diff --git a/admin/src/AdminAuth.php b/admin/src/AdminAuth.php
index 6789878..b20b914 100644
--- a/admin/src/AdminAuth.php
+++ b/admin/src/AdminAuth.php
@@ -304,14 +304,13 @@ class AdminAuth
             mkdir($dir, 0755, true);
         }
         $timestamp = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
-        if (class_exists('RequestLogger')) {
-            $ip = RequestLogger::getClientIp();
-        } else {
-            $ip = $_SERVER['HTTP_CF_CONNECTING_IP'] ?? $_SERVER['HTTP_X_REAL_IP'] ?? $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'] ?? $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ?? 'cli';
-            if (($commaPos = strpos($ip, ',')) !== false) {
-                $ip = trim(substr($ip, 0, $commaPos));
+        if (!class_exists('RequestLogger')) {
+            $loggerClass = __DIR__ . '/../../cms/core/class/RequestLogger.php';
+            if (file_exists($loggerClass)) {
+                require_once $loggerClass;
             }
         }
+        $ip = class_exists('RequestLogger') ? RequestLogger::getClientIp() : ($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ?? '127.0.0.1');
         file_put_contents($logFile, "[{$timestamp}] [{$level}] [{$ip}] {$message}\n", FILE_APPEND);
     }
 }
diff --git a/cms/core/class/CodePressCMS.php b/cms/core/class/CodePressCMS.php
index 6a7eb4a..48b8bfd 100644
--- a/cms/core/class/CodePressCMS.php
+++ b/cms/core/class/CodePressCMS.php
@@ -478,9 +478,13 @@ class CodePressCMS {
             $created = date('d-m-Y H:i', $createdTimestamp);
         }
         
+        // Show created date only if it is distinctly different from modified date
+        $showCreated = ($created !== $modified);
+        
         return [
             'created' => $created,
             'modified' => $modified,
+            'show_created' => $showCreated,
             'size' => $this->formatFileSize($stats['size'])
         ];
     }
@@ -1151,10 +1155,12 @@ class CodePressCMS {
         if (isset($page['file_info'])) {
             $templateData['created'] = htmlspecialchars($page['file_info']['created']);
             $templateData['modified'] = htmlspecialchars($page['file_info']['modified']);
+            $templateData['show_created'] = !empty($page['file_info']['show_created']);
             $templateData['file_info_block'] = true;
         } else {
             $templateData['created'] = '';
             $templateData['modified'] = '';
+            $templateData['show_created'] = false;
             $templateData['file_info_block'] = false;
         }
         
diff --git a/cms/core/class/RequestLogger.php b/cms/core/class/RequestLogger.php
index ab01913..2fc79bd 100644
--- a/cms/core/class/RequestLogger.php
+++ b/cms/core/class/RequestLogger.php
@@ -25,29 +25,48 @@ class RequestLogger
 
     public static function getClientIp(): string
     {
-        $headers = [
+        $headerKeys = [
             'HTTP_CF_CONNECTING_IP',
             'HTTP_X_REAL_IP',
             'HTTP_CLIENT_IP',
             'HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR',
+            'HTTP_X_FORWARDED',
+            'HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR',
+            'HTTP_FORWARDED',
             'REMOTE_ADDR',
         ];
 
-        foreach ($headers as $header) {
-            if (!empty($_SERVER[$header])) {
-                $rawIp = $_SERVER[$header];
-                if (str_contains($rawIp, ',')) {
-                    $ips = explode(',', $rawIp);
-                    $rawIp = trim($ips[0]);
-                }
-                $rawIp = trim($rawIp);
-                if (filter_var($rawIp, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP) !== false) {
-                    return $rawIp;
+        // Pass 1: Prioritize valid PUBLIC IP addresses (skips 127.0.0.1, 10.x, 172.x, 192.168.x proxy/internal IPs)
+        foreach ($headerKeys as $key) {
+            if (empty($_SERVER[$key])) continue;
+
+            $value = $_SERVER[$key];
+            $ips = str_contains($value, ',') ? explode(',', $value) : [$value];
+
+            foreach ($ips as $rawIp) {
+                $ip = trim($rawIp);
+                if (filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_NO_PRIV_RANGE | FILTER_FLAG_NO_RES_RANGE) !== false) {
+                    return $ip;
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        return $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ?? 'cli';
+        // Pass 2: Fallback for local development environments
+        foreach ($headerKeys as $key) {
+            if (empty($_SERVER[$key])) continue;
+
+            $value = $_SERVER[$key];
+            $ips = str_contains($value, ',') ? explode(',', $value) : [$value];
+
+            foreach ($ips as $rawIp) {
+                $ip = trim($rawIp);
+                if (filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP) !== false) {
+                    return $ip;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ?? '127.0.0.1';
     }
 
     public static function detectVisitorInfo(string $ua, string $user = ''): array
diff --git a/cms/templates/assets/footer.mustache b/cms/templates/assets/footer.mustache
index 70d1c0a..b707437 100644
--- a/cms/templates/assets/footer.mustache
+++ b/cms/templates/assets/footer.mustache
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@
                             <span class="page-title d-none d-lg-inline" title="{{page_title}}">{{page_title}}</span>
                             {{#file_info_block}}
                             <span class="ms-2">
+                                {{#show_created}}
                                 <i class="bi bi-calendar-plus footer-icon" title="{{t_created}}: {{created}}"></i>
-                                <span class="file-created">{{created}}</span>
-                                <i class="bi bi-calendar-check ms-1 footer-icon" title="{{t_modified}}: {{modified}}"></i>
-                                <span class="file-modified">{{modified}}</span>
+                                <span class="file-created me-1" title="{{t_created}}: {{created}}">{{created}}</span>
+                                {{/show_created}}
+                                <i class="bi bi-calendar-check footer-icon" title="{{t_modified}}: {{modified}}"></i>
+                                <span class="file-modified" title="{{t_modified}}: {{modified}}">{{modified}}</span>
                             </span>
                             {{/file_info_block}}
                         </small>