---
title: "How-to display the currentness of product data"
description: The plugin allows you to easily display the currentness of product data.
url: "https://getaawp.com/docs/article/display-currentness-of-product-data/"
updated: "2018-02-28"
category: "Extending & Styling"
---

# How-to display the currentness of product data

The plugin allows you to easily display the currentness of product data. Additionally you can choose between multiple formats.

### What's the meaning of "last update"?

This stands for the date/time the plugin fetched/renewed a product (via Amazon's API) at last.

### How can I display the last update info?

In general there are multiple ways to display the last update info.

#### Inline info

[![](https://getaawp.com/wp-content/uploads/aawp-docs-last-update-inline-info-demo-915x369.png)](https://getaawp.com/wp-content/uploads/aawp-docs-last-update-inline-info-demo.png)
**Note**: This is an exemplary screenshot. No real-time data. [Live demonstration can be found here](https://getaawp.com/demo/).

This is a little area inside a template which can be used to display custom text.

 The inline info does not show up in every template. If you want to make sure that the last update date/time shows up, make use of the disclaimer instead.

[![](https://getaawp.com/wp-content/uploads/aawp-docs-last-update-inline-info-settings-915x284.png)](https://getaawp.com/wp-content/uploads/aawp-docs-last-update-inline-info-settings.png)

The content can be controlled via plugin settings (tab "general"). Simply use the placeholder `%last_update%` inside the textarea and the date/time will be displayed.

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#### Disclaimer

[![](https://getaawp.com/wp-content/uploads/aawp-docs-last-update-disclaimer-demo-915x402.png)](https://getaawp.com/wp-content/uploads/aawp-docs-last-update-disclaimer-demo.png)
**Note**: This is an exemplary screenshot. No real-time data. [Live demonstration can be found here](https://getaawp.com/demo/).

By using the disclaimer you can display custom text below each box/list or once at the bottom of a post/page.

[![](https://getaawp.com/wp-content/uploads/aawp-docs-last-update-disclaimer-settings-915x405.png)](https://getaawp.com/wp-content/uploads/aawp-docs-last-update-disclaimer-settings.png)

The content can be controlled via plugin settings (tab "general"). Simply use the placeholder `%last_update%` inside the textarea and the date/time will be displayed.

**Tip**: By using the following shortcode, you can place the disclaimer wherever you want:

```
[amazon_disclaimer /]
```

 Please keep in mind that each product has an unique last update date/time. Using this shortcode simply returns the date/time of the last API call the plugin made.

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#### Shortcodes

Additionally you can display the last update date/time by using one of the following shortcodes:

**Global**
 This stands for date/time the plugin fetched/renewed products the last time.

```
[amazon_last_update /]
```

 Please keep in mind that each product has an unique last update date/time. Using this shortcode simply returns the date/time of the last API call the plugin made.

**Product specific**
 By using the following shortcode you can display the exact date/time of the last update for a single product:

```
[amazon fields="ASIN" value="last_update" /]
```

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### How-to adjust the format of the last update info

On the plugin settings page (tab "general") you can choose whether you want to show the date + time, or only the date.

The format itself comes from your WordPress' date/time settings which can be found under: `Settings > General`.

If you want to use a custom format, this can be done by using the following filter:

`add_filter( 'aawp_func_last_update_format', function( $format_overwrite ) {
    return 'j. F Y - G:i';
});`

In case you don't know what to do with the code above, take a look at the following article: [How-to use custom PHP code snippets](https://getaawp.com/docs/article/custom-php-code-snippets/).