[Support request] How can remove dataPublished markup?

[Luong]

I want to remove dataPublished markup from the posts so Google can only read dateModified.

Please help me!

GeneratePress 2.2.2

[Tom]

Hi there,

Give this function a try:

add_filter( 'generate_post_date_output', function( $output, $time_string ) {
	$time_string = '<time class="entry-date published" datetime="%1$s" itemprop="datePublished">%2$s</time>';

	if ( get_the_time( 'U' ) !== get_the_modified_time( 'U' ) ) {
		$time_string = '<time class="entry-date updated-date" datetime="%3$s" itemprop="dateModified">%4$s</time>';
	}

	$time_string = sprintf( $time_string,
		esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c' ) ),
		esc_html( get_the_date() ),
		esc_attr( get_the_modified_date( 'c' ) ),
		esc_html( get_the_modified_date() )
	);

	return sprintf( '<span class="posted-on">%s</span> ', // WPCS: XSS ok, sanitization ok.
		$time_string
	);
}, 10, 2 );

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Let me know 🙂

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[Luong]

Hi,
I added the code in the functions.php of the child theme. But when I checked with Google’s structured data testing tool, it still showed the datePublished.

[Tom]

Can you link me to page you’re testing?

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[Luong]

here’s the link to one of the posts:

[Tom]

The code I mentioned above doesn’t seem to be activated. If it is, you might have another conflicting function. Anything else targeting the generate_post_date_output filter?

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[Luong]

Hi, here’s what the functions.php file includes

[Tom]

Hmm, your HTML isn’t matching what our function should be outputting.

Any other functions anywhere? In the Code Snippets plugin maybe?

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[Luong]

No, I don’t have Code Snippets installed. But I install a plugin called Schema. Does it affect things there?

[Tom]

No, it shouldn’t. I just tried the code on my test site and it is indeed working.

Can you try adding the function using the Code Snippets plugin just to test?

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[Luong]

I tried using the plugin, Still not work. Anyway, thank you very much for the effort 🙂

[Tom]

Hmm, something must be conflicting.

Any chance you can send me temporary admin login details so I can take a closer look?: https://generatepress.com/contact

If so, be sure to mention this topic.

Thanks!

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