Updating a category Changed the 'Last Modified' date for all articles

[AHenry74]

So I made a quick adjustment to the placement of a single article in one of my categories and discovered that every article in that category has their "Last Modified" date changed to today.

Is this supposed to happen?  I don't recall this ever happening before when making tweaks to my categories.

[ZakaryYundt]

Yes, this behavior can happen depending on how your content management system (CMS) handles category updates. In some CMS platforms, particularly WordPress, updating a category or making a change that affects taxonomy (like moving or reassigning an article to a different category) can trigger a "Last Modified" timestamp update for all articles associated with that category.

[ArisudanTiwari · Accepted solution]

Hi @AHenry74 ,

Based on available information and HubSpot’s behavior, this is not necessarily intended behavior, but it can happen.

When you move or reassign an article to a different category, HubSpot sees this as a structural change, which can trigger a "Last Modified" update for all articles in that category, even if their actual content wasn’t changed.

What you can do:

• Check Settings > Data Management > Audit Logs to see what triggered the update.

• Reach out to HubSpot Support for clarification.

• Tagging @DianaGomez, @sharonlicari, and @Jaycee_Lewis  from the Community Team, they may be able to confirm if this is expected or part of a recent change.

Helpful links:

• Customize Knowledge Base settings - https://knowledge.hubspot.com/knowledge-base/customize-knowledge-base-settings

• Manage categories, subcategories, and tags - https://knowledge.hubspot.com/knowledge-base/manage-knowledge-base-categories-subcategories-and-tags
  
  

Hope this clears things up!

[AHenry74]

Hi @ArisudanTiwari thanks for the reply.   This has never happened to me before when modifying Categories, and (IMO) shouldn't have happened.  

I'll reach out to support as I don't have the role/permissions to view our audit logs.