Last night when I checked one of my blogs with Google Structured Data Testing Tool, I found out that I have this datePublished error remark.
Back then, this structured data error was highlighted in red as:
"datePublished: missing and required".
Now it is stated as something like this:
"datePublished 11:24 PM (Cannot understand the value 11:24 PM as a date/time. Learn more about date/time formats.)"
I have tried various ways to overcome this issue, but most of the advice which I found online were unhelpful.
Then I after tinkering around, I managed to solve the datePublished missing and required for Blogger problem.
You don't have to add or remove any code from the template.
You don't even have to go the HTML template.
Now, let's find out:
Fix datePublished Missing And Required Blogger
Here is tutorial on how to fix this datePublished error for Blogger
This is what you do:
Part One: Change Timestamp Format
1. Log in to your Blogger Dashboard.
2. Click on "Settings".
3. Next click on "Language and formatting".
4. Under "Formatting", look for "Timestamp Format".
5. The default "Timestamp Format" is: Hour: Minute (Example: 6:15PM)
Example: 1/25/2020 07:30:52PM
7. To change the "Timestamp Format", click on the reverse triangle icon next to the date.
8. A menu pops up, and click on the third option.
9. Then click on the orange color "Save settings" button.
10. That's all.
PART TWO: Hide Date Above Post Title
After you have done according to the tutorial above, if you notice published the DATE appeared above your blog post title.
This is what you need to do to hide this date and time.
1. You go to "Template".
2. Click the "Customize" button.
3. Click on "Advanced'.
4. Pull down the slider and click on "Add CSS". A box will appear next to it
5. Now paste the code below in the empty box provided.
.date-header span {
display: none;
}
6. Then click on the orange color "Apply to blog" button.
Now the date above your blog post title should be gone.
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