Time zone formatting not respected on the front-end
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- JavaScript
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Description
Time format, as specified at Settings -> General in the WordPress dashboard, is not correctly used in the front-end.
Specifically, while one can specify the time zone abbreviation (e.g., EST) in the format string, the output includes the UTC offset instead.
Specifying the following time format:
`g:i a T`
under Settings -> General produces an output like: "1:00pm -05:00", instead of the expected: "1:00pm EST"
The issue happens on both .com (only when front-end editing is enabled in Theme Options) and self-hosted WordPress sites (when o2 plugin is activated).
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Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Reproduce the issue with the specified `g:i a T` format in both front-end editing contexts, then trace the front-end time-formatting path; done means the output uses the configured abbreviation, such as `1:00pm EST`, rather than the UTC offset.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100