Title: Move Post Date
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Move Post Date

 *  Resolved [kelseegibbs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kelseegibbs/)
 * (@kelseegibbs)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/move-post-date/)
 * Is there anyway to move the post date below the post excerpt? Thanks!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-widget-with-thumbnails/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-widget-with-thumbnails/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Martin Stehle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hinjiriyo/)
 * (@hinjiriyo)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/move-post-date/#post-6383609)
 * Yes, it is dead easy! Ehm, not. It needs a little accuracy by you. And it needs
   to circumvent the “check upgrade” function to get no new versions of the plugin.
   Because regardless of having changed the plugin’s code the changes would be overwritten
   by the next upgrade if the current version is lower than the new version. Think
   about that.
 * If you would decide that the current version 4.1 is enough for you you can follow
   these steps:
    1. Open the file `widget.php` which you can find in the plugin’s subdirectory `/
       includes`.
    2. Go to the line starting with `if ( $show_date )`.
    3. Move the block beginning with that and ending with the next `endif;` below the
       block `if ( $show_excerpt )` … `endif; ?></li>`.
    4. Move the string `?></li>` to the last `endif;`.
    5. Open the file `recent-posts-widget-with-thumbnails.php` in the plugin’s directory
       and find the line `Version: 4.1`. Change the number to a high value. That way
       the plugin will be stated as newer than the plugin in the WP repository and 
       not overwritten for a long time.
    6. Save both files and check the result.
 *  [jennetdot1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jennetdot1/)
 * (@jennetdot1)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/move-post-date/#post-6383903)
 * Great, also we can put them on the same line and reduce spaces right? Just one
   more question how to make date clickable with title together ?
 * Thanks in advance.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Martin Stehle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hinjiriyo/)
 * (@hinjiriyo)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/move-post-date/#post-6383904)
 * Open the `widget.php`.
    Insert the snippet `<?php echo get_the_date(); ?>` between`
   class="rpwwt-post-title">` and `<?php if ( $post_title =`.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Martin Stehle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hinjiriyo/)
 * (@hinjiriyo)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/move-post-date/#post-6383927)
 * In the new plugin [Ultimate Post List Pro](http://shop.stehle-internet.de/downloads/ultimate-post-list-pro/)
   you can place the post informations to any above/below position and set them 
   clickable. And much more 🙂 You can play around with the free version “Ultimage
   Post List”, available here in the WP plugin directory.

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 * [excerpt](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/excerpt/)

 * 4 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Martin Stehle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hinjiriyo/)
 * Last activity: [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/move-post-date/#post-6383927)
 * Status: resolved