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40 lines
1.3 KiB
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---
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title: Date
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description: Returns the date of the given page.
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categories: []
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keywords: []
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action:
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related:
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- methods/page/ExpiryDate
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- methods/page/LastMod
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- methods/page/PublishDate
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returnType: time.Time
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signatures: [PAGE.Date]
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---
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Set the date in front matter:
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{{< code-toggle file=content/news/article-1.md fm=true >}}
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title = 'Article 1'
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date = 2023-10-19T00:40:04-07:00
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{{< /code-toggle >}}
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{{% note %}}
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The date field in front matter is often considered to be the creation date, You can change its meaning, and its effect on your site, in the site configuration. See [details].
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[details]: /getting-started/configuration/#configure-dates
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{{% /note %}}
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The date is a [time.Time] value. Format and localize the value with the [`time.Format`] function, or use it with any of the [time methods].
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```go-html-template
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{{ .Date | time.Format ":date_medium" }} → Oct 19, 2023
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```
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In the example above we explicitly set the date in front matter. With Hugo's default configuration, the `Date` method returns the front matter value. This behavior is configurable, allowing you to set fallback values if the date is not defined in front matter. See [details].
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[`time.Format`]: /functions/time/format/
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[details]: /getting-started/configuration/#configure-dates
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[time methods]: /methods/time/
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[time.Time]: https://pkg.go.dev/time#Time
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