Actual widget output
Blog post, news article or archive card

Show how long ago something was published.

Each example below is the actual published output of the Relative published date widget, exported on 6 October 2026 for two sample posts: Autumn bulbs checklist (1 September 2025) and Spring planting guide (15 March 2024). On a live site the text is recalculated whenever the page is generated.

Default wording for Autumn bulbs checklist, published 1 September 2025: WordPress rounds 13 months to '1 year ago'.