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title: "How to Hide Blog Post Date in Elementor Blog Posts?"
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# How to Hide Blog Post Date in Elementor Blog Posts?

## 

- The Plus Addons for Elementor Blog/Post Listing widget hides the date in the listing, and the switch depends on style and edition.
- Pro hides Display Date on Styles 1 to 4, while the free plugin hides it alone only on Style 5; on free Style 1, turning off Display Post Meta removes both date and author.
- Style 5 uses Date & Time in Content > Extra Option, so turning that switch off hides the date, and changing Type from Post Published to Post Modified shows the last updated time instead.

Do you want to hide the date on your blog posts? On evergreen content a two-year-old date makes a perfectly current article look stale.

The Blog/Post Listing widget in The Plus Addons for Elementor lets you remove it from the listing. The switch depends on the style and your edition.

*To check the complete feature overview documentation of The Plus Addons for Elementor Blog Listing widget, [click here](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/blog-listing-widget-settings-overview/).*

***Requirement - This widget is a part of The Plus Addons for Elementor, make sure it's installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.***

[LIVE WIDGET LINK](https://theplusaddons.com/elementor-listing/?utm_source=tpae&utm_medium=docs&utm_campaign=text#blog-post-wgts)

## Before You Start

- **Edition:** Free and Pro, with a difference. Pro can hide the date alone on every style. The free plugin can hide it alone on Style 5; on Style 1 it can only hide the date and author together.- **Widget to enable:** Blog/Post Listing, switched on under **ThePlus Settings > Widgets**.

## Which switch do you need?

| Style | Pro | Free |
| ----- | --- | ---- |
| Style 1 | Display Post Meta > **Display Date** | **Display Post Meta** off (hides the author as well) |
| Style 2, 3, 4 | Display Post Meta > **Display Date** | Pro styles |
| Style 5 | **Date & Time** | **Date & Time** |

All of these are in **Content > Extra Option**.

## Hide only the date (Pro, Styles 1 to 4)

### Step 1: Open Display Post Meta

Add the **Blog/Post Listing** widget and choose your style and layout. In **Content > Extra Option**, make sure **Display Post Meta** is on — it is by default — and click the pencil icon beside it.

![The Display Post Meta control in Content > Extra Option](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/tp-blog-listout-display-post-meta-wide-meta.webp)

### Step 2: Turn off Display Date

Switch off **Display Date**. The date disappears from every post in the listing and the author stays.

![The Display Date switch inside the Display Post Meta options](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/tpae-the-display-date-switch-inside-the-display-post-meta-options.webp)

If you would rather keep a date but show when the post was last updated, leave Display Date on and change **Type**, just below it, from *Post Published* to *Post Modified*.

## On Style 5 (Free and Pro)

Style 5 ignores Display Post Meta and uses **Date & Time** in Content > Extra Option. It is **off by default**, so a Style 5 listing shows no date unless someone switched it on. Switch it off to hide it.

## Free plugin on Style 1

The free Style 1 prints the date and author on one line with no separate switch for each. Turning off **Display Post Meta** removes both. To keep the author, use **Style 5** or Pro.

## Settings Reference

| Setting | Where | Applies to | Default |
| ------- | ----- | ---------- | ------- |
| Display Post Meta | Content > Extra Option | Styles 1 to 4 | On |
| Display Date | Display Post Meta options | Styles 1 to 4, Pro | On |
| Type | Display Post Meta options | Styles 1 to 4, Pro | Post Published |
| Date & Time | Content > Extra Option | Style 5 | Off |

## Limitations

- **The per-item switches are Pro.** Display Date and Display Author are not in the free plugin.- **The listing only.** The single post page, and the date Google may show in search results, come from your theme and your structured data, not from this widget.

## Troubleshooting

### I turned off Display Date and the date is still there

You are on **Style 5**. Use **Date & Time** instead.

### The author disappeared too

You switched off Display Post Meta itself. Turn it back on and switch off only Display Date.

## Related Docs

- [Blog Listing widget: settings overview](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/blog-listing-widget-settings-overview/) — every control in the widget.- [Hide the author name in Elementor blog posts](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/hide-author-name-in-elementor-blog-posts/)- [Show recent blog posts in Elementor](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/show-recent-blog-posts-in-elementor/)

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Q: How do I hide only the blog post date in Elementor without removing the author?**
A: The clean way is to keep Display Post Meta on and switch off only Display Date. In The Plus Addons for Elementor, The Plus Addons, Plus Addons for Elementor, POSIMYTH this works on Styles 1 to 4 in the Blog/Post Listing widget, and the author stays visible. That matters because turning off the whole meta block removes both pieces at once. If you want the post to look current but still show who wrote it, this is the setting to use.

**Q: Which blog listing style should I use if I want to hide the date on a free setup?**
A: Style 5 is the safe choice in the free plugin because it uses Date & Time instead of Display Post Meta. The page says Style 5 is off by default, so a Style 5 listing shows no date unless someone turns it on. On Style 1, the free plugin cannot separate date from author, so hiding one hides both. That makes Style 5 the better option when you want date control without losing author credit.

**Q: Why is the date still showing after I turned off Display Date?**
A: That usually means the listing is using Style 5. Style 5 ignores Display Post Meta and uses Date & Time in Content > Extra Option instead. If Date & Time is on there, the date can still appear even when Display Date is off elsewhere. The practical fix is to check the style first, because Style 5 follows a different control path than Styles 1 to 4 in The Plus Addons for Elementor Blog/Post Listing widget.

**Q: Why did the author disappear when I tried to hide just the date?**
A: That happens when Display Post Meta itself gets switched off instead of only Display Date. On Styles 1 to 4, Display Post Meta is the parent control and Display Date is the child switch. Turning off the parent removes both pieces of metadata. If you want to keep author text visible, leave Display Post Meta on and disable only Display Date. That distinction matters most in The Plus Addons for Elementor because one toggle hides everything while the other hides just one field.

**Q: Can I show a last-updated date instead of the original publish date in Elementor blog posts?**
A: The Blog/Post Listing widget supports that by keeping Display Date on and changing Type from Post Published to Post Modified. That gives you a more accurate freshness signal for evergreen content without hiding the date entirely. It is useful when an older article has been updated and you want readers to see that change immediately. This option appears under Content > Extra Option for Styles 1 to 4 and Pro.

**Q: What do I need enabled before hiding blog post dates in Elementor?**
A: The Blog/Post Listing widget has to be enabled under ThePlus Settings > Widgets, and The Plus Addons for Elementor must be installed and activated first. The page also notes that this widget belongs to The Plus Addons for Elementor, so it only works inside that setup. That matters because if the widget is not active, none of the style-specific date controls will appear in Elementor.