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Okay, so I have googled this for the past few hours and even though I am getting closer, I am still stuck.

Problem: If I posted an article on December 15th 2016 but I NOW I updated the same article today(July 20th 2017), when you view the article, the updated/modified date is never shown to the user.

NOTE: I did google it and I am able to display the modified date thanks to articles on WPBeginner etc BUT, how do I only post ONE? If the post is updated, it should post JUST the new modified date/time, not both.

I was leaning towards IF and ELSE statements but I can’t figure out how to set it up like this…

* If post was modified, post modified date, else post date it was published. *

If someone can please help me out here, I would appreciate it a lot, I am lost, thanks!

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  • how about posting the code? kinda hard to help you with your code without seeing it
    – Mark Kaplun
    Commented Jul 30, 2017 at 14:12
  • Hey Mark, thanks for replying. Issue is I am lost and don't really know where to start. '<?php the_author_posts_link(); ?> &middot; <?php the_time(get_option('date_format')); ?></p>' This is the code that I need to be replaced with 'get_the_modified_time' if the post is updated otherwise return to the original code.
    – KD35
    Commented Jul 30, 2017 at 16:52
  • This depends on theme. You can use themes provided hooks to modify the UI.
    – hkchakladar
    Commented Jul 30, 2017 at 20:03

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You just need to compare values of get_the_post_time() and get_the_modified_time().

if ( get_the_post_time() == get_the_modified_time() ) {
    // Published on...
} else {
    // Modified on...
}
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  • Alright, thanks this is what I need, I will try this and report back, thanks again for the head start!
    – KD35
    Commented Jul 30, 2017 at 19:35
  • I did it!! Thanks a lot Belinus and everyone who replied!
    – KD35
    Commented Jul 31, 2017 at 10:23

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