DW Last Modified
WordPress plugin adding the last modified date, time and modifying user to the admin. Maintained by DigiWatts; forked from aaemnnosttv/last-modified-timestamp.
by Erik Mitchell · github.com/digiwatts/dw-last-modified · website
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Install
The author publishes release zips, so WP-CLI can install straight from GitHub:
wp plugin install https://github.com/digiwatts/dw-last-modified/releases/download/1.3.0/dw-last-modified.zipDeclares an update source (https://github.com/DigiWatts/dw-last-modified), so updates arrive through the plugin's own updater.
From the readme
DW Last Modified
A WordPress plugin that makes the last modified date, time and modifying user more accessible in the admin.
It adds a sortable Last Modified column to every post-type list table showing the date, the time and who made the change, adds the timestamp to the Publish meta box and to the post-updated admin messages, and provides a [dw-last-modified] shortcode and template tags for front-end use.
Installation
Not distributed through WordPress.org. Releases are published on GitHub and served to sites through the DigiWatts update proxy.
- For a site: register the slug dw-last-modified and this repo in Tools → Plugin Update Manager, and the update will appear in the WordPress admin like any other.
- By hand: download dw-last-modified.zip from the latest release and install it through Plugins → Add New → Upload.
The plugin header sets Update URI, which stops WordPress core from offering an unrelated wordpress.org plugin as an update.
Usage
Format placeholders are %date%, %time%, %sep% and %author%. The modifying user is only in the default format for the three wp-admin contexts (wp-table, publish-box, messages) so that the shortcode and template tags do not publish y
Read the full README on GitHub →
Releases
| Tag | Published | Asset | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3.0 | Aug 17, 2026 | dw-last-modified.zip | 1 |