Title: Use Client's Time Zone Author: drmikegreen Published: سپتمبر 20, 2012 Last modified: اکتوبر 13, 2023 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/use-clients-time-zone.svg) # Use Client's Time Zone By [drmikegreen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/drmikegreen/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/use-clients-time-zone.zip) * [Details](https://ps.wordpress.org/plugins/use-clients-time-zone/#description) * [Reviews](https://ps.wordpress.org/plugins/use-clients-time-zone/#reviews) * [Installation](https://ps.wordpress.org/plugins/use-clients-time-zone/#installation) * [Development](https://ps.wordpress.org/plugins/use-clients-time-zone/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/use-clients-time-zone/) ## Description This plugin retrieves the time zone of the client using “Automatic Timezone Detection Using JavaScript” (http://pellepim.bitbucket.org/jstz/) the first time that a client accesses the site, sets a cookie containing the client’s time zone on the client, and reloads the page. This cookie is then read by PHP and the date_default_timezone_set() function (requires PHP 5 >= 5.1.0) is used to set the default time zone for PHP scripts. Since it runs just after all of the plugins are loaded, it changes the time zone for all of the PHP that follows. It is useful in cases where one wants users to see certain posts on certain days. E.g., if the post slug contains the day number, like “xyz-daynr,” then the post can be specified by “$slug = ‘xyz’.date( j);” in a theme template. The cookie does not expire for ten years, but is reset if the user changes time zones. So, unless the user deletes cookies or moves the page reload only occurs once every ten years. NOTE: A remark was posted in our forum stating that sites may experience problems if changing timezones using date_default_timezone_set. WP expects it to always be UTC and display of things in different timezones are achieved in other ways: [https://vip.wordpress.com/documentation/vip-development-tips-tricks/use-current_time-not-date_default_timezone_set/](https://vip.wordpress.com/documentation/vip-development-tips-tricks/use-current_time-not-date_default_timezone_set/) [https://weston.ruter.net/2013/04/02/do-not-change-the-default-timezone-from-utc-in-wordpress/](https://weston.ruter.net/2013/04/02/do-not-change-the-default-timezone-from-utc-in-wordpress/) The author has not observed any problems on the sites on which this plugin has been tested. Based on the foregoing post, however,it would be wise to check that no date- related operations are going awry after activating this plugin — even though no problems have been observed with the sites tested. Copyright 2012-2023 M.D. Green, SaeSolved:: LLC ### License This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. ## Screenshots [⌊Settings page.⌉⌊Settings page.⌉[ Settings page. ## Installation 1. Extract the use-clients-timezone folder and place in the wp-content/plugins folder. 2. Enable the plugin. 3. Set the fallback time zone under Settings->Use Client’s Timezone. (The time zone to use if the script fails to get the client’s time zone.) ## FAQ ### Where can I see a working example of this plugin? http://eveypeople.net/ — the number of days until Ramadan (or day in Ramadan). You can test this by changing the time on your computer to be in a time zone which is in a different day. E.g., if you live in New York, change the time zone on your computer to that of Sydney. You should see the number of days change. (Check a site like http://www.timeanddate.com/ to be sure to get a time zone which is in a different day than the one normally set on your computer.) ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b8b5d05f16c9f7a56e2e008a523e8bbb27f52a91f8692e8265f2831d7063f2d7? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works Flawlessly](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-flawlessly-197/)󠁿 [Generosus](https://profiles.wordpress.org/generosus/) اکتوبر 13, 2023 This is the ONLY plugin in WordPress’ repository capable of detecting and displaying a site visitor’s local time and time zone on the site's frontend. Bonus: This plugin is compatible with WordPress 6.3.2 and PHP 8.3.0 (latest versions as of today). Note: If you're having any issues using this plugin, please visit the plugin's support forum for a solution. Kudos to the developer! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1cdc7e2a8f59e492f6918833360f4f4c9cf50cf31824d2f12a0f9d08e4c45be2? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Work fine on WP 5.8.2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/work-fine-on-wp-5-8-2/)󠁿 [Saad Sheikh](https://profiles.wordpress.org/saadsheikh/) دسمبر 5, 2021 1 reply Thank you for this useful plugin, it works fine on WP 5.8.2. Please keep it maintained. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bd005d51e9459976798b6e2a370a6d089b2473ec1a604446004bc998e2eb801c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Working perfectly with 4.8.2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/working-perfectly-with-4-8-2/)󠁿 [alangrainger](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alangrainger/) سپتمبر 25, 2017 Does exactly what it says. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3272f94e622c23cdadcebdf2e2970e40398b256aa1ee9ee670c597767b093544? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Magnificent](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/magnificent-10/)󠁿 [neosoft](https://profiles.wordpress.org/neosoft/) دسمبر 17, 2016 Fine [ Read all 7 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/use-clients-time-zone/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Use Client's Time Zone” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ drmikegreen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/drmikegreen/) [Translate “Use Client's Time Zone” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/use-clients-time-zone) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/use-clients-time-zone/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/use-clients-time-zone/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/use-clients-time-zone/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/use-clients-time-zone/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.5 Code added to avoid activating actual use of plugin, other than the settings in the admin screen, during site administration. #### 1.1.4 Added advice to check that no dated-related operations were adversely impacted by this plugin. #### 1.1.3 Changed cookie path to be site-wide. #### 1.1.2 Changed JavaScript so that the page is not reloaded if cookies are not enabled on the client. #### 1.1 Method for obtaining client time zone changed from attempting to retrieve time zone of IP to setting a cookie containing the clients time zone, then reading that cookie. #### 1.0 Original release. ## Meta * Version **1.1.5** * Last updated **3 کلونه ago** * Active installations **100+** * WordPress version ** 1.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.3.12** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/use-clients-time-zone/) * Tag * [time zone](https://ps.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/time-zone/) * [Advanced View](https://ps.wordpress.org/plugins/use-clients-time-zone/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.4 out of 5 stars. * [ 6 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/use-clients-time-zone/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/use-clients-time-zone/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/use-clients-time-zone/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/use-clients-time-zone/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/use-clients-time-zone/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/use-clients-time-zone/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/use-clients-time-zone/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ drmikegreen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/drmikegreen/) ## Support Got something to say? 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