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Post Published Date Widget Plugin for Elementor
Show when the current post was published, last updated, or both, in the site's date format, a custom format or as a relative age.
Included in All AccessClassic Elementor widgetFrom $29 USD / year
Complementor / Post published dateProduct preview
Text, style and layout controls inside Elementor
01 / Interactive demonstration
A real post date
These are the actual published outputs of the widget on a sample post: the default date, published and updated dates, and a relative age.
02 / Inside WordPress
Post published date controls in Elementor
Content sets which date is shown, the format, text before each date, the separator, an optional link to the post or that day's archive, a fallback text, the HTML tag and an optional icon. The Style tab covers typography, colour, label colour, link hover colour, alignment, background, border, radius and padding, plus the icon.
03 / Website use cases
Where to use post published date
Readers want to know how fresh a post is, and an updated date matters for guides and recipes that change over time. Post published date shows the publication date, the last updated date, or both, in the site's own date format and language, a custom format or as a relative age. The updated date only appears when the post really changed on a later day, and every date carries a machine-readable time element.
News and journals
Show the publication date in your own format.
Post meta rows
Combine with author and comment widgets in a compact line.
04 / Installation and setup
How to show a post's published date in Elementor
Start with Complementor installed and your license connected. Enable this module in the WordPress library, then configure it in Elementor.
Install Complementor, connect your license and enable Post published date in the Complementor library.
Add the widget to a post or a post template.
Choose the published date, the updated date or both.
Choose the format and any text before the dates.
Style it and preview a post.
05 / Content and style controls
Customize post published date in Elementor
Configure the settings available for this module to suit the page you are building.
Published, updated or both.
Updated only when it changed later.
Site, custom or relative format.
Machine-readable time element.
Optional link to the day's posts.
Hidden on drafts and protected posts.
06 / Choose the right approach
Post published date and Elementor alternatives
Compare the existing Elementor workflow with this Complementor module before choosing your setup.
Typing the date into the post
Goes out of date and is not machine-readable.
Theme post meta
Often fixed in format and position, without an updated date.
07 / Requirements and compatibility
Post published date compatibility with Elementor
- Requires Elementor; works without WooCommerce.
- Shows the current post's dates only.
- Relative ages reflect when the page was built.
Complementor uses classic Elementor APIs. Atomic-native controls are not implemented. Check your theme, cache and integrations on a staging site before release.
08 / Common setup problems
Troubleshoot post published date
Check these settings if the published page behaves differently from the editor.
Why is the updated date missing?
It appears only when the post was changed on a later day than it was published.
Why does “3 days ago” look out of date?
It is worked out when the page is built; a page cache keeps the age from caching time.
Why does nothing show in the editor?
There is no public post here. Drafts, private and password-protected posts are left out.
Which letters can a custom format use?
PHP date format characters, for example j F Y or d/m/Y.
Post published date plugin questions
Does it need Elementor Pro?
No. It works with the free version of Elementor.
Are month names translated?
Yes. Dates are printed in the site language.
Does it work on pages?
Yes. It shows the date of the current public page or post.
Is the date readable by search engines?
Yes. Each date sits in a time element with the full ISO date.
Does it need JavaScript?
No. The date is part of the page as it is built.
10 / Annual All Access subscription
Get post published date with Complementor
This module is included with all 1007 current Complementor solutions. Choose your production website allowance; every plan includes the same modules.
One website
$29USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $29 USD each year.
A few websites
$49USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $49 USD each year.
More websites
$99USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $99 USD each year.
Applicable taxes extra. Annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your customer account. Elementor Pro is required for Exclude current post. Read the terms and 14-day technical-issue refund policy.