How do I show the current date in a Wordpress post/page?

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To be clear, I'm not talking about editing the Wordpress theme script - that isn't what I mean. What I want to know is whether there's a simple way to embed a call or add some script to a blog post so that when the post/page is displayed - it shows the current date in the body text. That way, when a visitor lands on this post/page they can see a dynamic date instead of a fixed one.

Thanks in advance for any assistance or advice.
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  • Hey James, 1st you'll need a plugin to allow php execution inside the page/post write panel. Here is one you can use WordPress › PHP Execution WordPress Plugins

    Then, after the plugin is installed and activated you can insert this PHP code anywhere you want on your write panel.

    Code:
    <?php echo date("F j, Y"); ?>
    Here are some variations that can be used:
    Code:
    l, F j, Y     output:  Monday, September 20, 2010
m/j/y g:i A   output: 09/20/10 9:35 AM
Y             output: 2010
F j, Y        output: September 20, 2010 
j F Y         output: 20 September 2010
    Harrison

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    • Using PHP will result in the page displaying an incorrect date some of the time for people who don't reside in the same time zone that is being used to generate the date on the server.

      Using Javascript to get the date from the visitor's computer might be better. Or you could get the visitors location from the IP, using a GeoIP solution, and from there find out their timezone to be used to echo the right date.

      Just wondering why you need to put the date on a web site.
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    How do I show the current date in a Wordpress post/page?

    To be clear, I'm not talking about editing the Wordpress theme script - that isn't what I mean. What I want to know is whether there's a simple way to embed a call or add some script to a blog post so that when the post/page is displayed - it shows the current date in the body text. That way, when a visitor lands on this post/page they can see a dynamic date instead of a fixed one. Thanks in advance for any assistance or advice.