Create a Custom Shortcode in Essential Grid

The example below will show you how to create a shortcode that displays a date on the grid items with different date format.

1. Add the following code to your theme’s “functions.php” file.

function tp_custom_shortcode( $atts ) {
    $p = shortcode_atts( array(
        'id' => 0
    ), $atts );
 
//set your preferred time format https://codex.wordpress.org/Formatting_Date_and_Time
$h_time = get_post_time( 'l, F j, Y', false, $p['id'] );
 
return $h_time;
 
}
add_shortcode( 'custom_time_format', 'tp_custom_shortcode' );

2. Edit the grid skin and insert the shortcode into a Text/HTML layer.

[custom_time_format id=%post_id%]