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How to get the published and modified date with the WordPress function get_post_timestamp() and then convert it into a readable format
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<?php | |
/** | |
* Get published and modified date with the WordPress function get_post_timestamp() and convert it into a readable format | |
* https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_timestamp | |
*/ | |
function published_modified_date() { | |
// UNIX published date | |
$unix_published_date = get_post_timestamp( '', 'date' ); | |
// UNIX modified date | |
$unix_modified_date = get_post_timestamp( '', 'modified' ); | |
// Convert from UNIX timestamp into readable date | |
// Reference: https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/date_i18n | |
$published_date = date_i18n( get_option( 'date_format' ), $unix_published_date ); | |
$modified_date = date_i18n( get_option( 'date_format' ), $unix_modified_date ); | |
// Convert from UNIX timestamp into full date/time (ISO) | |
// Reference: https://wordpress.org/support/article/formatting-date-and-time | |
$full_published_date = date_i18n( 'c', $unix_published_date ); | |
$full_modified_date = date_i18n( 'c', $unix_modified_date ); | |
?> | |
<span class="published"><time datetime="<?php echo $full_published_date; ?>"><?php echo $published_date; ?></time></span> | |
<?php | |
// If modified date is greater than published date by 1 day | |
if ( $unix_modified_date > $unix_published_date + 86400 ) { ?> | |
<span class="modified">Modified on: <time datetime="<?php echo $full_modified_date; ?>"><?php echo $modified_date; ?></time></span> | |
<?php | |
} | |
} |
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