WordPress Version: 6.1
/**
* Displays the weekday on which the post was written.
*
* @since 0.71
*
* @global WP_Locale $wp_locale WordPress date and time locale object.
*/
function the_weekday()
{
global $wp_locale;
$post = get_post();
if (!$post) {
return;
}
$the_weekday = $wp_locale->get_weekday(get_post_time('w', false, $post));
/**
* Filters the weekday on which the post was written, for display.
*
* @since 0.71
*
* @param string $the_weekday
*/
echo apply_filters('the_weekday', $the_weekday);
}