Add configuration option to change date format

README.md

@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ paginate = 5
     newerPosts = "Newer posts"
     olderPosts = "Older posts"
     minuteReadingTime = "min read"
+    dateFormatSingle = "2006-01-02"
+    dateFormatList = "2006-01-02"
 
     [languages.en.params.logo]
       logoText = "hello friend"

exampleSite/config.toml

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ paginate = 5
     newerPosts = "Newer posts"
     olderPosts = "Older posts"
     minuteReadingTime = "min read"
+    dateFormatSingle = "2006-01-02"
+    dateFormatList = "2006-01-02"
 
     [languages.en.params.logo]
       logoText = "hello friend"

layouts/_default/list.html

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       <h1 class="post-title"><a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .Title | markdownify }}</a></h1>
       <div class="post-meta">
         <span class="post-date">
-          {{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}
+          {{ .Date.Format ($.Site.Params.DateFormatList | default "2006-01-02") }}
         </span>
         {{ with .Params.Author }}<span class="post-author">— {{ $.Site.Params.WrittenBy | default "Written by" }} {{ . }}</span>{{ end }}
         {{ if $.Site.Params.ShowReadingTime }}

layouts/_default/single.html

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <div class="post-meta">
       {{ with .Date | default nil }}
         <span class="post-date">
-            {{ .Format "2006-01-02" }}
+            {{ .Format ($.Site.Params.DateFormatSingle | default "2006-01-02") }}
         </span>
       {{ end }}
       {{ with .Params.Author }}<span class="post-author">— {{ $.Site.Params.WrittenBy | default "Written by" }} {{ . }}</span>{{ end }}