public static function wp_locale_month( $month, $format = 'month' ) {
			$month = trim( $month );

			$valid_formats = array(
				'full',
				'month',
				'abbreviation',
				'abbrev',
				'abbr',
				'short',
			);

			// if there isn't a valid format, bail without providing a localized string
			if ( ! in_array( $format, $valid_formats ) ) {
				return $month;
			}

			if ( empty( self::$localized_months ) ) {
				self::build_localized_months();
			}

			// make sure numeric months are valid
			if ( is_numeric( $month ) ) {
				$month_num = (int) $month;

				// if the month num falls out of range, bail without localizing
				if ( 0 > $month_num || 12 < $month_num ) {
					return $month;
				}
			} else {
				$months = array(
					'Jan',
					'Feb',
					'Mar',
					'Apr',
					'May',
					'Jun',
					'Jul',
					'Aug',
					'Sep',
					'Oct',
					'Nov',
					'Dec',
				);

				// convert the provided month to a 3-character month and find it in the months array so we
				// can build an appropriate month number
				$month_num = array_search( ucwords( substr( $month, 0, 3 ) ), $months );

				// if we can't find the provided month in our month list, bail without localizing
				if ( false === $month_num ) {
					return $month;
				}

				// let's increment the num because months start at 01 rather than 00
				$month_num++;
			}

			$month_num = str_pad( $month_num, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT );

			$type = ( 'full' === $format || 'month' === $format ) ? 'full' : 'short';

			return self::$localized_months[ $type ][ $month_num ];
		}