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Stealth Update

Adds the ability to update a post without having WordPress automatically update the post's post_modified timestamp.

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Tested up to WordPress 4.5
Current version2.5
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 4.5
Minimum stackWP 3.6 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update13 Apr 201610y ago
Active installations100Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 5 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Stealth Update version 2.5 as active, updated 10y ago and tested up to WordPress 4.5.

Overview

About this plugin

This plugin allows you to choose to update a post without having WordPress automatically update the post’s post_modified timestamp.

WordPress maintains a post field called post_modified which tracks the date the post was last edited. This value is used by feeds to indicate the latest update to each post or to report the latest updated post. Plugins and themes may also reference the post modification date to call attention to posts that have been updated.

However, if an update is such that you don’t want it to be recorded in the post_modified date field (perhaps due to the update being a small formatting/editing change or fixing a typo, or if you just want to keep quiet about an update), then this plugin is for you.

” checkbox to the “Publish” box of any post’s or page’s “Edit Post” admin page.

” checkbox checked by default.

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Filters

The plugin is further customizable via two filters. php file, or used by another plugin.

c2c_stealth_update_meta_key (filter)

The ‘c2c_stealth_update_meta_key’ filter allows you to override the name of the custom field key used by the plugin to store a post’s stealth update status. This isn’t a common need.

Arguments:

  • $custom_field_key (string): The custom field key to be used by the plugin. By default this is ‘_stealth-update’.

Example:

/** * Defines a custom meta key to be used by Stealth Update. * * @param string $custom_field_key The default custom field key name. * @return string */ function override_stealth_update_key( $custom_field_key ) { return '_my_custom_stealth-update'; } add_filter( 'c2c_stealth_update_meta_key', 'override_stealth_update_key' );

c2c_stealth_update_default (filter)

’ checkbox.

Arguments:

  • $state (boolean): The default state of the checkbox. By default this is false.
  • $post (WP_Post): The post currently being created/edited.

Example:

// Have the Stealth Update? checkbox checked by default. add_filter( 'c2c_stealth_update_default', '__return_true' );

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • post modified
  • latest
  • publish
  • update
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 4.5

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 4.5.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to4.5
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.6 · PHP not listed
Update activity13 Apr 201610y ago

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