Comments on: How To Check ‘When Was A Web Page Last Updated?’

By: David

David — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:58:51 +0000

I found that on many sites it only returns the present time and date. Someone said that it only shows the time the page was last refreshed, so for busy sites, that figures – so the code is pretty useless

By: greenpeace

greenpeace — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 04:10:22 +0000

how to set it as a new bookmark? pls elaborate more……thanks!

By: Mr Hung

Mr Hung — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 10:28:52 +0000

Do you know a website that allow us to type the address of web page to check the date of upload?

By: ete N

ete N — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:39:32 +0000

Think someone needs to look around a bit the code "javascript:alert(document.lastModified)" only gives the last time the page was refreshed not the date the page was last edited

By: Adar

Adar — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:51:34 +0000

This is a good example of when the script is useful: http://www.gene-quantification.de/platform.html It is a static webpage with information about an instrument useful to amplify DNA. By using the javascript:alert(document.lastModified) command it's possible for me to check how old the information is and guess if it is likely that new instruments have been made available since then.

By: coco

coco — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:22:15 +0000

bloggers can change the date of the post whenever they like so your method by just looking at the date of the post does not work always.
I may make a post on may 23 2010 and change the date to January 1 2002

By: To believe is to be manipulated « Theliedto

To believe is to be manipulated « Theliedto — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:01:07 +0000

[...] If a hacker really wanted to do something then they would undoubtedly do more damage to the pages of the Home Office rather than change one relatively obscure link to lead off to a different page. Plus, it isn’t as if it is difficult to check when any page was last updated. [...]

By: Rahul

Rahul — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:56:40 +0000

HI guys, I tried the above trick but its not working. It is showing the present date and time. Can anyone help me out please. I want to know when the website was last updated by the webmaster.

By: Keith Dsouza

Keith Dsouza — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:43:00 +0000

Nice trick, but like Rajesh said tihs will be possible if the last modified headers are set by the server

By: GTD Wannabe

GTD Wannabe — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:18:59 +0000

The post is very clear that you can usually tell when a blog has been updated. This tip is useful for *other* web pages. Obviously, you haven’t bumped into any such static pages. I do, all the time, in my research. It’s nice to know how fresh the info is.