Title: Date help
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Date help

 *  Resolved [ipwatchdog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipwatchdog/)
 * (@ipwatchdog)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-help/)
 * I am trying to add a space between the last character of the title and the date.
   I would also like to use the short month (i.e., Jan) rather than the long month(
   i.e., January).
 * How can I accomplish this?
 * Thanks.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/list-category-posts/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/list-category-posts/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Fernando Briano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fernandobt/)
 * (@fernandobt)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-help/#post-3380966)
 * Please read the documentation. You can choose the format of the date with the**
   dateformat** parameter. You’ll find a link to WordPress docs on Formatting dates
   there, and you can add a space before/after with the format string.
 *  Thread Starter [ipwatchdog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipwatchdog/)
 * (@ipwatchdog)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-help/#post-3381053)
 * Interesting answer, and more than a bit condescending. Basically you say “it 
   is in the documentation somewhere, but I won’t tell you where or which document.”
   What a joke. Typical computer programmer with a superiority complex nonsense.
 *  Plugin Author [Fernando Briano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fernandobt/)
 * (@fernandobt)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-help/#post-3381056)
 * I’ll try answer this as polite as possible…
 * > it is in the documentation somewhere
 * Once you get to the documentation you can search for the string _dateformat_.
   That should be easy, right? You can do it on any web browser or text editor.
 * > but I won’t tell you where or which document
 * Every WordPress plugin has it’s documentation. You can read it [HERE](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/list-category-posts/),
   on WordPress.org, when you go to [the plugin’s page](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/list-category-posts/).
   Read the FIRST page and you get a text that says: Check [Other Notes](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/list-category-posts/other_notes/)
   for usage. When you install the plugin, you get a link on your WordPress’ plugin
   page to the [plugin’s instructions](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/list-category-posts/other_notes/).
   Do you still need help finding the documentation?
 * I have no superiority complex. I’m just sick of people not even taking 2 minutes
   of their time to skim the documentation I spent time writing so that I would 
   avoid this kind of questions on this forum. Is this that hard? It’s a manual,
   before asking if the plugin does this or that, or how you can change something,**
   READ THE DOCUMENTS**.
 *  Thread Starter [ipwatchdog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipwatchdog/)
 * (@ipwatchdog)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-help/#post-3381057)
 * I have read everything you have. It is extraordinarily circular and provide little
   or no information. I’m sorry if you don’t like being told the truth.
 * I don’t need help finding the documentation, I needed an answer, which you obviously
   are ill equipped to provide. Your documentation is truly awful and provides no
   useful information. I’ve read it all.
 * Now, what is the truth?
 * On the Other Notes page you seem to say contains the answer you say: “dateformat–
   Format of the date output. Default is get_option(‘date_format’). Check [http://codex.wordpress.org/Formatting_Date_and_Time](http://codex.wordpress.org/Formatting_Date_and_Time)
   for possible formats.”
 * No where else do you mention date_format. As anyone who can read can see this
   is not helpful at all and provides absolutely no actionable information.
 * What this means is that the default is (‘date_format’) and you can find out what
   the codes are for dates directly from WordPress. No where does is say how to 
   modify YOUR plugin. Terribly unhelpful instructions.
 * Next, in the READ ME document you say the same exact thing you say in the Other
   Notes, which is also where you direct people to “How to Use.”
 * Circular, non-informing and terribly condescending.
 * So you can be sick of people not taking 2 minutes, but that isn’t me. You should
   be sick at your lack of ability to explain how to use your plugin and you should
   be sick by your condescending attitude.
 * Myself, I am sick of know-it-all programmers who really know very little.
 *  Plugin Author [Fernando Briano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fernandobt/)
 * (@fernandobt)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-help/#post-3381069)
 * Use this:
    `[catlist id=whatevet dateformat=" M d Y " date=yes]`
 * That will show the date like this:
    `Jan 20 2013`
 * Good luck.
 *  [matalena](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matatomata/)
 * (@matatomata)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-help/#post-3381195)
 * well, not all bad things are bad… thanks to the rudeness of this user I finally
   got how to change the dateformat. Thanks 🙂
 *  Plugin Author [Fernando Briano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fernandobt/)
 * (@fernandobt)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-help/#post-3381196)
 * That’s awesome matatomata, if you have any suggestions on how to improve the 
   documentation to make it better for new users, please don’t hesitate to let me
   know so I can make it better.
 * Regards,

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-help/#post-3381196)
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