add timestamp on post

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Function_Reference/the_time

should be used within the loop; https://codex.www.ads-software.com/The_Loop

but where to put this?
in what php file?

normally into index.php and single.php (and archive.php, and category.php, and search.php, and …)

some themes are using ‘get_template_part()’ for the output of the posts’ content, so you might also follow those leads, and some theme might be using functions to putput the post meta data…

to find out which template gets used when, review https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Template_Hierarchy

uless you post the name and download link of your theme, this is all anybody could suggest.

https://www.fabthemes.com/womack/

this is the theme i use
i always get turned away on this forum when i post my theme since it is not supposed to be posted here :p

you are right – this forum only provides theme specific support for themes from https://www.ads-software.com/extend/themes/

however, you should still get general support with the more general questions.

but, to point out in detail where to add the time stamp, is theme specific.

the exact location in the code also depends on your layout ideas, i.e. where exactly you want to put the time stamp.

your first step should be to locate the template which you need to edit;
then try to locate ‘the loop’ within the template;
then try and locate the post title <?php the_title(); ?> and/or the post content <?php the_content(); ?> and possibly any existing code for the output of the author, or categories or…

looking at the theme’s demo, there is a date stamp just below the post title. try to locate the code for that, and integrate the time stamp there.

got it to work

i downloaded a software called fileSeek
allowed me to search all files in a directory and find what files contained specific code.

that helped me to locate what file to use
and where in it to add the time string.

thanks