Title: Network Timezone Setting?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Network Timezone Setting?

 *  [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timezone-setting/)
 * This is probably easy-pickings for somebody: where is the timezone setting for
   the _network_?
 * I’m noticing that `upgrade-core.php` is reporting its “last checked” date/time
   as GMT, which is confusing – but I can’t find anywhere to set/verify the _network_
   timezone setting.

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timezone-setting/#post-2357577)
 * There isn’t one.
 * I believe it defaults to GMT, but there’s no setting to change it.
 *  Thread Starter [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timezone-setting/#post-2357579)
 * > There isn’t one.
   > I believe it defaults to GMT, but there’s no setting to change it.
 * Well, that’s annoying! 🙂
 * Would you recommend Plugin or patch, if I were to attempt to correct this omission?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timezone-setting/#post-2357582)
 * Depends on what you’re using it for! 😀
 * Mine says Chicago Time, though, as I look at it right now, and if I change my
   MAIN site (ipstenu.org) to UTC-0, that changes as well. I wonder if that’s a 
   holdover from the old ‘first site was main site’ days? Try changing that.
 *  [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/)
 * (@andrea_r)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timezone-setting/#post-2357585)
 * Can you define this in the config file tho?
 * If not, I do know the new-blog-defaults plugin will set the timezone for you 
   on new site.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timezone-setting/#post-2357586)
 * But that’s just PER site, and not for the network settings (the new-blogs one).
   You should be able to control this in the config.
 *  [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/)
 * (@andrea_r)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timezone-setting/#post-2357589)
 * Does upgrade-core just check against server time though, and convert to GMT?
 *  Thread Starter [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timezone-setting/#post-2357590)
 * > Does upgrade-core just check against server time though, and convert to GMT?
 * The update-core.php file [looks at the site date/time settings](http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/wp-admin/update-core.php#L149):
 *     ```
       printf( __('Last checked on %1$s at %2$s.'), date_i18n( get_option( 'date_format' ) ), date_i18n( get_option( 'time_format' ) ) );
       ```
   
 * …which is what got me wondering in the first place. I’m going to try [@ipstenu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)’
   s suggestion really quickly:
 * > …if I change my MAIN site (ipstenu.org) to UTC-0, that changes as well. I wonder
   > if that’s a holdover from the old ‘first site was main site’ days? Try changing
   > that.
 * …and report back.
 *  Thread Starter [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timezone-setting/#post-2357591)
 * **[@ipstenu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/):**
 * > if I change my MAIN site (ipstenu.org) to UTC-0, that changes as well. I wonder
   > if that’s a holdover from the old ‘first site was main site’ days? Try changing
   > that.
 * BRILLIANT!
 * Worked flawlessly. So, next question: where would be the best place to document
   this behavior? (I tried a general Google search, and a Google site-search of 
   the Codex, and couldn’t find it.)
 * If I can find the right place to link (or update) the Codex, this one will be
   resolved. Do you know the right place in the Codex, or should I maybe ask the
   wp-dics list?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timezone-setting/#post-2357592)
 * I think … [http://codex.wordpress.org/Network_Admin_Updates_Screen](http://codex.wordpress.org/Network_Admin_Updates_Screen)?
 *  Thread Starter [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timezone-setting/#post-2357594)
 * Or perhaps here:
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Network_Admin#Settings](http://codex.wordpress.org/Network_Admin#Settings)?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timezone-setting/#post-2357595)
 * I didn’t think so, because that references [http://codex.wordpress.org/Network_Admin_Settings_Screen](http://codex.wordpress.org/Network_Admin_Settings_Screen)
   y’know?
 *  Thread Starter [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timezone-setting/#post-2357596)
 * > I didn’t think so, because that references [http://codex.wordpress.org/Network_Admin_Settings_Screen](http://codex.wordpress.org/Network_Admin_Settings_Screen)
   > y’know?
 * Right, well… that’s ultimately my point: it makes sense that a Network Admin 
   would look for a setting to change the _Network’s_ timezone setting – and that
   such Network Admin would look for that setting in `Network Admin -> Settings -
   > Network Settings`.
 * SO, a note in that section, pointing such users to `Main Site -> Dashboard ->
   Settings -> General` might be useful.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timezone-setting/#post-2357598)
 * Oh! Sure 🙂 That makes sense. I’m gonna get more coffee.

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 * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timezone-setting/#post-2357598)
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