Title: [Theme: Catch Box] pubdate attribute not valid
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Theme: Catch Box] pubdate attribute not valid

 *  Resolved [xposed100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xposed100/)
 * (@xposed100)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-catch-box-pubdate-attribute-not-valid/)
 * Hi,
 * I have used the catch box theme for a site im developing and when i validate 
   the code it says
 * “Attribute pubdate not allowed on element time at this point.”
 * Source code is …
 * <time class=”entry-date” datetime=”2012-08-11T12:20:32+00:00″ pubdate>August 
   11, 2012</time>
 * Can someone confirm if i can just delete this attribute? or do i need to replace
   it with something?
 * Many thanks in advance
 * J
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/catch-box/](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/catch-box/)

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 *  [potentweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/potentweb/)
 * (@potentweb)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-catch-box-pubdate-attribute-not-valid/#post-2987547)
 * Here is the correct format: <time datetime=”YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD”></time> pubdate
   is not an attribute so it is throwing off an error. Just delete it.
 *  Thread Starter [xposed100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xposed100/)
 * (@xposed100)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-catch-box-pubdate-attribute-not-valid/#post-2987597)
 * Thankyou. Worked a treat!
 *  Thread Starter [xposed100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xposed100/)
 * (@xposed100)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-catch-box-pubdate-attribute-not-valid/#post-2987598)
 * Resolved

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