Title: Show last post editor
Last modified: August 18, 2026

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# Show last post editor

 *  [porton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/porton/)
 * (@porton)
 * [2 weeks, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-last-post-editor/)
 * In the list of posts (and pages), show not only the post author but also the 
   latest post editor, please.
 * It would help me to co-work with my SEO, checking the posts he changed.

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 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [2 weeks, 4 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-last-post-editor/#post-18996284)
 * There are already plugins for this; here are two examples:
   [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-security-audit-log/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-security-audit-log/)
   [https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-history/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-history/)
 *  [Meshwa Bhavsar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meshwa10/)
 * (@meshwa10)
 * [2 weeks, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-last-post-editor/#post-18999766)
 * Hi,
 * Yes, this can be added with a small custom code snippet. WordPress stores the
   user ID of the last editor in the `_edit_last` post meta.
 * You can add a custom **Last Editor** column to the Posts and Pages admin lists
   using the `manage_posts_columns` / `manage_pages_columns` filters and their corresponding
   custom-column hooks.
 * For example, for Posts:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       add_filter( 'manage_posts_columns', function ( $columns ) {
           $columns['last_editor'] = __( 'Last Editor', 'textdomain' );
           return $columns;
       } );
   
       add_action( 'manage_posts_custom_column', function ( $column, $post_id ) {
           if ( 'last_editor' === $column ) {
               $editor_id = get_post_meta( $post_id, '_edit_last', true );
   
               if ( $editor_id ) {
                   $editor = get_userdata( $editor_id );
   
                   if ( $editor ) {
                       echo esc_html( $editor->display_name );
                   }
               }
           }
       }, 10, 2 );
       ```
   
 * A similar approach can be used for Pages with `manage_pages_columns` and `manage_pages_custom_column`.
 * This would show the latest editor alongside the original post author in the WordPress
   admin list. The `_edit_last` value is updated when a post is edited, so it is
   suitable for identifying who last modified the post.
   SS: [https://prnt.sc/6QMY5F7Y12FL](https://prnt.sc/6QMY5F7Y12FL)
 * I hope this helps.

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 * Last reply from: [Meshwa Bhavsar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meshwa10/)
 * Last activity: [2 weeks, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-last-post-editor/#post-18999766)
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