How can I include the date of last update for a confluence page so I can see it in an included page?
Asked by Bill Gould:

I am looking to have a report with a number of included pages or excerpts and I would like to include the date that each included items was last updated.


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Bill,

Both the [Excerpt Include Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/excerpt-include-macro-148067.html) and [Include Page Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/include-page-macro-139514.html) do not have a way to include the last updated date. I would recommend [a user macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/writing-user-macros-4485.html) here, such as this one from [@Stephen Deutsch](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781490):

* [Is there a Macro to display Last Update Date of the Page?](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Is-there-a-Macro-to-display-Last-Update-Date-of-the-Page/qaq-p/588873)

So for example, here's how it appears on my Excerpt Macro page:

![Screen Shot 2018-02-07 at 5.32.45 PM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/14329iB73D878872176E7C/image-dimensions/392x300?v=v2 "Screen Shot 2018-02-07 at 5.32.45 PM.png")

And then on the included excerpt page:

![Screen Shot 2018-02-07 at 5.33.38 PM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/14330i498CEF1A35FEFF31/image-dimensions/358x288?v=v2 "Screen Shot 2018-02-07 at 5.33.38 PM.png")

You can of course adjust the user macro to your liking.

If you are on Cloud, then unfortunately it's not possible to create a User Macro. For that you would need an add-on.

I have tagged your post in a way that if other users know of any add-ons that do what you need, they will be able to reach out to you here.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Bill Gould
body: We are unfortunately in the Cloud. Any recommendations other then moving back to on-Premise?


author: Shannon S
body: Hi Bill,

Not that I'm aware of, other than developing your own add-on for that:

* [Confluence Cloud Add-on Development - Getting Started](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/getting-started/)

I'll leave this question here in case other users are aware of a 3rd-party Cloud add-on that could do the same.

Regards,

Shannon


author: Stiltsoft Support
body: Hello [@Bill Gould](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/421571) ,

We've got[Handy Timestamp](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/hmfc/server-dc/handy-timestamp/how-to-use-handy-timestamp) for this particular case. It is a macro included in [Handy Macros for Confluence.](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1214971/handy-macros-for-confluence-formatting-and-interactive-ui?tab=overview&hosting=server&utm_source=atlassian-community&utm_medium=answer&utm_campaign=handy-macros-traffic-sources&utm_id=1216111&utm_content=page_update_cloud) It can insert the date of page creation, update, or the date of inserting the timestamp. It works in Confluence Server/DC at the moment but we're constantly improving our app functionality So let us know if you need it for Cloud.

comments: author: Vladimir Sumilin
body: Hello [@Stiltsoft Support](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4550250)

We have Confluence Cloud and would like to know if is it possible to use Handy Macros. I tried to use Handy Timestamp to change the variation of the date which I need, but it's impossible in Cloud.

How can I set the date and time format for Handy Timestamp?

I found this link, but I said already it's not working for Cloud.

<https://docs.stiltsoft.com/hmfc/server-dc/handy-timestamp/how-to-use-handy-timestamp>

Best regards,

Vladimir


author: Terri Isidro
body: I also need this for Cloud and would appreciate an update.

I understand others have recommended creating a user macro to do this. However, user macros cannot be created for Cloud.

Please allow us to use handy timestamp on the cloud version, I need a field in my knowledge base articles to show "last updated" so we always know our pages are current. This is important.

Thanks!


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