abidarm/moroccan-arabic-months

A WordPress plugin that replaces standard Arabic month names with Moroccan Arabic month names in localized date # Moroccan Arabic Months A WordPress plugin that replaces standard Arabic month names with **Moroccan Arabic** month names in localized dates — the forms commonly used in Moroccan media and everyday speech. When your site locale is Arabic (`ar`, `ar_MA`, etc.), functions like `wp_date()`, `date_i18n()`, and `get_the_date()` will display months such as **ماي**, **غشت**, **شتنبر**, and **دجنبر** instead of the default MSA (Modern Standard Arabic) equivalents. ## Features - Automatically applies Moroccan month names when the WordPress locale starts with `ar` - Works with WordPress core date localization (`wp_date()`, `date_i18n()`, theme templates, blocks, etc.) - Zero configuration — install, activate, and it runs - Lightweight single-file plugin with no database writes or front-end assets ## Requirements - WordPress 5.3 or later - PHP 7.4 or later - Site locale set to an Arabic locale (e.g. `ar`, `ar_MA`) ## Installation 1. Download or clone this repository into your `wp-content/plugins/` directory so the folder is named `moroccan-arabic-months`. 2. In the WordPress admin, go to **Plugins → Installed Plugins**. 3. Find **Moroccan Arabic Months** and click **Activate**. Alternatively, zip the plugin folder and upload it via **Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin**. ## How it works On `init`, the plugin checks whether the current locale begins with `ar`. If so, it overrides the global `$wp_locale` month tables (`month` and `month_genitive`) with Moroccan Arabic names. Sites using other locales are unaffected. ## Month names | # | Moroccan Arabic | Common MSA equivalent | |---|-----------------|----------------------| | 1 | يناير | يناير | | 2 | فبراير | فبراير | | 3 | مارس | مارس | | 4 | أبريل | أبريل | | 5 | **ماي** | مايو | | 6 | يونيو | يونيو | | 7 | **يوليوز** | يوليو | | 8 | **غشت** | أغسطس | | 9 | **شتنبر** | سبتمبر | | 10 | أكتوبر | أكتوبر | | 11 | **نونبر** | نوفمبر | | 12 | **دجنبر** | ديسمبر | Bold entries highlight the names that differ most notic …