Format AM/PM abbreviations with periods (AP Style)

I’d probably lean toward manually formatting it. But- a/A are among the date format variables that are processed through the language variables. In other words- you could make a separate language pack for it. The bit you’re interested in is in core_lang.php.

You could copy over that file, just keep the am/pm and edit it.

But that really seems overkill- I’d just format it manually.

A challenge with manual formatting is I would be unable to use the localized date field type. I would really prefer to have a way to format with the periods. Any other options beyond overwriting the core_lang.php file?

Well, you wouldn’t overwrite it, you’d make a new language pack with just the one file.

BUT- when I say manually, I meant:

{event_start_date format="%g:%i"} {if  '{event_start_date format="%a"}' == 'am'}a.m.{if:else}p.m.{/if}

Make sense?

Thanks, Robin this will work great!