The get_lastpostmodified() WordPress PHP function retrieves the most recent time that a post on the site was modified.
Usage
get_lastpostmodified( $timezone, $post_type )
Example:
Input:
echo get_lastpostmodified('server', 'post');
Output:
2023-05-08 12:34:56
Parameters
$timezone(string, optional) – The timezone for the timestamp. See get_lastpostdate() for information on accepted values. Default is ‘server’.$post_type(string, optional) – The post type to check. Default is ‘any’.
More information
See WordPress Developer Resources: get_lastpostmodified()
Examples
Display the last modified post time in server timezone
This example will display the last modified post time in the server’s timezone.
echo 'Last modified post: ' . get_lastpostmodified();
Display the last modified post time in GMT
This example will display the last modified post time in GMT timezone.
echo 'Last modified post (GMT): ' . get_lastpostmodified('gmt');
Display the last modified page time
This example will display the last modified time for the ‘page’ post type.
echo 'Last modified page: ' . get_lastpostmodified('server', 'page');
Display the last modified custom post type time
This example will display the last modified time for a custom post type called ‘products’.
echo 'Last modified product: ' . get_lastpostmodified('server', 'products');
Display the last modified post time in blog timezone
This example will display the last modified post time in the blog’s timezone.
echo 'Last modified post (Blog Timezone): ' . get_lastpostmodified('blog');