Checks the post_date_gmt or modified_gmt and prepare any post or modified date for single post output.

$date_gmt string Required

GMT publication time.

$date string|null Optional

Local publication time.

Default: null

string|null ISO8601/RFC3339 formatted datetime.

File: wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php. View all references

protected function prepare_date_response( $date_gmt, $date = null ) {
	// Use the date if passed.
	if ( isset( $date ) ) {
		return mysql_to_rfc3339( $date );
	}

	// Return null if $date_gmt is empty/zeros.
	if ( '0000-00-00 00:00:00' === $date_gmt ) {
		return null;
	}

	// Return the formatted datetime.
	return mysql_to_rfc3339( $date_gmt );
}