Title: Display Current Date
Last modified: April 26, 2017

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# Display Current Date

 *  [cpclemens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpclemens/)
 * (@cpclemens)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-current-date/)
 * _[ Moderator note: [moved to Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/before-posting-in-everything-wordpress/?view=all).]_
 * I have a page that has data that will be seen based on the current date. So, 
   today you’ll see a list of things that took place on this date, which the year
   occurring before the event.
 * However, I feel like it will look nicer if I also display today’s current date
   at the top of the page under the title.
 * Is there a quick and easy way to do that and I’m just missing it somewhere?

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-current-date/#post-9067853)
 * check this plugin if it can work for you:
    [https://wordpress.org/plugins/current-date-and-time/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/current-date-and-time/)
 *  Thread Starter [cpclemens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpclemens/)
 * (@cpclemens)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-current-date/#post-9067867)
 * That does certainly look like it’d do the trick, but I’d love to avoid installing
   another plugin just to simply display a date. I’ll keep that on dock if there’s
   nothing simpler that comes up though.
 * Thanks!
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-current-date/#post-9067891)
 * > but I’d love to avoid installing another plugin just to simply display a date
 * Look at the source code of the plugin. And use the applicable lines of code in
   the page where you want it appear.
 * or
 * Simply use something like this: `<?php echo date("F j, Y"); ?>`
 *  Thread Starter [cpclemens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpclemens/)
 * (@cpclemens)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-current-date/#post-9067907)
 * I appreciate your support on this. Unfortunately, code is far from my thing and
   I don’t really know what to do with the string you suggested. That can just be
   posted in the editor of the page?
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-current-date/#post-9068015)
 * Just copy and paste it using a plain text editor like MS notepad.

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 * Last activity: [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-current-date/#post-9068015)
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