%2$s'; if ( get_the_time( 'U' ) !== get_the_modified_time( 'U' ) ) { $time_string = '%2$s%4$s'; } $time_string = sprintf( $time_string, esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c' ) ), esc_html( get_the_date() ), esc_attr( get_the_modified_date( 'c' ) ), esc_html( get_the_modified_date() ) ); $posted_on = '' . $time_string . ''; $byline = '' . esc_html( get_the_author() ) . ''; echo '' . $posted_on . ''; echo ' ' . $byline . ''; ?>