Display a NEW tag/icon on a 1 week old WordPress post

I'm trying to show an icon/text on new posts which are of 1 week old but it doesn't work. What am I doing wrong? I have been searching for a tutorial but couldn't find any either except this which shows for -2 years. I converted to -1 week which isn't working. <?php $args = array( 'post_type' => 'post', 'post_status' => 'publish', 'category_name' => 'whats-new', 'posts_per_page' => 10, ); $arr_posts = new WP_Query( $args ); if ( $arr_posts->have_posts() ) : while ( $arr_posts->have_posts() ) : $arr_posts->the_post(); ?> <article> <div class="news"> <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><h4><?php the_title(); ?></h4></a> <?php if( strtotime( $post->post_date ) < strtotime('-1 week') ) { echo ''; } else { echo '<span class="icon icon-new">new posts'; } ?> </div> </div> </article> <?php endwhile; wp_reset_postdata(); endif; ?>

Your PHP code looks good for retrieving posts with the category 'whats-new' and displaying them with a "NEW" icon for posts less than one week old. However, there are a couple of minor corrections you can make for better structure and readability. Also, the closing tag seems to be unnecessary and might be a typo. Here's an updated version of your code: <?php $args = array( 'post_type' => 'post', 'post_status' => 'publish', 'category_name' => 'whats-new', 'posts_per_page' => 10, ); $arr_posts = new WP_Query($args); if ($arr_posts->have_posts()) : while ($arr_posts->have_posts()) : $arr_posts->the_post(); ?> <article> <div class="news"> <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><h4><?php the_title(); ?></h4></a> <?php if (strtotime(get_the_date()) < strtotime('-1 week')) { echo ''; } else { echo '<span class="icon icon-new">NEW</span>'; } ?> </div> </article> <?php endwhile; wp_reset_postdata(); endif; ?>

December 30, 2023