Multiple languages in blog date

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I am busy with a blog in 2 languages (NL & EN). I need to have the date of the posts also in the right language.
In the template blog_item.html.twig the date is constructed by this rule:
<span><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> {{ page.date|date(config.system.pages.dateformat.short) }}</span>

How should I change this rule to get the date in the right language???
Thanks.

2

If you want to translate months or similar, then check this

If you want to change date format only…
Well… I’m going to need this one myself and was thinking a bit, but didn’t get to implementing it yet.
Was thinking of having some kind of config of date formats for each language and then in twig use a filter. Probably a plugin would be the best solution here, combining config and twig filter using that config.

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@TonHaarmans, You could try the following:

  • Create file ‘/user/translations/nl.yaml’ with content:
    DATE_FORMAT: d-m-Y
  • Create file ‘/user/translations/en.yaml’ with content:
    DATE_FORMAT: Y/m/d
  • In Twig template:
    {{ page.date|date('DATE_FORMAT'|t) }}

If you need months like ‘March’, April’ you should have a look at the url shared by @Karmalakas

4

Nice workaround :slight_smile: Will keep in mind for when I need it

5

Thanks all. It is not about the date-format, but indeed about the names of the months and things like 1st, 2nd, etc. The link to the documentation is not helping me much. I managed to change the names of the month in the archives, but not the date of the blog postings. If you want, have a look at Stukjes | Marjolijn Hof

6

I have this in my blog.html.twig template:
<span>{{ child.header.date|date('d') }} {{ 'GRAV.MONTHS_OF_THE_YEAR'|ta(child.header.date|date('n') - 1) }} {{ child.header.date|date('Y') }}</span>
You can see the result here: Blog | Servizi di traduzione e scrittura professionale | Qabiria
Months are translated, but not the date order.

7

Great! Works like a charm!