[Resolved] Let the user filter results by modified date

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[ahmedI]

Hello,

I want to let the users filter results by modified date, i've read the docs and it mentioned that i can find a full date in Date condition but i can't find that option.

As i understand i set a date condition that accept a url param then link that with a control to change that param, please correct me if am wrong.

Attached some shoots.

Thanks in advance.

[Christian Cox]

Hi, there's not a built-in way to allow Users to filter by post date or by post modified date. In the screenshot you shared, you can see how to add predefined filters to a View. You could define an exact date here, or an exact date range, or some other predefined date comparison.

We do offer the ability for a User to filter by a custom field date, so you could use some custom code that copies the modified date into a custom field whenever a post is saved. Then add a front-end filter based on that custom field. Here's some sample code you can add to functions.php:

function copy_modified_date_field( $post_id, $post ){
    if ( 'project' == $post->post_type ) {
        $now = time();
        update_post_meta( $post_id, 'wpcf-modified-date', $now );
    }
}
add_action( 'save_post', 'copy_modified_date_field', 20, 2 );

Change 'project' to match the slug of this post type, create a custom field called 'modified-date' and associate it with this post type. Let me know if you have questions about this.

[ahmedI]

Thank you thats what i did already, i wonder why there is no full date filter for wordpress native fields like published date and modified date.

I feel that i'm duplicating something already there.

[Christian Cox]

Yes this is a feature that other Users have requested. I will add your vote to this feature request, though I cannot guarantee our developers will decide to implement it in the future. In my opinion it's a reasonable request, so hopefully it will be provided in an upcoming release.

[ahmedI]

Great thank you so much.