Title: Cannot display date Last modified: August 22, 2016 --- # Cannot display date * Resolved [mcdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcdesign/) * (@mcdesign) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-display-date/) * I have installed PHP Code Widget, created a text widget and inserted the below: * * Nothing displays. Have I missed a step? * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/php-code-widget/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/php-code-widget/) Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) * Plugin Author [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-display-date/#post-5646938) * That is a loop function, it won’t work outside of The Loop. Widgets are not in The Loop. * [Menno1987](https://wordpress.org/support/users/menno1987/) * (@menno1987) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-display-date/#post-5647058) * What date are you trying to display? If you want to display the current date/ time try: date(‘l, F jS, Y’); Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) The topic ‘Cannot display date’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/php-code-widget/assets/icon.svg?rev=992095) * [PHP Code Widget](https://wordpress.org/plugins/php-code-widget/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/php-code-widget/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/php-code-widget/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/php-code-widget/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/php-code-widget/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/php-code-widget/reviews/) * 2 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Menno1987](https://wordpress.org/support/users/menno1987/) * Last activity: [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-display-date/#post-5647058) * Status: resolved