when using get_posts() post_date does not get localized

[bmb]

when getting a list of posts via the simple get_posts instead of the WP_query loop, the post_date field of each post is not formatted or localized or have any type of filter applied. I think it should pass through mysql2date, but have no idea where this should happen.

[scribu]

Filters are applied only when you call template tags, like the_title(), the_date() etc.

So, the problem isn't that you're using get_posts(), but that you're accessing the post_date property directly instead of via get_the_date().

[bmb]

Replying to scribu:

Filters are applied only when you call template tags, like the_title(), the_date() etc.

So, the problem isn't that you're using get_posts(), but that you're accessing the post_date property directly instead of via get_the_date().

when using get_posts, I can't use get_the_date, since it doesn't set the global $post, but I had understood that this was the correct simple method for getting posts, not using WP_query and loops.

[dd32]

when using get_posts, I can't use get_the_date, since it doesn't set the global $post, but I had understood that this was the correct simple method for getting posts, not using WP_query and loops.

get_posts() actually makes an instance of WP_Query.

For an example of how to use a custom loop, See ​http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/WP_Query#Fixing_errors_with_broken_queries