Title: Remove dates from comments
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Remove dates from comments

 *  [raisingsmallsouls](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raisingsmallsouls/)
 * (@raisingsmallsouls)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-dates-from-comments/)
 * Hi, I’m trying to figure out how to remove the dates from my comments.
 * I already found a thread here which removes the dates from my POSTS, now I also
   want the date removed from my comments.
 * For example, I want to present this post [http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/conflict-resolution/](http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/conflict-resolution/)
   as though it’s new, but the dates of the comments show that this is several months
   old!
 * Thanks,
 * Ellen

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 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-dates-from-comments/#post-1349233)
 * _always make a backup copy before editing theme files_
 * probably in comments.php, see if you can find something very similar to:
    `<div
   class="comment-meta commentmetadata"><a href="<?php .......?>"><?php comment_date()?
   ></a></div>`
 * then delete it –
    or maybe better just ‘comment it out’ like so: `<!-- <div class
   ="comment-meta commentmetadata"><a href="<?php .......?>"><?php comment_date()?
   ></a></div> -->`
 * and delete if you are sure you have done the right thing 😉
 *  [magickman5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magickman5/)
 * (@magickman5)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-dates-from-comments/#post-1349234)
 * hi raisingsmallsouls,
 * you have to look for the the_time() function in single.php, index.php, comments.
   php and comment it.
 * hope this helps you.

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-dates-from-comments/#post-1349234)
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