How to define date fields that are automatically filled in or updated

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Last updated by Luo Yang 5 years, 6 months ago.

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August 14, 2019 at 5:47 am #1315987

Martin Sauter

In most databases you can tell a date field to
a) automatically have the record creation date
b) automatically update to the current date when the record changes

How do I achieve this behaviour in Toolset? There seems to be no such option when I create a custom field in a custom post type.

– Martin

August 14, 2019 at 6:22 am #1316021

Luo Yang

Hello,

You can try the post's modified date, for example:
Modified on [wpv-post-date type="modified"]

See document
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/the_modified_date
https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/views-shortcodes/#wpv-post-date

August 18, 2019 at 7:02 am #1318465

Martin Sauter

Hi Luo

So I don't need a custom field at all but can use the standard post date – is that what you are saying?

I will try that, thank you.

– Martin

August 19, 2019 at 1:05 am #1318673

Luo Yang

Hi Martin,

You are right, you don't need custom field, just need to use WordPress built-in feature: post's modified date.

Please let me know if you need more assistance for it. thanks