Hey guys,
I’m running X Theme with Ethos.
Currently under the title it reads:
In Category by Author / May 24, 2017 / 0 Comments
I’d like to add “Last Updated” before the date and get rid of the comments part, so it’ll read:
In Category by Author / Last Updated: May 24, 2017
How can I achieve this?
Thank you very much in advance, and congrats for the forum revamping 
Hello There,
Thanks for writing in! Because what you are trying to accomplish requires a template customization, we would highly to suggest that you use a child theme. This allows you to make code changes that won’t be overwritten when an X update is released. After your child theme is setup, please review how we recommend making template changes in Customization Best Practices.
After the child theme is set up, please add the following code in your child theme’s functions.php file
// Entry Meta
// =============================================================================
if ( ! function_exists( 'x_ethos_entry_meta' ) ) :
function x_ethos_entry_meta() {
//
// Author.
//
$author = sprintf( ' %1$s %2$s</span>',
__( 'by', '__x__' ),
get_the_author()
);
//
// Date.
//
$date = sprintf( '<span><time class="entry-date" datetime="%1$s">%2$s</time></span>',
esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c' ) ),
esc_html( get_the_date() )
);
//
// Categories.
//
if ( get_post_type() == 'x-portfolio' ) {
if ( has_term( '', 'portfolio-category', NULL ) ) {
$categories = get_the_terms( get_the_ID(), 'portfolio-category' );
$separator = ', ';
$categories_output = '';
foreach ( $categories as $category ) {
$categories_output .= '<a href="'
. get_term_link( $category->slug, 'portfolio-category' )
. '" title="'
. esc_attr( sprintf( __( "View all posts in: “%s”", '__x__' ), $category->name ) )
. '"> '
. $category->name
. '</a>'
. $separator;
}
$categories_list = sprintf( '<span>%1$s %2$s',
__( 'In', '__x__' ),
trim( $categories_output, $separator )
);
} else {
$categories_list = '';
}
} else {
$categories = get_the_category();
$separator = ', ';
$categories_output = '';
foreach ( $categories as $category ) {
$categories_output .= '<a href="'
. get_category_link( $category->term_id )
. '" title="'
. esc_attr( sprintf( __( "View all posts in: “%s”", '__x__' ), $category->name ) )
. '"> '
. $category->name
. '</a>'
. $separator;
}
$categories_list = sprintf( '<span>%1$s %2$s',
__( 'In', '__x__' ),
trim( $categories_output, $separator )
);
}
//
// Comments link.
//
if ( comments_open() ) {
$title = apply_filters( 'x_entry_meta_comments_title', get_the_title() );
$link = apply_filters( 'x_entry_meta_comments_link', get_comments_link() );
$number = apply_filters( 'x_entry_meta_comments_number', get_comments_number() );
$text = ( 0 === $number ) ? 'Leave a Comment' : sprintf( _n( '%s Comment', '%s Comments', $number, '__x__' ), $number );
$comments = sprintf( '<span><a href="%1$s" title="%2$s" class="meta-comments">%3$s</a></span>',
esc_url( $link ),
esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Leave a comment on: “%s”', '__x__' ), $title ) ),
$text
);
} else {
$comments = '';
}
//
// Last updated
//
$lastupdate = 'Last Updated: <span class="updated"> '. get_the_modified_time('F jS, Y') . '</span>';
//
// Output.
//
if ( x_does_not_need_entry_meta() ) {
return;
} else {
printf( '<p class="p-meta">%1$s%2$s%3$s%4$s%5$s</p>',
$categories_list,
$author,
$date,
$comments,
$lastupdate
);
}
}
endif;
// =============================================================================
Hope this helps. Please let us know how it goes.
Awesome man, thanks!! 
This includes both the publication date and the update date. What if I only want the Update Date to show? What would be the code for that?
Thanks in advance!
PS: Although I’m “watching” the thread, I’m not being notified by email of your responses.
Hi,
To remove the pub date, you may change the code to this.
// Entry Meta
// =============================================================================
if ( ! function_exists( 'x_ethos_entry_meta' ) ) :
function x_ethos_entry_meta() {
//
// Author.
//
$author = sprintf( ' %1$s %2$s</span>',
__( 'by', '__x__' ),
get_the_author()
);
//
// Date.
//
$date = sprintf( '<span><time class="entry-date" datetime="%1$s">%2$s</time></span>',
esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c' ) ),
esc_html( get_the_date() )
);
//
// Categories.
