Add Post Modified Time dynamic tag

[nisbet-hubbard]

Describe the Problem

A common design pattern in 2025 is to show the modified date, instead of the published date, of a post. This is not currently possible to do in the post info widget for lack of a Post Modified Time dynamic tag.

Propose a Solution

// Add a custom dynamic tag for the last updated time
function register_last_updated_dynamic_tag( $dynamic_tags ) {
    if ( class_exists( 'Elementor\Core\DynamicTags\Manager' ) ) {
        // Include the dynamic tag class
        require_once get_template_directory() . '/includes/class-last-updated-dynamic-tag.php';
        $dynamic_tags->register( new \Elementor\Last_Updated_Dynamic_Tag() );
    }
}
add_action( 'elementor/dynamic_tags/register', 'register_last_updated_dynamic_tag' );

if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit; // Exit if accessed directly

class Last_Updated_Dynamic_Tag extends \Elementor\Core\DynamicTags\Tag {

    public function get_name() {
        return 'last-updated';
    }

    public function get_title() {
        return __( 'Last Updated', 'text-domain' );
    }

    public function get_group() {
        return \Elementor\Core\DynamicTags\Group::POST_META;
    }

    public function render() {
        $last_updated = get_the_modified_time( 'F j, Y' ); // You can adjust the format
        echo esc_html( 'Last updated on: ' . $last_updated );
    }
}

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