Title: Post Date Block: Published & Modified Author: Weston Ruter Published: ژانویه 24, 2026 Last modified: ژانویه 24, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/post-date-modified/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3446264) ![](https://ps.w.org/post-date-modified/assets/icon.svg?rev=3446260) # Post Date Block: Published & Modified By [Weston Ruter](https://profiles.wordpress.org/westonruter/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/post-date-modified.1.0.0.zip) [Live Preview](https://azb.wordpress.org/plugins/post-date-modified/?preview=1) * [Details](https://azb.wordpress.org/plugins/post-date-modified/#description) * [Reviews](https://azb.wordpress.org/plugins/post-date-modified/#reviews) * [Installation](https://azb.wordpress.org/plugins/post-date-modified/#installation) * [Development](https://azb.wordpress.org/plugins/post-date-modified/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-date-modified/) ## Description This plugin extends the core Post Date block variation, specifically the “Post Date” variation of the Date block. It appends the modified date to the block whenever it differs from the published date (when rendered in the provided date format). You can configure prefixes and suffixes for both dates, and you can display the modified date on a separate line. For a full writeup of this plugin, see my [blog post](https://weston.ruter.net/2026/01/19/post-date-block-published-modified/). This is a prototype or stopgap for [gutenberg#53099](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/53099)( Post date: It is not clear that “display modified date” replaces the publishing date). See also [gutenberg#61920](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/61920)( Add prefix / suffix to Post Date block). What eventually lands in core will hopefully leverage “[shortblocks](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/73929)” so that the conditional prefixes and suffixes needn’t be provided in a block settings panel. #### Usage 1. Open the Site Editor to edit a block template. 2. Insert a Date block. 3. In the block settings, click the “Transform to variation” button and select “Post Date”. 4. A new “With Modified Date” panel appears in the settings. Enable the “Show modified date when different from published date” toggle. 5. Configure the prefixes and suffixes for the published date and modified date when the two differ for the selected date format; optionally enable the toggle to show the modified date on a separate line. **Note:** There is currently no preview in the editor. To see the changes, save the block template and navigate on the frontend to a post that has been modified at least a day after publishing. ## Screenshots * [[ * Settings for prefix on published date and modified date * [[ * Frontend rendering of prefix on published date and modified date (when they differ) * [[ * Settings for prefix and suffix on modified date only with line break removed * [[ * Frontend rendering for prefix and suffix on modified date only with line break removed ## Installation #### Automatic 1. Visit **Plugins > Add New** in the WordPress Admin. 2. Search for **Post Date Block: Published & Modified**. 3. Install and activate the **Post Date Block: Published & Modified** plugin. You may also install and update via [Git Updater](https://git-updater.com/) using the [plugin’s GitHub URL](https://github.com/westonruter/post-date-modified). #### Manual 1. Download the plugin ZIP either [from WordPress.org](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/post-date-modified.zip) or [from GitHub](https://github.com/westonruter/post-date-modified/archive/refs/heads/main.zip). Alternatively, if you have a local clone of the repo, run `npm run plugin-zip`.( No building of the editor JavaScript is required.) 2. Visit **Plugins > Add New Plugin** in the WordPress Admin. 3. Click **Upload Plugin**. 4. Select the `post-date-modified.zip` file on your system from step 1 and click ** Install Now**. 5. Click the **Activate Plugin** button. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Post Date Block: Published & Modified” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Weston Ruter ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/westonruter/) “Post Date Block: Published & Modified” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/post-date-modified/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Post Date Block: Published & Modified” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/post-date-modified) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-date-modified/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/post-date-modified/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/post-date-modified/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/post-date-modified/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. ## Community plugin This plugin is developed and supported by a community. [Contribute to this plugin](https://github.com/westonruter/post-date-modified) ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **2 آی‌لار ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.9 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-date-modified/), [French (France)](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/post-date-modified/), و [Norwegian (Bokmål)](https://nb.wordpress.org/plugins/post-date-modified/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/post-date-modified) * Tags * [block](https://azb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/block/)[Block Templates](https://azb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/block-templates/) [date](https://azb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/date/)[gutenberg](https://azb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gutenberg/) [site editor](https://azb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/site-editor/) * [Advanced View](https://azb.wordpress.org/plugins/post-date-modified/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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