wp_check_for_changed_dates() WordPress Function

function wp_check_for_changed_dates( $post_id, $post, $post_before ) {
	$previous_date = gmdate( 'Y-m-d', strtotime( $post_before->post_date ) );
	$new_date      = gmdate( 'Y-m-d', strtotime( $post->post_date ) );

	// Don't bother if it hasn't changed.
	if ( $new_date == $previous_date ) {
		return;
	}

	// We're only concerned with published, non-hierarchical objects.
	if ( ! ( 'publish' === $post->post_status || ( 'attachment' === get_post_type( $post ) && 'inherit' === $post->post_status ) ) || is_post_type_hierarchical( $post->post_type ) ) {
		return;
	}

	$old_dates = (array) get_post_meta( $post_id, '_wp_old_date' );

	// If we haven't added this old date before, add it now.
	if ( ! empty( $previous_date ) && ! in_array( $previous_date, $old_dates, true ) ) {
		add_post_meta( $post_id, '_wp_old_date', $previous_date );
	}

	// If the new slug was used previously, delete it from the list.
	if ( in_array( $new_date, $old_dates, true ) ) {
		delete_post_meta( $post_id, '_wp_old_date', $new_date );
	}
}