Title: [Plugin: WordPress SEO] – Post Snippet
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: WordPress SEO] – Post Snippet

 *  [mbpage](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbpage/)
 * (@mbpage)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-seo-post-snippet/)
 * Hi
 * I have noticed that when writing meta descriptions for a post the date is shown
   my default. It would be very handy if this could be removed as I think this is
   detrimental to seo and encouraging visitors to click. Possible feature enhancement?
 * Mike

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 *  [HeyHeyMonkey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/heyheymonkey/)
 * (@heyheymonkey)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-seo-post-snippet/#post-1743600)
 * Have you considered using a dedicated plugin for SEO?
 * All In One SEO Pack is very good.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/)
 *  [ChrisThomasCTA](https://wordpress.org/support/users/christhomascta/)
 * (@christhomascta)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-seo-post-snippet/#post-1743672)
 * I agree about the date – and I could use a bit more clarity about getting the
   description to echo in the snippet. The title does, for me, but the description
   doesn’t…. and I think Hey Hey is a cheeky monkey
 *  [d.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pxlar8/)
 * (@pxlar8)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-seo-post-snippet/#post-1743686)
 * A +1 for Mike’s suggestion. If it’s possible, it would be a very handy feature.
 * But for what it’s worth, it seems that the date in the WordPress SEO preview 
   doesn’t necessarily indicate that Google will actually add the date in search
   results. I had gotten around the date showing in search results by removing it
   from the theme itself and have confirmed that the Google indexing is no longer
   adding the date to the search results (confirmed over time and with new posts).
   Of course, that also means that my posts themselves don’t display a date, but
   in my case, that’s what I want. The preview in WordPress SEO still shows the 
   date.

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-seo-post-snippet/#post-1743686)
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