get_post_timestamp( int|WP_Post $post = null, string $field = 'date' )

Retrieve post published or modified time as a Unix timestamp.

Description

Note that this function returns a true Unix timestamp, not summed with timezone offset like older WP functions.

Parameters

$post

(int|WP_Post) (Optional) WP_Post object or ID. Default is global $post object.

Default value: null

$field

(string) (Optional) Published or modified time to use from database. Accepts 'date' or 'modified'.

Default value: 'date'

Return

(int|false) Unix timestamp on success, false on failure.

Source

File: wp-includes/general-template.php 

function get_post_timestamp( $post = null, $field = 'date' ) {
	$datetime = get_post_datetime( $post, $field );

	if ( false === $datetime ) {
		return false;
	}

	return $datetime->getTimestamp();
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/general-template.php: get_post_datetime()

Retrieve post published or modified time as a DateTimeImmutable object instance.

Changelog

Version Description
5.3.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_timestamp