigned this

   on Aug 17, 2025
3. petecooper

   added this to the v4.9.0 milestone on Aug 18, 2025
4. bloatware commented on Aug 25, 2025

   

   bloatware

   on Aug 25, 2025

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   The only difficulty is text strings. Not sure it would be ready for 4.9.0.
5. petecooper

   modified the milestones: v4.9.0, v4.9 on Aug 26, 2025
6. petecooper

   added this to the v4.9 milestone on Nov 20, 2025