This plugins adds the last modified date, current revision and the publication date of your post/page. Simply use the shortcode [last_modified_date]
As of April 2026, WP Last Modified is a WordPress page plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 9.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Post Type Switcher.
WP Last Modified adds the ‚last_modified_date‘ shortcode to your WordPress installation. This shortcode shows the last timestamp of your post/page. Simply use the „format“ attribute for custom date formats (it uses PHP’s date() function).
The “description” attribute enables a brief description which changes has been made with the last modification.
WP Last Modified shows also the actual revision of and the publication date of the post/page.
You can customize the text which will be shown under each post/page under settings -> WP Last Modified Settings. You can also hide one of the elements if you do not want them.
With version 1.1.0, WP Open Last Modified was renamed to WP Last Modified.
Features:
| WordPress | 2.8.0+ requiredTested up to 5.3.21 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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