The “Last Updated” Section

This is the metadata footer at the very bottom of the wiki page. It serves as a reference point for:

1. Last Updated: December 2025

  • This is when the documentation was written
  • You should update this whenever you make significant changes to the wiki page
  • For example:
    • “December 2024” – Initial documentation
    • “January 2025” – Updated after implementing Phase 1
    • “March 2025” – Added notes about issues encountered

2. Implementation Target: stat.satoshihost.com

  • Reminds you where this system will be deployed
  • The domain that will replace your current Matomo installation
  • Helps if you have multiple projects in your wiki

3. Related: See Claude conversation for complete setup instructions

  • A reminder that the detailed instructions are in the Claude chat
  • You’d replace this with an actual link to this conversation

How to Use It

When you paste this into your wiki, update it like this:

markdown

---

**Last Updated:** December 15, 2024 (Initial planning)  
**Implementation Target:** stat.satoshihost.com (replacing Matomo)  
**Related:** [Claude Chat - Analytics Project](link-to-this-conversation)  
**Status:** Planning phase - not yet implemented

Then as you work on it, you can update:

markdown

**Last Updated:** January 10, 2025 (Completed Phase 1 - VPS setup)  
**Status:** Phase 1 complete, Phase 2 in progress

It’s basically just bookkeeping to help you remember when you wrote it and what’s been done. You can modify or remove this section entirely if your wiki doesn’t need it – it’s just a helpful convention! 📝

Does that make sense?

yes its a good idea. Do you know if wordpress has a plug-in to auto append the date… and maybe even prmpt me for other input?

13:32

Great question! Yes, WordPress has several options for this. Here are the best approaches:

Option 1: Built-in WordPress Features

Custom Fields (Manual but Simple):

  • WordPress has built-in “Custom Fields” for posts/pages
  • You can add fields like:
    • last_updated: December 15, 2024
    • status: Planning Phase
    • implementation_target: stat.satoshihost.com
  • Then add this to your page template or use a shortcode

Downside: Manual updating, not automatic

Option 2: Plugins for Auto-Dating

WP Last Modified Info (Popular, Free)

PublishPress Revisions (Free)

  • Shows revision history
  • Can display “Last modified” dates
  • More advanced tracking

Simple Custom CSS and JS (Free)

  • Lets you add custom code to auto-update dates
  • More technical but very flexible

Option 3: Custom Solution with ACF (Advanced Custom Fields)

This is my recommendation if you want prompted input:

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) – Free plugin

  1. Install ACF plugin
  2. Create a field group called “Documentation Metadata”
  3. Add fields:
    • Last Updated (Date Picker) – auto-fills with current date
    • Status (Select/Text) – dropdown with options
    • Implementation Target (Text)
    • Related Links (URL)
    • Notes (Textarea)
  4. These fields appear as a box when editing the page, prompting you for input
  5. Display them using a shortcode or template code:

php

[acf field="last_updated"]
[acf field="status"]
[acf field="implementation_target"]

Benefits:

  • Clean interface for updating
  • Prompts you when editing
  • Can set defaults
  • Very flexible

Option 4: Code Snippet (Quick & Free)

Add this to your theme’s functions.php or use the Code Snippets plugin:

php

function add_last_modified_meta() {
    if (is_singular()) {
        echo '<div class="meta-footer">';
        echo '<strong>Last Updated:</strong> ' . get_the_modified_date() . '<br>';
        echo '<strong>Originally Published:</strong> ' . get_the_date();
        echo '</div>';
    }
}
add_action('wp_footer', 'add_last_modified_meta');

This automatically shows when the page was last modified.

My Recommendation for Your Use Case:

Install Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) because:

  • ✅ You get prompted for all fields when editing
  • ✅ Can have dropdown menus for “Status” (Planning/In Progress/Complete)
  • ✅ Auto-suggests current date for “Last Updated”
  • ✅ Clean, organized metadata
  • ✅ Easy to maintain
  • ✅ Can export/backup field definitions

Setup would look like:

  1. Install ACF plugin (free)
  2. Create field group “Project Metadata”
  3. Set it to show only on specific pages (like your wiki pages)
  4. Add your custom fields
  5. They appear in a box when editing – you just fill them in
  6. Display with shortcodes in your page