[Support request] Modified date is earlier than posted date when scheduling posts

[Ingrid]

Hi!
I am displaying the published and modified dates in all my posts using the code bellow:

add_filter( 'generate_post_date_output', function( $output, $time_string ) {
    $time_string = '<time class="entry-date published" datetime="%1$s" >%2$s</time>';

    if ( get_the_date() !== get_the_modified_date() ) {
        $time_string = 'Sist oppdatert: <time class="entry-date updated-date" datetime="%3$s">%4$s</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="%1$s">%2$s</time>';
    }

    $time_string = sprintf( $time_string,
        esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c' ) ),
        esc_html( get_the_date() ),
        esc_attr( get_the_modified_date( 'c' ) ),
        esc_html( get_the_modified_date() )
    );

    return sprintf( '<span class="posted-on">%s</span> ',
        $time_string
    );
}, 10, 2 );

The problem is that when scheduling a post it shows the modified date earlier than the published date, for example if I schedule a post for a week from now, it will show like this:

last modified 15 jan 2021 / published 22 jan 2021

How can I make the modified date show only if the date is later than the posted date?

thanks!

[Tom]

Hi there,

This filter may be better than that one: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/generate_post_date_show_updated_only/

It will display the updated date only if it’s later than the published date. The only change you may need to make is adding the Sist oppdatert: text using some CSS:

.updated-date:before {
    content: "Sist oppdatert: ";
}

[Ingrid]

Thanks Tom, but this function adds only the updated date, I wanted to have both published and updated date ONLY if the updated date is older than the published date.

[Tom]

In that case, the CSS in the following article is all you should need: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/show-the-updated-post-date/

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