the_modified_date( string $format = '', string $before = '', string $after = '', bool $display = true ): string|void
Displays the date on which the post was last modified.
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Parameters
-
$formatstring Optional -
PHP date format. Defaults to the
'date_format'option.Default:
'' -
$beforestring Optional -
Output before the date.
Default:
'' -
$afterstring Optional -
Output after the date.
Default:
'' -
$displaybool Optional -
Whether to echo the date or return it.
Default:
true
Return
string|void String if retrieving.
More Information
This tag works just like the_modified_time() , which also displays the time/date a post was last modified. This tag must be used within The Loop. If no format parameter is specified, the Default date format (please note that says Date format) setting from Administration > Settings > General is used for the display format.
If the post or page is not yet modified, the modified date is the same as the creation date.
Use get_the_modified_date() to retrieve the value.
Source
File: wp-includes/general-template.php.
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function the_modified_date( $format = '', $before = '', $after = '', $display = true ) {
$the_modified_date = $before . get_the_modified_date( $format ) . $after;
/**
* Filters the date a post was last modified for display.
*
* @since 2.1.0
*
* @param string|false $the_modified_date The last modified date or false if no post is found.
* @param string $format PHP date format.
* @param string $before HTML output before the date.
* @param string $after HTML output after the date.
*/
$the_modified_date = apply_filters( 'the_modified_date', $the_modified_date, $format, $before, $after );
if ( $display ) {
echo $the_modified_date;
} else {
return $the_modified_date;
}
}
Hooks
-
apply_filters( 'the_modified_date',
string|false $the_modified_date ,string $format ,string $before ,string $after ) -
Filters the date a post was last modified for display.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 2.1.0 | Introduced. |
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Default Usage
Displays the date the post was last modified, using the Default date format setting (e.g. F j, Y) from Administration > Settings > General.
Last modified: December 2, 2006Date as Month Day, Year
Displays the last modified date in the date format ‘F j, Y’ (ex: December 2, 2006).
Last modified: December 2, 2006Date and Time
Displays the date and time.
Modified: December 2, 2006 at 10:36 pmDate with superscript or subscript number suffixes
Displays the date with a superscript or subscript st, nd, rd or th after the day. Because characters from the alphabet are used to represent the date format types, each of the HTML tag characters need to be escaped using a back slash. Superscript HTML tag is <sup> and subscript is <sub>.
Modified: 2nd Dec 2006