Last Edited By Column
Shows who last edited each post or page, and when, in the admin lists. Useful when several people work on the same content.
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Code
// Post types that get the column.
$wpide_last_editor_types = array( 'post', 'page' );
foreach ( $wpide_last_editor_types as $wpide_editor_type ) {
add_filter( "manage_{$wpide_editor_type}_posts_columns", function ( $columns ) {
$columns['wpide_last_editor'] = 'Last edited by';
return $columns;
} );
add_action( "manage_{$wpide_editor_type}_posts_custom_column", function ( $column, $post_id ) {
if ( 'wpide_last_editor' !== $column ) {
return;
}
$editor_id = (int) get_post_meta( $post_id, '_edit_last', true );
$editor = $editor_id ? get_userdata( $editor_id ) : false;
echo $editor ? esc_html( $editor->display_name ) : '—';
echo '<br><small>' . esc_html( get_post_modified_time( get_option( 'date_format' ) . ' ' . get_option( 'time_format' ), false, $post_id, true ) ) . '</small>';
}, 10, 2 );
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