How To Show Last Updated Date on WordPress Posts

To display the last updated date instead of the publish date in WordPress, you can use the get_the_modified_date() function instead of get_the_date(). Here's how you can modify your code: This code is responsble for showing published date:

	
<?php echo esc_html( get_the_date( 'F j, Y' ) ); ?>
	

and here is the code for showing last updated post date:

	
<?php echo esc_html( get_the_modified_date( 'F j, Y' ) ); ?>