the_modified_time( string $format = '' )
Display the time at which the post was last modified.
Parameters Parameters
- $format
-
(string) (Optional) Format to use for retrieving the time the post was modified. Accepts 'G', 'U', or PHP date format. Defaults to the 'time_format' option.
Default value: ''
More Information More Information
If you want to display both the modified time and the creation time, you may want to use an if statement to avoid showing the same time/date twice.
For example:
if ( get_the_modified_time() != get_the_time()) )
Source Source
File: wp-includes/general-template.php
function the_modified_time( $format = '' ) {
/**
* Filters the localized time a post was last modified, for display.
*
* @since 2.0.0
*
* @param string|false $get_the_modified_time The formatted time or false if no post is found.
* @param string $format Format to use for retrieving the time the post
* was modified. Accepts 'G', 'U', or PHP date format.
*/
echo apply_filters( 'the_modified_time', get_the_modified_time( $format ), $format );
}
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| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 2.0.0 | Introduced. |
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Default Usage
Displays the time (date) the post was last modified, using the Default date format setting (e.g. F j, Y) from Administration > Settings > General.
Output is “Last modified: December 2, 2006”
Time in the 12-hour format (am/pm)
If a post was modified at 10:36pm, this example displays the time the post was last modified using the 12-hour format parameter string ‘g:i a’.
<p>Time last modified: <?php the_modified_time('g:i a'); ?></p>Output is “Time last modified: 10:36 pm”
Time in the 24-hour format
If a post was modified at 10:36pm, this example displays the time the post was last modified using the 24-hour format parameter string ‘G:i’.
<p>Time last modified: <?php the_modified_time('G:i'); ?></p>Output is “Time last modified: 22:36”
Date as Month Day, Year
Displays the last modified time and date in the date format ‘F j, Y’ (ex: December 2, 2006), which could be used to replace the tag the_modified_date().
<div>Last modified: <?php the_modified_time('F j, Y'); ?></div>Output is “Last modified: December 2, 2006”.
Date and Time
Displays the date and time.
<p>Modified: <?php the_modified_time('F j, Y'); ?> at <?php the_modified_time('g:i a'); ?></p>Output is “Modified: December 2, 2006 at 10:36 pm”.