How to remove "updated on" date that shows on all posts?

  • Unknown's avatar
    parnassusmusing · Member ·

    Hi. I’ve got a new blog (which is still marked private, but it’s in the EventBrite single theme if that helps) for which posts show with a “Posted on” AND “Updated on” date. I want posts to show up on the main page in chrono order according to when they were originally posted and NOT get re-ordered when they are updated… plus I do NOT want that “Updated on” date to show.

    Any clue how to remove the “updated” function?

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

  • staff-totoro · Staff ·

    Hi there,

    There is no way to disable that via the theme settings, but they can be hidden with the following line of code.

    .updated-date { display: none; }

    To use it, go to Appearance > Custom Design and click on the “Edit” button under the CSS section, and paste it in. Please note that this will be shown in preview mode, but you will have a link to purchase the Custom Design upgrade, which is necessary to use custom CSS on your site.

    The Custom Design upgrade allows you to use a wider range of fonts, tweak theme colors, and even add custom CSS. You can learn more about it here:

    http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/

    I want posts to show up on the main page in chrono order according to when they were originally posted and NOT get re-ordered when they are updated

    The posts are still displayed in order of publication, and not by when they are updated. That is just a display element only, so just the CSS above is all that is needed.

    Hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions.

  • Unknown's avatar
    parnassusmusing · Member ·

    Wheeee! It worked!

    Thank you very much. That’s the first time I’ve ever monkeyed with CSS, and I’m delighted.

  • staff-totoro · Staff ·

    Great, glad I could help!

    If you are at all interested in exploring CSS a bit further, this recent blog post may be worth a spin.. It shows you how you can identify and find the code for elements you want to change, like link colors, header backgrounds, etc.

    An Intro to CSS: Finding CSS Selectors

    Happy Blogging :)

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