Title: Changing Date Format
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Changing Date Format

 *  [wyclef](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wyclef/)
 * (@wyclef)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-date-format-1/)
 * How can I change the date formatting so it only displays the first 3 characters
   of the month and then just the numbers and no ‘nd’ or ‘th’?
 *     ```
       <?php if(have_posts()) : ?><?php while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
       					<h5><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h5>
       					<h6 class="date-box"><span class="date"><span class="date-month"><?php the_time('F') ?></span><span class="date-num"><?php the_time('jS') ?></span></span></h6>
       					<?php the_content(); ?>
       				<?php endwhile; ?>
       				<?php endif; ?>
       ```
   

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-date-format-1/#post-1059405)
 * `<h6 class="date-box"><span class="date"><span class="date-month"><?php the_time('
   M') ?></span><span class="date-num"><?php the_time('j') ?></span></span></h6>`

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 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-date-format-1/#post-1059405)
 * Status: not resolved

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