Can I customise the Data Freshness widget to display a minimalist “Last updated ___” message?

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Hi all, I’m using the Data Freshness widget in Foundry Workshop to monitor a dataset that refreshes daily at 6am. The widget is correctly wired to the object and source, and I’m happy with the metadata it surfaces — especially the “Last updated” timestamp.

However, I’d like to simplify the display to something more minimalist and user-friendly, like:

Last updated: 14 min ago

I don’t need traffic light logic or freshness thresholds, since the data is always refreshed daily. I just want to format the output cleanly — ideally using Markdown or a custom widget — to show only the timestamp in a readable way.

Is there a way to:

  1. Access the “Last updated” timestamp from the Data Freshness widget as a variable?

  2. Use it in a Markdown widget or custom display block?

  3. Format it to a simple string like "Last updated: {{timestamp}}"?

Any low-code or Workshop-native solutions would be ideal — I’m trying to avoid transforms or custom logic if possible.

Thanks in advance!