Removing Date and/or Time

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    anomalicat · Member ·

    Hi,

    Is there a way to remove the date from my blog posts?

    I’ve been on help sites and search engine results but the explanations are all way over my head. I am very technology stupid, the search engine results gave me things like the following…

    <?php /*the_date();*/ ?>
    <?php /*the_date(‘F j, Y’);*/ ?>
    <?php /*echo get_the_date();*/ ?>
    <?php /*the_modified_date();*/ ?>
    <?php /*the_modified_date(”, ‘Last modified ‘);*/ ?>
    <?php /*the_time( get_option(‘date_format’) );*/ ?>

    I don’t know what that is, that means absolutely nothing to me, I don’t get it, I don’t speak that language and I haven’t got a clue what that even says or means or how to do that. I am literally technology stupid – think trying to explain this to a 5 year old.

    Is there an easy way to remove the date? And if so, could someone give me a step by step set of directions?

    I don’t know what theme index or php is, I don’t know anything about programming, I don’t know jack all about any of it. I’ve just got a standard blog with 2014 theme and even that is slightly above my computer comprehension.

    Like I said, technology skill level: toddler.

    Thanks

    Ali

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

  • Unknown's avatar
    jqubed · Member ·

    Those are instructions for the self-hosted version. On WordPress.com you can hide the date using CSS, which is available using the Custom Design Upgrade. Once you have the upgrade you can edit your CSS. I think all you should need to do is get to the CSS editor (the very first part of that support document) and then paste this code:
    .entry-date{display:none;}
    I’m not totally certain that will work, but if not you can get more help in the CSS Support Forum.

  • Unknown's avatar
    raincoaster · Member ·

    You can ONLY change this via the Custom Design upgrade and the date remains in the URL of your posts.

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