Inserting publish date for a blog post @ different location than set theme

  • Unknown's avatar
    unityintegrationstudios · Member ·

    How to insert the BLOGt publish date, for a blog post at the very top of the blog post
    (I.e. different location than set in the theme)/add additional date/time info that is easier to see/locate/view for that post. I.e. can I insert a date/HTML tag somehow?
    And since the set date location is in the code for the theme, I have not been able to see or access it. (I’m currently using Shoreditch theme).
    Thanks.

  • supernovia · Staff ·

    Hi! I’m not sure I fully understand what you hope to do. Can you clarify what end result you’re going for?

    Shoreditch uses page-based panels, so you could put the post in one of those if you wanted to. Or, you could link to it from the menu.

  • Unknown's avatar
    unityintegrationstudios · Member ·

    Not sure what isn’t clear here.

    Shoreditch AUTO inserts (as part of the blog post structure/code), the date, time, author info, stupidly (I realized after having used it for a number of years..but I’m now just finally focusing on doing regular blog posts..& it’s now annoying AF to find that I can’t simply have the DATE INSERTED AT THE TOP),
    AT THE BOTTOM of the post.

    I can’t access the actual HTML/code for the theme..that I can find anywhere.
    I have also gone thru all the widgets, & there is nothing, for this option.

    I simply want to actually (auto insert, I.e. I have done this on BlogSpot) a DATE PUBLISHED <tag> that would display the DATE/TIME that post was published, at that location I want (I.e. the TOP/START of the post, which would be logical..so ppl can see/find when that post was made, at the start of the post..).
    My blog posts tend to be long, so they’d have to literally scroll & scroll..to find that relevant info..(even me having to do that..is super annoying..)!

    I don’t want to add whatever a page-based panel..as that sounds like you’re saying to NOT just the build in Blog Post structure that is the point of having/using a site/theme like this…???

  • fstat · Staff ·

    Hi there,

    The adjustments you’re describing can probably be done with some CSS code, but that’s not always the case. You can read more here:

    https://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-css/

    Furthermore, the themes are designed in a specific way and you cannot edit them here on WordPress.com. To be able to edit a theme’s code you’ll need to upgrade to the Business plan and upload your pre-edited theme.

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