Micro Site Care: Post Last Updated Date

1. Go to Settings → MSC Post Last Updated Date and confirm Enable output is ticked.
2. Make sure the relevant post type (e.g. Post or Page) is selected in the Post types list.
3. If Only show when modified date differs from publish date is ticked, the label will only appear on posts that have been edited after their original publish date.
4. If Automatic placement is set to Manual only, nothing is injected automatically — you need to add the template tag to your theme.

Set Automatic placement to Manual only on the Settings page, then add the following in your theme template where you want the label:

<?php msclup_the_last_updated(); ?>

See the Usage & Support tab on the settings page for full template tag documentation and examples.

Yes. Use the Label template setting. The %s token is replaced with the formatted date. Examples:

• Updated %s outputs Updated March 28, 2026
• Last checked: %s outputs Last checked: March 28, 2026
• Omitting %s entirely shows the label text with no date appended.

Updated March 28, 2026

Style the .msclu-last-updated class in your theme stylesheet.

Yes. Set Date format source to Custom and enter a PHP date format string in the Custom date format field. The Usage & Support tab includes a quick reference table and a link to the full WordPress date format documentation.

Yes. All registered public post types appear in the Post types list on the settings page.

Yes. MSC Post Last Updated Date Pro adds relative dates (“3 days ago”), a hybrid mode (relative then absolute after a configurable threshold), style presets (muted, pill, badge), per-post show/hide overrides via a metabox, and a shortcode with per-instance attribute overrides.