[plugin] [ORPHAN] zem_posted

zem · 2004-07-26 01:31:11

Similar to <txp:posted />, with the addition of time zone and format support. The time offset and format specified in the Textpattern configuration are ignored. Examples:

<txp:zem_posted /> – Show the article timestamp in the server’s default format and time zone
<txp:zem_posted tz="GMT+4:00" format="%H:%M:%S %x" /> – Show the timestamp converted to GMT ~~4 hours, with the specified format. Note – on most Unix systems, the +/~~ is reversed: use “+1” if your time zone is GMT minus 1hr, “-1” if you’re in GMT plus 1hr. See here for an explanation of the format.
<txp:zem_posted tz="Australia/Sydney" /> – Show the article timestamp using Sydney’s timezone, including daylight savings as appropriate. The recognised zone names are system dependent – check the contents of /usr/share/zoneinfo, /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo or similar for details.
<txp:zem_posted format="%H:%M" archiveformat="%X %x" /> – Use “%H:%M” as the front page date format, and “%X %x” as the archive date format.

download:

http://vigilant.tv/documents/tp/zem_posted-0.1.txt

(PS: am I duplicating an existing plugin here? I find it hard to believe no one has done this yet)

Last edited by zem (2004-07-27 23:03:28)

tmacwrig · 2004-07-26 01:59:25

well I created fundates a while ago, but this is somewhat different. (mine just is a passthrough to the php date command, with some automatic escaping to help newbies).

I agree, we really do need a central plugin database somewhere…

reid · 2004-07-26 04:31:05

This is the only Central Plugin List that I know of. But it’s not exactly comprehensive.

nils73 · 2004-07-26 16:39:51

I like the zem_posted plugin. However I am curious if it would be possible to get it working within an article. I would like to have the headline and then the date / time of the article (i.e. when it was posted).

Maybe someone could come up with a plugin like that … would be more than nice to have.

Regards,
Nils

tmacwrig · 2004-07-26 16:48:26

? I don’t understand the difference. Mine, and I think, his, works in the article form…

nils73 · 2004-07-26 19:54:56

Actually, when I use it inside an article, I get a date that seems to be the current servertime at GMT. But if I put it after the article, it will render correctly.

Could it be because I use international date + time in the admin-interface?

Any hints?

nils73 · 2004-07-26 21:10:37

Okay, now I have spent several hours on analyzing the whole thing. My current server time is 26.07.2004, 23:04h (Germany) and the time I get when I call the plugin-function

returns 26.07.2004, 21:04h —- there is already a 2h difference and even if I set it to GMT +1:00, which would be the correct time-zone, it goes even more into the wrong direction.

But moreover the time it SHOULD display is 19.03.2004, 19:29h —- which is the date that has been assigned to the article. And just to make sure that the date is set absolutely correct I did it by hand with phpMyAdmin.

I call the plugin-function from with a form. And the form is accessed from within an article by calling the form-function.

This is really frustrating. I am considering to hardcode it again (as so many times before with TXP, but it still remains a cool tool).

Regards
Nils

zem · 2004-07-26 22:53:30

Nils,

There could be any number of things going on here. Try placing both of these tags in your article form:

That will tell you the article timestamp in GMT, and (hopefully) GMT + 1h, and confirm that the timezones are working correctly for both. If you can post the results of that I’ll have a better chance of working out what’s going on.

Last edited by zem (2004-07-27 00:00:26)

nils73 · 2004-07-27 19:30:45

zem,

thanks for your post. This is the result. Topmost is the time I get, when I use the default zem_posted without timezone:

<pre><code>
NoGMT: 27.07.2004, 19:17:15
GMT: 27.07.2004, 19:17 GMT
GMT+1:00: 27.07.2004, 18:17 GMT
</code</pre>

Ah … forgot to mention that the server time is 27.07.2004, 21:17 and my timezone is Berlin which would be GMT+1:00 so that GMT+1:00 is the wrong time.

Hope that helps. I have disabled this feature until I know any better.

Regards,
Nils

Last edited by nils73 (2004-07-27 19:32:30)

zem · 2004-07-27 22:56:17

Ah. Sorry, my mistake – I misinterpreted the tzset man page when writing the documentation.

It seems that to specify a time zone of GMT plus 1hr, you need to set it as “GMT-1”. For GMT minus 1hr, it’s “GMT+1”. (For some reason, Unix wants you to specify the offset from your time zone to GMT, not the other way around).

Another method would be to try tz=“Europe/Berlin”. If your system recognises that, it should automatically handle daylight savings.

nils73 · 2004-07-29 19:13:07

Anyhow … it did not solve the main problem. I just get back the current date, but not the creation date of the article. Sad but true.

If I put the output-article-tag somewhere beneath the footer of my website, it will work. But not inside the article.

zem · 2004-07-29 22:48:26

Strange. It works fine for me inside an article. Does this happen on all articles? Does txp:posted show the correct date?

Has anyone else seen the same problem?

phred · 2005-01-25 17:17:41

Hi,

I just came across this plugin (I’m very new to TXP) and I installed it and tryed the different configurations.

I get my correct time zone (Portugal/Lisbon) but something weird happens. The date isn’t saved in the database. Everytime I refresh a page, the date changes to the current date. Is that normal? It should be showing me the date on which the article was posted, right?

- Frederico

zem · 2005-01-26 00:16:06

Phred,

Where are you placing the zem_posted tag (page template, article form)? Can you post a copy of the tag you’re using?

Use < code > < /code > so the tag shows up in the forums.

phred · 2005-01-26 01:39:14

zem,

I’m placing it inside the article form, just before I start typing my text. This is the tag I’m using:

I went through the PHP website as suggested on your documentation. It shows up all nice and dandy on the webpage but always the current date and not the date it was posted. :S

Hope you have some clues for me.

Thanks.

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