Title: Forcing Dates on Posts
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Forcing Dates on Posts

 *  [Jeanne Landau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeanne-landau/)
 * (@jeanne-landau)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forcing-dates-on-posts/)
 * We cut over to a new company website in October and are now using WP. I want 
   to go back and add old articles and newsletters to our new site, but have them
   back-dated to their original posted date.
 * Is there a way to force posts to display a date in the past, versus the date 
   the post is made?
 * And/or is there at least a way to force the order of posts – i.e. if I add January,
   February and March 2011 newsletters, I can order them reverse chron, so they 
   display as:
    March Feb Jan
 * Thank you!

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forcing-dates-on-posts/#post-2435251)
 * When creating a new post, click the Edit link next to “Publish immediately” in
   the Publish Pane., This will then allow you to adjust the posting date.
 *  Thread Starter [Jeanne Landau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeanne-landau/)
 * (@jeanne-landau)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forcing-dates-on-posts/#post-2435252)
 * Thank you, Esmi. If I’ve already posted, is there a way to change the date? Or
   would you recommend deleting and reposting using your method previously mentioned?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forcing-dates-on-posts/#post-2435259)
 * I can’t see any real problem with editing the post(s) and changing their publication
   dates. WP will be quite happy with it. The worst you’ll get is post ids that 
   may not make sense numerically (not an issue for most people) and the odd confused
   visitor who wonders where Foo Post went. 🙂

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 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forcing-dates-on-posts/#post-2435259)
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