//
if ( get_post_type() == 'x-portfolio' ) {
if ( has_term( '', 'portfolio-category', NULL ) ) {
$categories = get_the_terms( get_the_ID(), 'portfolio-category' );
$separator = ', ';
$categories_output = '';
foreach ( $categories as $category ) {
$categories_output .= '<a href="'
. get_term_link( $category->slug, 'portfolio-category' )
. '" title="'
. esc_attr( sprintf( __( "View all posts in: “%s”", '__x__' ), $category->name ) )
. '"> '
. $category->name
. '</a>'
. $separator;
}
$categories_list = sprintf( '<span>%1$s %2$s',
__( 'In', '__x__' ),
trim( $categories_output, $separator )
);
} else {
$categories_list = '';
}
} else {
$categories = get_the_category();
$separator = ', ';
$categories_output = '';
foreach ( $categories as $category ) {
$categories_output .= '<a href="'
. get_category_link( $category->term_id )
. '" title="'
. esc_attr( sprintf( __( "View all posts in: “%s”", '__x__' ), $category->name ) )
. '"> '
. $category->name
. '</a>'
. $separator;
}
$categories_list = sprintf( '<span>%1$s %2$s',
__( 'In', '__x__' ),
trim( $categories_output, $separator )
);
}
//
// Comments link.
//
if ( comments_open() ) {
$title = apply_filters( 'x_entry_meta_comments_title', get_the_title() );
$link = apply_filters( 'x_entry_meta_comments_link', get_comments_link() );
$number = apply_filters( 'x_entry_meta_comments_number', get_comments_number() );
$text = ( 0 === $number ) ? 'Leave a Comment' : sprintf( _n( '%s Comment', '%s Comments', $number, '__x__' ), $number );
$comments = sprintf( '<span><a href="%1$s" title="%2$s" class="meta-comments">%3$s</a></span>',
esc_url( $link ),
esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Leave a comment on: “%s”', '__x__' ), $title ) ),
$text
);
} else {
$comments = '';
}
//
// Last updated
//
$lastupdate = 'Last Updated: <span class="updated"> '. get_the_modified_time('F jS, Y') . '</span>';
//
// Output.
//
if ( x_does_not_need_entry_meta() ) {
return;
} else {
printf( '<p class="p-meta">%1$s%2$s%3$s%4$s</p>',
$categories_list,
$author,
$comments,
$lastupdate
);
}
}
endif;
// =============================================================================
With regards to email notification.
Could you try this one?
Thanks!
Thank you very much!
I would mark it as resolved, but don’t know how.
Great support!
Best regards!!
You’re always welcome!
Cheers.
Hi Lely,
I would like to do something similar to this but for the Integrity Stack. Could you kindly provide the code for that please.
Just to clarify, I would like to add date of publication, category and Author to Integrity blog posts.
Lastly, could you please clarify if the post date, category and author will show on the category archive page or if there is a different code to put that in (and if so, kindly provide that too).
Thank you for your excellent support as always.
Hello There,
Thanks for updating this thread. You do not need any code because it is already there in the theme. You can see it in action in this Integrity demo: http://demo.theme.co/integrity-3/5-reasons-you-need-the-x-theme/
By default the post meta which contains the published date, category and authors is disabled in Integrity stack. You can enable it by going to X > Launch > Options > Blog > Content and turn on the “Post Meta”. Once turned on, it will display in the single post and even in archive pages.
Hope this helps. Please let us know how it goes.
Hi again,
Thanks for the excellent support. I did not realize it was already included. I turned it on in the Post Meta settings like you suggested and everything came on; or posts and my archive page. See here: https://idscreate.com/category/innovate-today/.
Thanks again.
I’m also trying to add ‘Last updated on’ to post meta but it does not work with this code. I added this code to my functions.php file in child theme as suggested but no result.
Hi,
The code provided will only work on Ethos Stack.
Can you provide us your site url so we can take a closer look.
Thanks
See secured note.
Hi,
For renew, you can add this in your child theme’s functions.php file
function x_renew_entry_meta() {
//
// Author.
//
$author = sprintf( '<span>%s</span>',
get_the_author()
);
//
// Date.
//
$date = sprintf( '<span><time class="entry-date" datetime="%1$s">%2$s</time></span>',
esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c' ) ),
esc_html( get_the_date() )
);
//
// Categories.
//
if ( get_post_type() == 'x-portfolio' ) {
if ( has_term( '', 'portfolio-category', NULL ) ) {
$categories = get_the_terms( get_the_ID(), 'portfolio-category' );
$separator = ', ';
$categories_output = '';
foreach ( $categories as $category ) {
$categories_output .= '<a href="'
. get_term_link( $category->slug, 'portfolio-category' )
. '" title="'
. esc_attr( sprintf( __( "View all posts in: “%s”", '__x__' ), $category->name ) )
. '"> '
. $category->name
. '</a>'
. $separator;
}
$categories_list = sprintf( '<span>%s</span>',
trim( $categories_output, $separator )
);
} else {
$categories_list = '';
}
} else {
$categories = get_the_category();
$separator = ', ';
$categories_output = '';
foreach ( $categories as $category ) {
$categories_output .= '<a href="'
. get_category_link( $category->term_id )
. '" title="'
. esc_attr( sprintf( __( "View all posts in: “%s”", '__x__' ), $category->name ) )
. '">'
. $category->name
. '</a>'
. $separator;
}
$categories_list = sprintf( '<span>%s</span>',
trim( $categories_output, $separator )
);
}
//
// Comments link.
