You can create a new date/time format by navigating to: Admin -> Configuration -> Regional and Language -> Date and Time format and click on 'Add Format'. Once you’ve created date format, you can control the way date is displayed on the node using preprocess function. In {theme_name}.theme file, add the following lines /** * Implements hook_preprocess_node */ function THEME_NAME_preprocess_node(&$variables) { // Getting the node creation time stamp from the node object. $date...

As a process I apply patches locally first, then using git upload the update(s) to a development site on the server.  Once the testing has been completed, the final step to apply the patch to the production site.   Using Terminal or your preferred shell program, navigate to the correct directory.  Then run this command using the name of the patch file (example.patch): patch < example.patchHowever, if you are patching Drupal core then remember to patch from the root directory...