You might try to include the the template.php
file:
<?php
if( ! function_exists( 'touch_time' ) )
{
require_once( ABSPATH . '/wp-admin/includes/template.php' );
touch_time( 0, 0, 5 );
}
?>
but I think it might be better to just copy the code from the touch_time()
function into your own function and modify accordingly.
Friday part of the answer:
“A Big Mess” and “Black Magic”
According to the inline documentation, that file is a Big Mess 😉
/**
* Template WordPress Administration API.
*
* A Big Mess. Also some neat functions that are nicely written.
*
and watch out for the Black Magic in the /wp-includes/rewrite.php
file:
/**
* Generate rewrite rules from a permalink structure.
*
* The main WP_Rewrite function for building the rewrite rule list. The
* contents of the function is a mix of black magic and regular expressions,
* so best just ignore the contents and move to the parameters.
*
so be aware what you include in your plugin 😉