the_modified_time( string $format = '' )
Display the time at which the post was last modified.
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
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
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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Changelog
| 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”.