Freshtag
by Blend Media on WordPress.org
Display the “Last Modified” date on posts, pages, and products to signal freshness, boost SEO, and increase visitor trust
Freshtag lets you manually set and display a custom “Last Modified” date for any post, page, or product.
Instead of always showing the original publish date, you can highlight recent updates — keeping your content looking fresh and relevant.
✅ Key Features:
- Custom meta box in the post/page/product editor to manually set a “Last Modified” date
- Automatically display the last modified date at the top or bottom of posts/pages
- Hide the default WordPress “Published On” date
- Shortcode
[freshtag]to place the date anywhere in your content - Works with posts, pages, and WooCommerce products
- Simple setup — no coding required
This is especially useful for blogs, news sites, and e-commerce stores where keeping content fresh builds SEO trust and user confidence.
How To Use
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Option A — Auto-insert (no code)
- In your WordPress dashboard, go to Settings FreshTag.
- Under Display Position, choose Above the post or Below the post.
- Click Save and refresh your site. You’ll see “Last updated: …” at the location you selected.
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Option B — Manual placement
- Shortcode (Classic or Block Editor): [freshtag]
How it works: FreshTag reads the post’s Last Modified time (WordPress post_modified). Update your post (or adjust the Last Modified meta on the edit screen, if enabled) and the frontend will show the new “Last updated” time automatically.