Create a the_modified_date() Template Tag

[FireMotion]

Dscription
Behaviour and parameters should be the same as the_date(), except that it should run every time (the_date() only displays the date the first time it's called).

Purpose
To display the date the post/page was last modified.

Notes
This tag might not be relevant for posts, but it's relevant for pages, as they get modified more often. Furthermore, the modified date is saved in the database anyway, but the only way to retrieve it is through manual SQL, or so it seems.

The is the_modified_time and get_the_modified_time which you could use.

Like the_time and the_date these can both take a PHP timedate format string and so you can show the date from either of the above.

e.g. the_modified_time('F jS, Y');

However adding the_modified_date and get_the_modified_date looks like a good idea and I've hacked a patch together.

Untested!

Replacement patch against current trunk

I've updated the patch to match against current trunk.

(In [4134]) the_modified_date(). Props westi. fixes #2374