class Liquid::Filters::Date
- Liquid::Filters::Date
- Reference
- Object
Overview
date Converts a timestamp into another date format. The format for this syntax is the same as strftime.
Input {{ article.published_at | date: "%a, %b %d, %y" }}
Output Fri, Jul 17, 15
Input {{ article.published_at | date: "%Y" }}
Output 2015
To get the current time, pass the special word "now" (or "today") to date:
Input This page was last updated at {{ "now" | date: "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M" }}.
Output This page was last updated at 2016-11-30 13:47.
Note that the value will be the current time of when the page was last generated from the template, not when the page is presented to a user if caching or static site generation is involved.