get_the_modified_time( string $format = , int|WP_Post $post = null ): string|int|false

Retrieves the time at which the post was last modified.

Parameters

$formatstringoptional
Format to use for retrieving the time the post was modified. Accepts 'G', 'U', or PHP date format.
Defaults to the 'time_format' option.

Default:''

$postint|WP_Postoptional
Post ID or WP_Post object. Default current post.

Default:null

Return

string|int|false Formatted date string or Unix timestamp. False on failure.

More Information

See Formatting Date and Time for other time and date formats.

Source

function get_the_modified_time( $format = '', $post = null ) {
	$post = get_post( $post );

	if ( ! $post ) {
		// For backward compatibility, failures go through the filter below.
		$the_time = false;
	} else {
		$_format = ! empty( $format ) ? $format : get_option( 'time_format' );

		$the_time = get_post_modified_time( $_format, false, $post, true );
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the localized time a post was last modified.
	 *
	 * @since 2.0.0
	 * @since 4.6.0 Added the `$post` parameter.
	 *
	 * @param string|int|false $the_time The formatted time or false if no post is found.
	 * @param string           $format   Format to use for retrieving the time the post
	 *                                   was modified. Accepts 'G', 'U', or PHP date format.
	 * @param WP_Post|null     $post     WP_Post object or null if no post is found.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'get_the_modified_time', $the_time, $format, $post );
}

Hooks

apply_filters( ‘get_the_modified_time’, string|int|false $the_time, string $format, WP_Post|null $post )

Filters the localized time a post was last modified.

Changelog

VersionDescription
4.6.0Added the $post parameter.
2.0.0Introduced.

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