Is Silent Update free?

Yes, Silent Update is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Silent Update?

Silent Update has 50 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Silent Update alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Silent Update include WP Meta and Date Remover, Hide/Remove Metadata, WP Author, Date and Meta Remover. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Silent Update work with the latest WordPress?

Silent Update has been tested up to WordPress 4.2.39. It requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+.

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Silent Update

Name: Silent Update
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: Tomasz Dobrzyński

Control whether update post's modification date or not.

By Tomasz Dobrzyński·Date·Free

5(2 reviews)

·50 active installs·Updated 10 years ago

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As of April 2026, Silent Update is a WordPress date plugin with 50 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Meta and Date Remover.

5/52 reviews

50active installs

2.0K+total downloads

11 yearssince 2015

Overview

Silent Update

Silent Update shows and controls content (post/page) modification date. Basically you can choose whether you want to update modification date or not when save post/article. It’s a plugin that you should have just in case. If you are still not convinced there are few cases I’m sure you will need Silent Update:

want to know when post was modified
hide against your boss information that post has been modified
found typo and don’t want to tell your readers that something changed

Usage of this plugin is extremely simple. Once you edit some of your post in administration area you should see something additional meta box located on right side of screen called “Modification date”. It’s box created by Silent Update. It consist of following informations: