Title: Date doesn't conform with WordPress format
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Date doesn't conform with WordPress format

 *  Resolved [eggplant_casserole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eggplant_casserole/)
 * (@eggplant_casserole)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-doesnt-conform-with-wordpress-format/)
 * In the Terms, the date is displayed with [legull display=”last_updated”]. What
   is displayed is formatted as such:
 * > These terms were last updated on February 6th, 2015
 * However, my site is set (in settings>general) to the first option, 6th February
   2015.
 * It is quite annoying when plugins choose to ignore the default date format set
   by WordPress. I am in the UK, we don’t say February 6th – that’s an Americanism.
   Could this be altered, so the plugin conforms to whatever date format is set 
   in WordPress?
 * I’m not an expert, but I think you need to use:
 * `get_option('date_format')`
 * Other than this, I’m enjoying the plugin – it’s very simple to use!
 * Thanks!

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 *  Plugin Author [Timothy Wood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codearachnid/)
 * (@codearachnid)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-doesnt-conform-with-wordpress-format/#post-5757250)
 * I agree with the annoyance. I had anticipated enabling a way to filter the date;
   however, I have found from experience most general users don’t pay attention 
   to the date format or format it in such a way that would be detrimental to the
   display of the date on the legal terms. I do think for a future release I will
   enable a filterable override – but as you suggest revert to using the format 
   defined by WordPress.
 *  Plugin Author [Timothy Wood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codearachnid/)
 * (@codearachnid)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-doesnt-conform-with-wordpress-format/#post-5757362)
 * This is scheduled for version 1.2.0 fix – [https://github.com/codearachnid/legull/issues/13](https://github.com/codearachnid/legull/issues/13)

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 * Last reply from: [Timothy Wood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codearachnid/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-doesnt-conform-with-wordpress-format/#post-5757362)
 * Status: resolved