Title: Date format for wp_get_archives
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Date format for wp_get_archives

 *  [deadlove](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deadlove/)
 * (@deadlove)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-for-wp_get_archives/)
 * How can I set the date format for wp_get_archives? For example, instead of having
   it display “F Y” (“November 2009”) I’d like to have it set to “M Y” (“Nov 2009”).
   I’m using the Redoable theme and it has this line in sidebar.php:
 * <?php wp_get_archives(‘type=monthly’); ?>
 * Is there any way of doing this? Thanks for any help you may be able to offer!!

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 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-for-wp_get_archives/#post-1288958)
 * that should be in your archive.php no?
 * guess it depends on your theme as to what template is used
 * in my theme it looks like this in there
 *     ```
       <?php /* If this is a monthly archive */ } elseif (is_month()) { ?>
       		<h2 class="pagetitle">Archive for <?php the_time('F, Y'); ?></h2>
       ```
   
 * that’s where to change it…..
    (there are different lines of code for daily/yearly/
   monthly/etc….)
 *  [Justin Tadlock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/greenshady/)
 * (@greenshady)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-for-wp_get_archives/#post-1289030)
 * You could filter `get_archives_link`. Other than that, set it in your admin settings.

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## Tags

 * [date format](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/date-format/)
 * [Redoable](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/redoable/)
 * [wp_get_archives](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp_get_archives/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 2 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Justin Tadlock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/greenshady/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-format-for-wp_get_archives/#post-1289030)
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