//
if ( comments_open() ) {
$title = apply_filters( 'x_entry_meta_comments_title', get_the_title() );
$link = apply_filters( 'x_entry_meta_comments_link', get_comments_link() );
$number = apply_filters( 'x_entry_meta_comments_number', get_comments_number() );
$text = ( 0 == $number ) ? __( 'Leave a Comment', '__x__' ) : sprintf( _n( '%s Comment', '%s Comments', $number, '__x__' ), $number );
$comments = sprintf( '<span><a href="%1$s" title="%2$s" class="meta-comments">%3$s</a></span>',
esc_url( $link ),
esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Leave a comment on: “%s”', '__x__' ), $title ) ),
$text
);
} else {
$comments = '';
}
//
// Last updated
//
$lastupdate = ' <span class="updated">Last Updated: '. get_the_modified_time('F jS, Y') . '</span>';
//
// Output.
//
if ( x_does_not_need_entry_meta() ) {
return;
} else {
if( x_is_portfolio_item() ) {
printf( '<p class="p-meta">%s</p>',
$categories_list
);
} else {
printf( '<p class="p-meta">%1$s%2$s%3$s%4$s</p>',
$author,
$categories_list,
$comments,
$lastupdate
);
}
}
}
Hope that helps
Just did that nothing changed. No ‘Last updated’ meta added to my blog posts.
Hi There,
The Last updated is showing up on my end:
Could you please clear all the cache and try again?
Thanks.
Hey all, what would the code be for Integrity stack?
This is something I’ve been wanting to do for quite some time, glad I stumbled upon this thread!
Hi @kerridawn,
It should be this
function x_integrity_entry_meta() {
//
// Author.
//
$author = sprintf( '<span><i class="x-icon-pencil" data-x-icon-s=""></i> %s</span>',
get_the_author()
);
//
// Date.
//
$date = sprintf( '<span><time class="entry-date" datetime="%1$s"><i class="x-icon-calendar" data-x-icon-s=""></i> %2$s</time></span>',
esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c' ) ),
esc_html( get_the_date() )
);
//
// Categories.
//
if ( get_post_type() == 'x-portfolio' ) {
if ( has_term( '', 'portfolio-category', NULL ) ) {
$categories = get_the_terms( get_the_ID(), 'portfolio-category' );
$separator = ', ';
$categories_output = '';
foreach ( $categories as $category ) {
$categories_output .= '<a href="'
. get_term_link( $category->slug, 'portfolio-category' )
. '" title="'
. esc_attr( sprintf( __( "View all posts in: “%s”", '__x__' ), $category->name ) )
. '"><i class="x-icon-bookmark" data-x-icon-s=""></i> '
. $category->name
. '</a>'
. $separator;
}
$categories_list = sprintf( '<span>%s</span>',
trim( $categories_output, $separator )
);
} else {
$categories_list = '';
}
} else {
$categories = get_the_category();
$separator = ', ';
$categories_output = '';
foreach ( $categories as $category ) {
$categories_output .= '<a href="'
. get_category_link( $category->term_id )
. '" title="'
. esc_attr( sprintf( __( "View all posts in: “%s”", '__x__' ), $category->name ) )
. '"><i class="x-icon-bookmark" data-x-icon-s=""></i> '
. $category->name
. '</a>'
. $separator;
}
$categories_list = sprintf( '<span>%s</span>',
trim( $categories_output, $separator )
);
}
//
// Comments link.
//
if ( comments_open() ) {
$title = apply_filters( 'x_entry_meta_comments_title', get_the_title() );
$link = apply_filters( 'x_entry_meta_comments_link', get_comments_link() );
$number = apply_filters( 'x_entry_meta_comments_number', get_comments_number() );
$text = ( 0 == $number ) ? __( 'Leave a Comment', '__x__' ) : sprintf( _n( '%s Comment', '%s Comments', $number, '__x__' ), $number );
$comments = sprintf( '<span><a href="%1$s" title="%2$s" class="meta-comments"><i class="x-icon-comments" data-x-icon-s=""></i> %3$s</a></span>',
esc_url( $link ),
esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Leave a comment on: “%s”', '__x__' ), $title ) ),
$text
);
} else {
$comments = '';
}
//
// Last updated
//
$lastupdate = ' <span class="updated">Last Updated: '. get_the_modified_time('F jS, Y') . '</span>';
//
// Output.
//
if ( x_does_not_need_entry_meta() ) {
return;
} else {
printf( '<p class="p-meta">%1$s%2$s%3$s%4$s</p>',
$author,
$lastupdate,
$categories_list,
$comments
);
}
}
Cheers!
Works great! Thank you
Glad it worked for you