How can I customize date generation in Jekyll?

Question

I would like to use Hindu-Arabic numbers in Jekyll i.e. ۱۲۳۴۵۶۷۸۹۰ instead of 1234567890. How can I customize Jekyll to achieve this or which parts of Jekyll should be extended to support this feature?

Answer 1

Jekyll outputs date strings with the date Liquid filter by default. To customize this behavior, you need to use a plugin to provide an i18n-aware date formatter (filter) to use in your templates.

For example, take a look at i18n_filter.rb which is linked from the official Jekyll documentation.