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Get values for today and posted; subtract posted from today. If you’re new to liquid syntax, it’s the minus pipe.
{% capture today %}{{ "now" | date: "%s" }}{% endcapture %}
{% capture posted %}{{ page.date | date: "%s" }}{% endcapture %}
{% capture freshness %}{{ today | minus: posted | date: "%s" | date: "%j" | floor }}{% endcapture %}
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{% capture compareToday %}{{ today | date: "%j" | floor }}{% endcapture %}
{% capture comparePosted %}{{ posted | date: "%j" | floor }}{% endcapture %}
{% if compareToday == comparePosted %}
{% assign freshness = 0 %}
{% else %}
{% assign freshness = freshness | times: 1 %}
{% endif %}
From here, we assigned classes to determine freshness, you can handle it how you see fit!
{% if freshness <= 30 %}
{% assign class = "new" %}
{% endif %}
{% if freshness > 31 and freshness < 190 %}
{% assign class = "old" %}
{% endif %}
{% if freshness > 191 and freshness < 364 %}
{% assign class = "stale" %}
{% endif %}
{% if freshness > 365 %}
{% assign class = "rubbish" %}
{% endif %}
