php – Change Revealed Date to ACF area date

You’ll be able to set ACF date area as Publish revealed date. Lets fbc_sighting_date is your acf area, then strive following code in your theme features.php

operate change_post_date_to_custom( $post_id ) {
    // Get the worth of the customized area
    $custom_date = get_field( 'fbc_sighting_date', $post_id );
   
    if ( $custom_date ) {
      // Convert the customized date to a timestamp
      $timestamp = strtotime( $custom_date );
   
      // Replace the put up's post_date and post_date_gmt fields
      $update_post = array(
        'ID' => $post_id,
        'post_date' => date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', $timestamp ),
        'post_date_gmt' => get_gmt_from_date( date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', $timestamp ) ),
      );
      wp_update_post( $update_post );
    }
  }
  add_action( 'save_post', 'change_post_date_to_custom' );