WordPress Default Date Format Should Not Be a Pro Feature

I really like PostX and I appreciate the quality of its Gutenberg blocks. However, there is one major limitation that makes almost all free blocks unusable for many languages.

Currently, every block displays dates in a fixed format like:

Feb, 7 2024

The only way to use the WordPress Default Date Format is by upgrading to the Pro version.

I honestly don’t understand this decision.

The WordPress default date format is not a premium feature. It is a core WordPress localization feature that allows themes and plugins to respect each site’s language and regional settings.

For many languages and calendars (such as Persian/Jalali, Arabic, Thai, and others), the fixed English-style format is either incorrect or meaningless. As a result, all free PostX blocks display dates in a format that doesn’t match the site’s locale, making them unsuitable for multilingual and localized websites.

Please consider making “WordPress Default Date Format” available in the free version.

Premium features should add extra functionality, but respecting the site’s default WordPress date format should be considered a basic compatibility feature, not a Pro-only feature.

I hope you will reconsider this decision in a future update.

If this issue is fixed and the free blocks become compatible with all WordPress languages and localized date formats (at least by making the “WordPress Default Date Format” option available in the free version), I will gladly update my review and rating.

Without this, the free blocks are practically unusable for many localized websites.