Title: Remove default date
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Remove default date

 *  Resolved [hafherb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hafherb/)
 * (@hafherb)
 * [19 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-default-date/)
 * Just made my first blog post. Everything went fine, except the default date, 
   which says December 31, 1969 on 6:00 pm. How do I change it to todays date? Or
   do I have to delete the complete post and post the exact same article again. 
   If I do delete it completely, will my next attempt appear as the first post with
   today’s date. Thanks in advance for your help. hafherb

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 *  [maerk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maerk/)
 * (@maerk)
 * [19 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-default-date/#post-410709)
 * Have you tried refreshing the page? I know WP puts that date on, or something
   similar (I get 1st Jan 1970) when posts are still in drafts.
 *  [raviionwordpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raviionwordpress/)
 * (@raviionwordpress)
 * [19 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-default-date/#post-410711)
 * Site Admin -> Options -> scroll down a bit?
 *  Thread Starter [hafherb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hafherb/)
 * (@hafherb)
 * [19 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-default-date/#post-410718)
 * Tried to refresh on the view page (the one with the word edit on the bottom inside
   the site admin)which didn’t change it.
 * Then went to the options page, scrolled down and the default date is already 
   correctly set for June 27, 2006. I even replaced the format letters inside the
   field box with June 27, 2006, it said the options page was successully updated,
   but the old date remained on the post on the blog page.
    Any other suggestions
   would be appreciated.
 *  [maerk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maerk/)
 * (@maerk)
 * [19 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-default-date/#post-410725)
 * Is this date being displayed on a draft post, or have you published the post?
 * Draft posts will not display the proper date, and this is perfectly normal behaviour.
   The date is set when you actually publish the post, until then WP can’t assign
   a date!
 *  Thread Starter [hafherb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hafherb/)
 * (@hafherb)
 * [19 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-default-date/#post-410728)
 * I published the post so it appears on the actual blog at
    [http://seoforsmartpeople.com](http://seoforsmartpeople.com)
   I’m using the Pool theme and for whatever reason, I don’t see where there is 
   any date in drafts – not even the wrong date. Should I just delete the first 
   post completely and then use the same copy for the next post and if I do, will
   it automatically become the new first post with the correct date?

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 * Last activity: [19 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-default-date/#post-410728)
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