How to show Last Updated wording and new date when updating a blog post

Hi there,

quick question do you want to only show the one date ? ie. the most recent date.

Hi David,

Yes, I think just showing the 'Last Updated' (i.e. most recent) date is all I need.

Ok:

1. Add this PHP Snippet to your site:

https://docs.generatepress.com/article/generate_post_date_show_updated_only/

This will make it so the latest date is always displayed.

2. Add this CSS to add the Last Updated label:

.entry-meta time:before {
    content: 'Last updated: ';
}

Thanks David.

Just to confirm, I need to add the following to the additional CSS section in Customize:

add_filter( 'generate_post_date_show_updated_only', '__return_true' );

.entry-meta time:before {
content: 'Last updated: ';
}

No, Adrian, it's PHP code, not CSS code.

Use one of the methods introduced in the below article:
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-php/

Already sorted. Apologies, my brain was on a go slow. Not tested yet but should be ok. Will confirm shortly.

Ok, just tested and after amending a post I find that the post just shows the words Last Updated, followed by the original post date instead of the new date following a change to the post. How do I get around that please?

1. Make sure cache is cleared.

2. Remove this PHP for now so that I can check if the updated date is logged:
add_filter( 'generate_post_date_show_updated_only', '__return_true' );

3. Link us to the post.

Ok, snippet disabled.

Here is a link to the post in question: https://thevoiceoftech.com/how-to-afford-a-gaming-pc/

Thanks!

I can see both dates in the HTML.

Now can you turn on the PHP code?

Let me know!

no change Ying

The PHP code doesn't seem to be working, I can still see two dates.

How did you add the PHP code?

And can you temporality disable your cache plugin?

I used WPCode Code Snippets plugin. Cache plugin also disabled.

Hi Adrian,

Can you provide admin login credentials? We'll take a closer look to see why it isn't working.

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