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Squarespace gives you a lot of control over how blog post dates appear. But that control is spread across a few different places. You can hide or change dates on individual blog posts, remove them from blog summary pages, and even update publish dates to reorder posts without rewriting content. In this guide, you’ll learn exactly where those settings live, how they differ, and how to make sure dates don’t sneak back in through summary blocks or metadata spacing.

1. Hide the Date on an Individual Blog Post Page

1. Open Pages in the left navigation.

2. Click into your Blog, then select a specific post.

3. Click Edit Section on the blog post content area.

4. Under Meta, toggle Date off.

5. (Optional) Hide the author name or categories if you don’t need them.

6. Click Save and Exit.

This removes the date only from the individual blog post page.

2. Hide the Date on the Blog Summary Page

1. From the blog listing page, click Edit.

2. Hover over the blog content and select Edit Section.

3. Scroll to Meta settings.

4. Set Meta Content to None (or remove Date specifically).

5. Adjust Meta Spacing to 0 if extra space remains.

6. Click Save and Exit.

This controls how dates appear on the main blog listing.

3. Change a Blog Post’s Publish Date

1. Open your blog and locate the post in the list.

2. Click the ellipsis (•••) next to the post.

3. Select Settings → Options → Status.

4. Update the Published Date (and time if needed).

5. Save your changes.

Changing the date is a simple way to reorder posts without editing the content itself.

4. Remove Dates from Summary Blocks

Dates don’t cascade — summary blocks must be edited separately.

1. Navigate to the page containing the Summary Block.

2. Click Edit, then select the summary block.

3. Click the pencil icon (or double-click the block).

4. Set Date Posted to None.

5. Click Save and Exit.

This removes dates anywhere blog posts are surfaced outside the blog page.

Final Tip

If you see dates still appearing somewhere on your site, it usually means there’s another instance like a summary block or separate blog layout that needs its own settings adjusted. Squarespace gives you flexibility, but each display has to be managed intentionally.

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