Best last-updated plugins for WordPress
The most popular last-updated plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Show modified Date in admin lists leads with 6K+ active installs, ahead of Plugins Last Updated Column (600+) and Post Updated Date (500+). All 9 plugins tagged “last-updated” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 last-updated plugins
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Show modified Date in admin listsThe most installed last-updated plugin, with 6K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 32 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.Plugins Last Updated Column
600+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 7 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.
Post Updated Date500+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 11 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.last updated
100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 5.
PostDates10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 6.UpdateStamp
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
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SEOTurtle Last Updated DateFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 8.Last Modified Date for Blog Post
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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Post Last Update InfoFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
All 9 plugins tagged “last-updated”

Show modified Date in admin lists
#2,746by apasionados1 month ago
Show modified date column in the lists of pages and posts in the WordPress admin panel.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.9(32)
- Downloads
- 48/day
Plugins Last Updated Column
Up in the last 7 days:37#8,122by Fastmover1 year ago
This plugin adds 2 columns to the admin plugin's page to show when each plugin was last updated and upgraded.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.9(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Post Updated Date
Down in the last 7 days:9#8,936by Ataul Ghani1 year ago
Use Post Updated Date Plugin to display the Last Updated Date in WordPress Posts.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 3.7(11)
- Downloads
- 11/day
last updated
Up in the last 7 days:21#14,407by hobbeshunter11 years ago
Mark posts as significantly updated an display them in a widget.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

PostDates
Up in the last 7 days:108#29,762by Eka Y Saputra2 years ago
Display the publication and last update dates on your posts, pages, and custom post types. You can choose which dates and its location.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
UpdateStamp
Up in the last 7 days:13,834#50,623by Deyan Georgiev24 days ago
Show the last updated (last modified) date on WordPress posts and pages, add dateModified schema, and keep minor edits from changing the date.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SEOTurtle Last Updated Date
Up in the last 7 days:8,109#61,908by seoturtle1 year ago
Display the last modified date of your posts and pages with a simple [seoturtlelud_last_updated] shortcode. Perfect for showing content freshness.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Last Modified Date for Blog Post
#64,711by Liton Arefin5 months ago
Automatically display the last modified date on posts, before content or after the title. Supports custom label text and translation.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Post Last Update Info
#70,331by Lalit Rastogi2 years ago
Displays last updated info on posts, pages, and custom post types with customization options and shortcode support.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day