Show modified date in google results

[benniledl]

Show modified date in google results rather published date

[benniledl]

search result

[benniledl]

metadata

[dd32]

I suspect this is google picking up the first <time> element on the page.

The sitemap is correct:

​https://developer.wordpress.org/sitemap-2.xml

1227 ​https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_modified_date/ 2023-11-08T01:35:16Z

And the only place the 2014 date shows is:

$ curl -is https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_modified_date/ | grep 2014
<div class="wp-block-post-date"><time datetime="2014-04-25T06:04:56+00:00">April 25, 2014</time></div>

If it's indeed using the <time> element, maybe we need to add a rel attribute or something to it, such that it picks up the right one.

$ curl -is https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_modified_date/ | grep '<time'
<div class="wp-block-post-date"><time datetime="2014-04-25T06:04:56+00:00">April 25, 2014</time></div>
<div class="wp-block-post-date__modified-date wp-block-post-date"><time datetime="2023-11-08T01:35:16+00:00">November 8, 2023</time></div>

[dd32]

Likely easiest fix is adding Structured Data (<script type="application/ld+json">), see ​https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/publication-dates

@benniledl Would you be able to create an issue on the Github repo for Developer? ​https://github.com/WordPress/wporg-developer/issues/new

[benniledl]

Thanks for taking a look at this @dd32 !
I will create a issue on github :)

[dd32]

​https://github.com/WordPress/wporg-developer/issues/477