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wp_timezone_string › WordPress Function

Since5.3.0
Deprecatedn/a
wp_timezone_string ( No parameters )
Returns:
  • (string) PHP timezone name or a ±HH:MM offset.
Defined at:
Codex:

Retrieves the timezone of the site as a string.

Uses the timezone_string option to get a proper timezone name if available, otherwise falls back to a manual UTC ± offset. Example return values: - 'Europe/Rome' - 'America/North_Dakota/New_Salem' - 'UTC' - '-06:30' - '+00:00' - '+08:45'


Source

function wp_timezone_string() {
	$timezone_string = get_option( 'timezone_string' );

	if ( $timezone_string ) {
		return $timezone_string;
	}

	$offset  = (float) get_option( 'gmt_offset' );
	$hours   = (int) $offset;
	$minutes = ( $offset - $hours );

	$sign      = ( $offset < 0 ) ? '-' : '+';
	$abs_hour  = abs( $hours );
	$abs_mins  = abs( $minutes * 60 );
	$tz_offset = sprintf( '%s%02d:%02d', $sign, $abs_hour, $abs_mins );

	return $tz_offset;
}