Title: Archive date code Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Archive date code * [lukehimselfnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lukehimselfnet/) * (@lukehimselfnet) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-date-code/) * Hi, * I was wondering how I can make some custom code in my header.php for my Archive page. * Currently is displays default as: * Blog Title – 2012 – December * However I would like it to be: * Blog Title – December 2012 * Any help would be appreciated, thanks! Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-date-code/#post-3458341) * What theme are you using? Where did you download it from? * Thread Starter [lukehimselfnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lukehimselfnet/) * (@lukehimselfnet) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-date-code/#post-3458344) * I’m using Theron Lite, installed throw the Dashboard. You can see it at [http://www.lukehimself.net](http://www.lukehimself.net) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-date-code/#post-3458349) * I don’t know that theme well myself but you will probably need to by creating a [child theme](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes). * Thread Starter [lukehimselfnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lukehimselfnet/) * (@lukehimselfnet) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-date-code/#post-3458388) * Thanks for the reply esmi. * The thing is I actually made an archive.php myself, and in my header.php I have made the tag myself using * <title><?php bloginfo( ‘name’ ); wp_title( ‘-‘, true, ‘left’ ); ?> * So I thought whatever code I could use would not matter on the theme I’m using? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-date-code/#post-3458389) * No – it’s actually completely theme dependant. Are you using a child theme? * Thread Starter [lukehimselfnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lukehimselfnet/) * (@lukehimselfnet) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-date-code/#post-3458393) * Ok thanks. No I’m not using a child theme. I had a read through your link. So I would create a child theme and then have it refer to code in that child theme? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-date-code/#post-3458395) * Once your child theme has been created, installed & activated, any template file within the child would be used in preference to the parent’s. So if the parent theme already has an archive.php template file (or simply re-used the index.php template Loop), the archive.php file in your child theme would take precedence. * Thread Starter [lukehimselfnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lukehimselfnet/) * (@lukehimselfnet) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-date-code/#post-3458398) * OK that sounds great, I’ll give it a go as I’ve worked out the title code I need. * Thank you heaps for your help, it’s the first time I’ve posted here and you’ve replied so quickly and given me great info. I appreciate it! * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-date-code/#post-3458400) * Glad I could help 🙂 Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) The topic ‘Archive date code’ is closed to new replies. * 9 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * Last activity: [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-date-code/#post-3458400) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics