Show Last Updated date for Posts - Show Last Updated date 📅 for Posts

Show Last Updated date 📅 for Posts

Here is a simple code snippet that you can add to your theme functions.php file to show the “last updated” date in your posts. A new line will be added to the beginning of the post content if the last modified and published time is different:

2 - Use mysql2date  to convert date string obtained from the database into a readable date

Use mysql2date to convert date string obtained from the database into a readable date

Instruction: Parameter PARAMETER TYPE DESCRIPTION DEFAULT REQUIRED $format string Output can be PHP date format or Unix timestamp. no yes $date string mysql2date() only recognizes “Ymd H:i:s” format, so the original timestamp string needs to be converted to this format. no yes $translate boolean If true, the specified date and format string will be passed … Read full article →

Adding high performance keys to MySQL tables to speed up WordPress - Adding high-performance keys to MySQL tables to speed up WordPress 🧑🏿‍🚀

Adding high-performance keys to MySQL tables to speed up WordPress 🧑🏿‍🚀

wp_postmeta table should be the biggest table in your database, if not, there is a problem. Read wp_actionscheduler_actions & wp_actionscheduler_logs tables When you install WordPress for the first time, tables are created in the database, for example for the wp_postmeta table: the problem? solution: On an existing tables, We can add high-performance keys that match … Read full article →

Top WordPress blog hosting - WordPress blog hosting compared ✍️

WordPress blog hosting compared ✍️

I wrote this simple guide knowing that hosting your WordPress site is an important decision and choosing the wrong hosting company can harm your site in many different ways. In what ways? Well, website speed is a crucial element these days when it comes to how Google sees your website. WordPress site is slow to … Read full article →

WP CLI Tips and Tricks - WP-CLI Tips and Tricks

WP-CLI Tips and Tricks

Here are a few WP-CLI tricks and tips that might be useful: Aliases Use aliases to make commands shorter and easier to remember. You can use the –alias=<alias> flag when defining a command to specify a shorter alias for the command. For example, if you use a command wp my-command: you could define a command … Read full article →

Display all Active WordPress plugins - Display all Active WordPress plugins

Display all Active WordPress plugins

Here is a simple WordPress plugin that will create a [activeplugin] shortcode: Add it as plugin and activate, then add shortcode [activeplugins] anywhere on your website and it will display all active plugins:

Display the total number of posts in WordPress - Display the Total 🔢 Number of Posts in WordPress

Display the Total 🔢 Number of Posts in WordPress

Step 1. Add the following inside your theme functions.php file or create a new Child theme first and add the code to it: Step 2. Add the shortcode [total_posts] anywhere on the website where you want to display the total number of posts: And it will display the number. 🙂