Best modified date plugins for WordPress
The most popular modified date 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 Lock Last Modified Date (80+) and Sort By Modified (70+). All 11 plugins tagged “modified date” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 modified date plugins
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Show modified Date in admin listsThe most installed modified date plugin, with 6K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 32 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
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Lock Last Modified Date80+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
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Sort By Modified70+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 4.
DateSweep50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
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Сontrol Post Modified Date10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
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YBP Modify Date Control10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months 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.
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UpdateStampFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
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Last Modified Date for Blog PostFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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eesy_MMDateFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 11 plugins tagged “modified date”
Show modified Date in admin lists
Up in the last 7 days:2#2,745by 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
Lock Last Modified Date
Up in the last 7 days:116#17,838by NEXTFLY® Web Design1 month ago
With this plugin, you can prevent the last modified date from being updated for minor edits, such as fixing typos or updating thumbnails.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sort By Modified
Up in the last 7 days:76#18,505by robertdrake14 years ago
Plugin adds a sortable modified date column to posts & pages within wordpress.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
DateSweep
Up in the last 7 days:1,005#20,582by digtiz2 months ago
Bulk-update published and/or modified dates of posts, pages, custom post types and comments — batched, safe and timeout-free.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Сontrol Post Modified Date
Up in the last 7 days:258#31,898by jetmonsters1 month ago
Keep the last modified date unchanged for minor post updates.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
YBP Modify Date Control
Down in the last 7 days:2,741#48,106by minin47282 months ago
Easily control post modification dates. Choose to keep the original date, reset it, or set a manual date. Compatible with WordPress 7.1 and PHP 8.3.
- 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
UpdateStamp
Down in the last 7 days:10,720#63,083by 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
Last Modified Date for Blog Post
Down in the last 7 days:3,654#65,332by 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
eesy_MMDate
Down in the last 7 days:13,195#69,376by eesy1 year ago
Boost your content freshness by updating post modified dates automatically – for better visibility in search engines and higher ranking signals.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Last Updated DateTime in Posts
Down in the last 7 days:20,104#71,816by Karthik Mani4 years ago
A Wordpress Plugin to display the Updated (or) Modified Date in your posts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day