How can I make custom edits to my theme within WordPress.com?

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  tomhmackenzie · Member · Aug 20, 2014 at 9:58 am

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  The year of my postings is not displayed, only the day and month. I have tried to edit the settings from the General settings page but it appears some theme-specific code preventing the inclusion of the year.

  I am using the Mystique theme and after doing some research I have found that I need to edit a file located in wp-content/themes/mystique/lib/core.php, changing a line from

  <p class=”day”><?php the_time(‘M jS’) ?></p>

  to

  <p class=”day”><?php the_time(‘M jS Y’) ?></p>

  Unfortunately I appear unable to access this file from WordPress.com. Does anyone have any suggestions?

  Many thanks in advance.

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · Aug 21, 2014 at 4:53 pm

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  Hi Tom,

  The core.php file isn’t able to be edited at WordPress.com. We only allow editing of the CSS, fonts, and colors through the Custom Design upgrade as shown here:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions

  This customization on Mystique won’t be possible at WordPress.com. One solution would be to switch to a theme that includes the year in the post data like Twenty Eleven shown here:

  http://twentyelevendemo.wordpress.com/

  Would you be open to doing that?