#102 – date modified

 Hi guys, I's like to display date modified INSTEAD of date published. Is there a simple way to accomplish this?

Freddie

Hi Freddie,

There are 2 common ways you can do this:

- using a template override
- using a filter

Template overrides are described on this page of the documentation. With this method, you would need to override the weeblramp/frontend/amp/contents/item_author layout and change:

$date = $this->get( 'date_published' );

to

$date = $this->get( 'date_modified' );

in your template override around line 73.
Also best to maybe to change:

<time itemprop="datePublished"

to

<time itemprop="dateModified"

as well on line 92

The filter method might be just a bit simpler actually:

- create a child theme if not already done.
- in that child them, create a weeblramp folder
- in that weeblramp folder, create a functions.php file
(more details on this page of the documentation)

Then in that AMP-only functions.php file, add the following:

<?php
/**
 * Sample frontend functions.php for weeblrAMP
 */

// Security check to ensure this file is being included by a parent file.
defined('WEEBLRAMP_EXEC') || die;
add_filter(
	'weeblramp_get_request_data',
	function ($data) {

		if (!empty($data['date_modified']) && !empty($data['date_published']))
		{
			$data['date_published'] = $data['date_modified'];
		}
		return $data;
	}
);

In that filter we simply replace the date_published field with the date_modified one.

Best regards

Thanks guys, your explanation was perfect.

Freddie

Hi

You're welcome! Can I ask which method you used and maybe what's your site (put the link in the Private information area if needed). Always interested to have info about nice AMP implementations :)

Best regards

Hi, I modified the existing item_author.php file (I know a child theme or function would have been much better, but time constraints won out in the end.) I will create a child theme at the weekend :o)

thanks again
Freddie

Hi

Ah yes, that's fine for validating the thing but be sure to push that into a child theme or it'll be wiped out at next update. Yes, over the weekend is fine, no update until then!

Interesting, that's an AMP-only site! not the most common use but it does make sense.

Best regards

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