Title: post_date_column_time
Published: April 25, 2014
Last modified: February 24, 2026

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# apply_filters( ‘post_date_column_time’, string $t_time, WP_Post $post, string $column_name, string $mode )

## In this article

 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/post_date_column_time/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/post_date_column_time/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/post_date_column_time/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/post_date_column_time/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Filters the published, scheduled, or unpublished time of the post.

## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/post_date_column_time/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$t_time`string

The published time.

`$post`[WP_Post](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_post/)

Post object.

`$column_name`string

The column name.

`$mode`string

The list display mode (`'excerpt'` or `'list'`).

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/post_date_column_time/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    echo apply_filters( 'post_date_column_time', $t_time, $post, 'date', $mode );
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php#L1253)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php#L1253-L1253)

## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/post_date_column_time/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Used by | Description | 
| [WP_Posts_List_Table::column_date()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_posts_list_table/column_date/)`wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php` |

Handles the post date column output.

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## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/post_date_column_time/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [5.5.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/5.5.0/) | Removed the difference between `'excerpt'` and `'list'` modes.
 The published time and date are both displayed now, which is equivalent to the previous `'excerpt'` mode. | 
| [2.5.1](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.5.1/) | Introduced. |

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