For datetime values, returns a string representing how long ago it was in a very short, humanized form.
Based on Django's humanize.naturaltime filter and Instagram's abbreviation style.
Examples (when ‘now’ is 17 Feb 2007 16:30:00):
- 17 Feb 2007 16:30:00 becomes
now - 17 Feb 2007 16:29:31 becomes
29s - 17 Feb 2007 16:29:00 becomes
1m - 17 Feb 2007 16:25:35 becomes
4m - 17 Feb 2007 15:30:29 becomes
1h - 17 Feb 2007 13:31:29 becomes
2h - 16 Feb 2007 16:30:00 becomes
1d - 15 Feb 2007 16:30:00 becomes
2d - 17 Jan 2007 16:30:00 becomes
1m - 17 Feb 2006 16:30:00 becomes
1y - 16 Feb 2006 16:30:00 becomes
1y 1d - 17 Jan 2006 16:30:00 becomes
1y 1m
- Create a folder in your Django app called 'templatetags'
- Add an empty init.py file and the shortnaturaltime.py file
- In templates, use
{{ time_value|shortnaturaltime }}to render the short natural time.