Set Modified Date
Unfortunately the standard Joomla package does not set date modified for an article when it is created. So if you base your latest news on date modified you won't see new articles unless you remember to modify then immediately after saving.
This simple plugin extends Joomla and sets the date modified whenever a new article is created.
It will allow you to see both new and modified articles in your latest news module
The code is based on original work by Roger Noor for Joomla 1.5 and has been updated for Joomla 3.
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