get_lastpostdate() WordPress Function
The get_lastpostdate() function is used to get the date of the last post. This function is useful for displaying the date of the last post on your site.
get_lastpostdate( string $timezone = 'server', string $post_type = 'any' ) #
Retrieves the most recent time that a post on the site was published.
Description
The server timezone is the default and is the difference between GMT and server time. The ‘blog’ value is the date when the last post was posted. The ‘gmt’ is when the last post was posted in GMT formatted date.
Parameters
- $timezone
(string)(Optional) The timezone for the timestamp. Accepts 'server', 'blog', or 'gmt'. 'server' uses the server's internal timezone. 'blog' uses the
post_date
field, which proxies to the timezone set for the site. 'gmt' uses thepost_date_gmt
field.Default value: 'server'
- $post_type
(string)(Optional) The post type to check.
Default value: 'any'
Return
(string) The date of the last post, or false on failure.
Source
File: wp-includes/post.php
function get_lastpostdate( $timezone = 'server', $post_type = 'any' ) { $lastpostdate = _get_last_post_time( $timezone, 'date', $post_type ); /** * Filters the most recent time that a post on the site was published. * * @since 2.3.0 * @since 5.5.0 Added the `$post_type` parameter. * * @param string|false $lastpostdate The most recent time that a post was published, * in 'Y-m-d H:i:s' format. False on failure. * @param string $timezone Location to use for getting the post published date. * See get_lastpostdate() for accepted `$timezone` values. * @param string $post_type The post type to check. */ return apply_filters( 'get_lastpostdate', $lastpostdate, $timezone, $post_type ); }
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Changelog
Version | Description |
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4.4.0 | The $post_type argument was added. |
0.71 | Introduced. |