# {item.date\_published|date("j F Y")}} Can it be functional AND hidden **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements CMS\ **Created:** [June 20, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/item-date-published-date-j-f-y-can-it-be-functional-and-hidden/56727 "2026-06-20T15:52:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MHA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@MHA](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MHA)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/item-date-published-date-j-f-y-can-it-be-functional-and-hidden/56727/1 "2026-06-20T15:52:05Z")
I want my posts to be in chronological order but I don’t want the date to be displayed when a collection is rendered on the web. Would appreciate any thoughts on how to accomplish this. ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/item-date-published-date-j-f-y-can-it-be-functional-and-hidden/56727/2 "2026-06-20T21:32:05Z")
Simply delete the syntax that is displaying the date, providing the markdown has the date in the front matter (or file name) the posts should still be displayed in chronological order. ![CleanShot 2026-06-20 at 10 .30.14@2x](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/1/f/1ff628ee9539d0da41eba64f706f46cab20050aa.png) ---
**Author:** ![MHA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@MHA](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MHA)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/item-date-published-date-j-f-y-can-it-be-functional-and-hidden/56727/3 "2026-06-21T13:55:36Z")
Thank you - much appreciated. I’ll give this a try.