wordpress change post date programmatically (auto on update like blogger

function reset_post_date_wpse_121565($data,$postarr) { // var_dump($data,$postarr); die; // debug $data[‘post_date’] = $data[‘post_modified’]; $data[‘post_date_gmt’] = $data[‘post_modified_gmt’]; return $data; } add_filter(‘wp_insert_post_data’,’reset_post_date_wpse_121565′,99,2);

function reset_post_date_wpse_121565($data,$postarr) {
  // var_dump($data,$postarr); die; // debug
  $data['post_date'] = $data['post_modified'];
  $data['post_date_gmt'] = $data['post_modified_gmt'];
  return $data;
}
add_filter('wp_insert_post_data','reset_post_date_wpse_121565',99,2);
 add the code to theme functions.php or create a plugin,
upload to wordpress read more at create wordpress custom plugin

<?php

/*

Plugin Name: test plugin

Plugin URI: https://www.test.com

Description: A short little description of the plugin.

Version: 1.0

Author: test

Author URI: https://www.text.com

License: GPL2

License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Text Domain: wp

Domain Path: /languages

*/

Mandatory fileds

<?php
/*
Plugin Name: test Tutorial
Plugin URI:   https://www.tt.com 
Version:      1.0
*/

<?php
/*
Plugin Name:  Auto date change on update
Plugin URI:   https://www.raazkumar.com 
Version:      1.0
*/
function reset_post_date_wpse_121565($data,$postarr) {

// var_dump($data,$postarr); die; // debug

$data['post_date'] = $data['post_modified'];

$data['post_date_gmt'] = $data['post_modified_gmt'];

return $data;

}

add_filter('wp_insert_post_data','reset_post_date_wpse_121565',99,2);

in windows new notepad.txt after saving >> windows file explorer view settings select show file extensions. then change .txt to .php.

paste it in a.php file and zip and upload

make sure to disable if brokens.

D0wnload plugin here

Tested its working

edited old post, and clicked on update then it automatically changing to the current date.

please share my 30+ minutes work.

Troubleshooting:

When you use post permalinks with year/month format (it will broke becuase date changes month of url also changes.)

If you edit attachment pages they will aslo changes to the current date.

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