[Resolved] Function not showing correct time via custom code snippets after start of DST

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[Ben]

I have been using this function with custom code snippets and have had no problems until now.

add_shortcode('time-date', 'timedate');
function timedate() {
date_default_timezone_set( get_post_meta(get_the_ID(), 'wpcf-timezone-select-test'));
return date( 'H:i', current_time( 'timestamp' ));
}

Ever since Daylight Saving Time has started, all the times shown using this are 1 hour ahead of the actual time. I have tested and both the server and WordPress are showing the correct times so I cannot see what is causing this all of a sudden.

Can you help?

[Shane]

Hi Ben,

Thank you for contacting our support forum.

I would recommend adding some conditional logic to account for the daylight savings time since this is not something that is automatic.

Have a look at the link below.
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Please let me know if this helps.

Thanks,
Shane

[Ben]

Hello Shane!

Thank you for your reply.

I thought that PHP took care of time zones when you use these (hidden link) as I am using?

[Shane]

Hi Ben,

You are correct it should set the timezone accordingly.

I tested the shortcode with an appropriate timezone and it works fine. It seems to me that the correct data isn't being passed.

Could you send me a screenshot of an example post where it is getting the data from for the timezone ?

I tried it with the manual entry of a timezone e.g America/New_York and it worked fine.

Thanks,
Shane

[Ben]

Hello Shane,

I think I may be able to best explain with a few examples below.

Europe/London for London actual time is 16:50 showing 17:50
Asia/Beirut for Beirut actual time is 18:50 showing 19:50
Australia/Brisbane for Brisbane actual time is 01:50 showing 02:50

This is interesting because Brisbane doesn't use any DST.

Let me know if you still need screenshots.

[Shane]

Hi Ben,

When I enter it, this is what I get. See Screenshots.

Its quite possible that the server is playing a role here or the timezone settings.

You can contact your hosting service to see what timezone they are using because your shortcode functions correctly.

Thanks,
Shane

[Ben]

I have spoken to them already and it works as expected for them.

Is there any way you can set up a test your side using the exact code I used above and then define the timezones using a custom field as I do and see if that affects results in any way?

Maybe it's something to do with that?

[Shane]

Hi Ben,

This also works fine for me.

See Screenshots

[Ben]

This is very strange! I can't figure out what is going on.

[Shane]

Hi Ben,

Would you mind allowing me to have admin access to you site so that I can see what is happening from your perspective?

Send me a link to one of the pages where you are testing this.

Thanks,
Shane

[Shane]

Hi Ben,

Could you update the account to an admin account.

I would like to see the timezone setting in your wordpress account.

Thanks,
Shane

[Ben]

That should be showing now.

[Shane]

Hi Ben,

I found the issue.

The problem was that your site timezone was set to london, which is fine. However it is throwing off the time measurements.

I've set it to GMT with no offsets and the correct time is being displayed now.

Thanks,
Shane

[Ben]

Hello Shane,

Thank you so much for all your help with this!

With this set as GMT, does it affect all the times shown on the backend and front end? Or just the times seen when logged into the dashboard?

[Shane]

Hi Ben,

It affect the times that wordpress uses as well.

So all the times that you see on the site will be posted in the time relative to the GMT time.

If you have it at GMT right now, when you create a post it will set the time relative to GMT.

What i believe is happening is that wordpress has an internal system that has a list of timezones that observe DST and is setting the offsets based on this.

Thanks,
Shane