How to Show Old Post Updated/Modified Date in WordPress Without Plugins

In this article you will learn that how to show old post updated/modified date in WordPress without using any plugins and I will show you how can you do that with the help of some short code.

PHP code to show updated/modified date in WordPress

// By Blogging Skill

add_filter( 'generate_post_date_output', function( $output, $time_string ) {

    $time_string = '<time class="entry-date published" datetime="%1$s" itemprop="datePublished">Published on: %2$s</time>';



    if ( get_the_date() !== get_the_modified_date() ) {

        $time_string = '<time class="entry-date updated-date" datetime="%3$s" itemprop="dateModified">Last Updated on: %4$s</time>';

    }



    $time_string = sprintf( $time_string,

        esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c' ) ),

        esc_html( get_the_date() ),

        esc_attr( get_the_modified_date( 'c' ) ),

        esc_html( get_the_modified_date() )

    );



    return sprintf( '<span class="posted-on">%s</span> ',

        $time_string

    );

}, 10, 2 );

How to Show Old Post Updated/Modified Date in WordPress Without Plugins

Now learn how to show old post updated/modified date in WordPress without using any plugins step by step guide-

• Login to your WordPress website.
• Copy above PHP code.
• Now go to Appearance > Theme file editor > Functions.php
• And paste the copied code in the bottom of functions.php.

Conclusion

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