Delete Date/Time In Wordpress

Pat Jackson · 08-24-2009, 05:38 PM

Hey guys,

Was just wondering if anyone knew how to delete the time/date from all of your posts on wordpress by default?

Just looking at a php file makes me nervous so I thought I would ask here to find out exactly what I need to do.

Many thanks!

Jared Alberghini · 08-24-2009, 05:53 PM

There are usually just 2 files you need to edit in your theme directory: wp-content/themes/Your Theme Name/

index.php
single.php

(some themes have a separate widget page: home.php )

Look for the following code in those files and delete it:

HTML Code:

<?php the_time('M.d, Y') ?>

or

HTML Code:

<php the_date('M.d, Y') ?>

depending on how your theme displays the time, or date...

Jared

johnlagoudakis · 08-24-2009, 05:55 PM

Hi Pat,

Found the following suggestion doing a search on Google:

How To Remove Time/Date Details From Posts In Wordpress Blog? WordPress KnowledgeBase | BestWPThemez.Com

Pat Jackson · 08-24-2009, 05:58 PM

Hey Jared,

I'm using "Flexibility" theme.

In the index.php file there wasn't the exact code you posted, however, there is this;

Code:

<div class="postMeta"> <div class="postdate"><?php the_time('l, F jS, Y') ?> at 
<?php the_time() ?>

Is it safe to assume that I just delete any instance of;

Code:

<?php the_time() ?>

Jared Alberghini · 08-24-2009, 06:05 PM

Yea Pat, you've got the idea...

Just make sure you make a backup first...

and the index.php file displays your main page content, whereas the single.php displays the post by itself if you click on the title, or the 'read more link', so make sure you edit your single.php page also.

Jared

P.S. We should probably get this post moved to either of these sub-forums:
http://www.warriorforum.com/website-design/
http://www.warriorforum.com/programming-talk/

Pat Jackson · 08-24-2009, 06:14 PM

Ok, great.

It seems to be working so fingers crossed I didn't stuff anything up.

Thanks, again!

08-24-2009, 05:38 PM	#1
Pat Jackson Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,383 Thanks: 650 Thanked 191 Times in 129 Posts	Delete Date/Time In Wordpress Hey guys, Was just wondering if anyone knew how to delete the time/date from all of your posts on wordpress by default? Just looking at a php file makes me nervous so I thought I would ask here to find out exactly what I need to do. Many thanks!

08-24-2009, 05:53 PM	#2
Jared Alberghini Godson of The Godfather War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The NorthEast Kingdom - Vermont, USA Posts: 2,163 Blog Entries: 25 Thanks: 786 Thanked 1,065 Times in 441 Posts Social Networking	Re: Delete Date/Time In Wordpress There are usually just 2 files you need to edit in your theme directory: wp-content/themes/Your Theme Name/ index.php single.php (some themes have a separate widget page: home.php ) Look for the following code in those files and delete it: HTML Code: <?php the_time('M.d, Y') ?> or HTML Code: <php the_date('M.d, Y') ?> depending on how your theme displays the time, or date... Jared
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08-24-2009, 05:58 PM	#4
Pat Jackson Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,383 Thanks: 650 Thanked 191 Times in 129 Posts	Re: Delete Date/Time In Wordpress Hey Jared, I'm using "Flexibility" theme. In the index.php file there wasn't the exact code you posted, however, there is this; Code: <div class="postMeta"> <div class="postdate"><?php the_time('l, F jS, Y') ?> at <?php the_time() ?> Is it safe to assume that I just delete any instance of; Code: <?php the_time() ?>

08-24-2009, 06:05 PM	#5
Jared Alberghini Godson of The Godfather War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The NorthEast Kingdom - Vermont, USA Posts: 2,163 Blog Entries: 25 Thanks: 786 Thanked 1,065 Times in 441 Posts Social Networking	Re: Delete Date/Time In Wordpress Yea Pat, you've got the idea... Just make sure you make a backup first... and the index.php file displays your main page content, whereas the single.php displays the post by itself if you click on the title, or the 'read more link', so make sure you edit your single.php page also. Jared P.S. We should probably get this post moved to either of these sub-forums: http://www.warriorforum.com/website-design/ http://www.warriorforum.com/programming-talk/
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08-24-2009, 06:14 PM	#6
Pat Jackson Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,383 Thanks: 650 Thanked 191 Times in 129 Posts	Re: Delete Date/Time In Wordpress Ok, great. It seems to be working so fingers crossed I didn't stuff anything up. Thanks, again!