[Resolved] How to display Last Updated date on pages and posts

[Amit]

In many results from Google, it’s visible that people are using Last modified date. I am also thinking of adding the same to my posts and pages as well. Pages as of now don’t display any dates so I require a separate code for displaying on pages and separate code for posts to display last modified date like this
https://www.coffeemakersadvisor.com/best-keurig-coffee-maker-reviews/
https://coffeemakerpicks.com/.

One more thing, the front is also a page so don’t want to display date on the front page.

[Tom]

You can tell your posts to display the updated date like this: https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/post-updated-date/#post-470725

You can add the date to pages like this:

add_action( 'generate_after_entry_header', 'tu_page_meta' );
function tu_page_meta() {
    if ( is_singular( 'page' ) ) : ?>
        <div class="entry-meta">
            <?php generate_posted_on(); ?>
        </div><!-- .entry-meta -->
    <?php endif;
}

[Amit]

Into which file should I place this code?

[Amit]

And what if I want to display the Last updated date on pages only?

[Amit]

I used the code at https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/post-updated-date/#post-470725. It removed even the already appearing date.

[Leo]

Tom’s code can be added like using one of the methods here: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-php/

[Amit]

I did added the code to the child theme in functions.php. The code didn’t worked but it removed the ‘published date’.

[Tom]

Did you remove the code from the site? I’m seeing the published date still.

Let me know 🙂

[Amit]

Yes I removed as it didn’t worked!
Now I added again for your check.

[Tom]

Ah, add this CSS:

.posted-on .updated {
    display: inline;
}

As for pages, is this snippet added?: https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/how-to-display-last-updated-date-on-pages-and-posts/#post-485093

[Amit]

Yes, now it displays the date. One addon, I want to display ‘Last Modified’ before the date.
Also, where should I insert the above provided code for displaying date in pages.

[Tom]

Add this:

.posted-on .updated:before {
    content: "Last Updated: ";
}

You should add the other code snippet the same as any other snippet: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-php/

[Amit]

Works perfectly….thanks Tom for the quick support. One of my favorite theme so far….

[Tom]

You’re very welcome! 🙂

[Amit]

Hey Tom, how can I avoid displaying date on home page?

[Author]

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