Google picks Date from Plugin

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    I have a huge Problem which I never found before on the internet.
    I use Generatepress + RankMath + Elementor + 1 Affiliate Plugin called AAWP.
    I want no date to display in Google, because i have evergreen content. So there is onsite no Date displayed.
    The only Date displayed is from an Affiliate Plugin AAWP which pulls everyday new price “Letzte Aktualisierung am 14.10.2021 um 18:10 Uhr”

    But google pulls this date as current date for blogpost: Example:
    type in google: site:aurandus.com Purelei Schmuck
    I published this article at 16.09.21 and google cache from 13th october pulls 2th october which is refresh date from plugin.

    Only thing i have in functions php is:
    /*
    * Rank Math snippet to remove datePublished & dateModified from WebPage
    *
    */
    add_filter( ‘rank_math/json_ld’, function( $data, $jsonld ) {
    unset($data[‘WebPage’][‘datePublished’]);
    unset($data[‘WebPage’][‘dateModified’]);
    return $data;
    }, 99, 2);

    /*
    * Rank Math snippet to remove datePublished & dateModified from Article
    *
    */
    add_filter( ‘rank_math/snippet/rich_snippet_article_entity’, function( $data ) {
    unset( $data[‘datePublished’] );
    unset( $data[‘dateModified’] );
    return $data;
    }, 10, 1 );

    But still no difference.
    This must be no Plugin or Theme issue because i found some blogs whith same plugin, where date is not shown in google
    Example 1: https://trek-center.de/kostueme-fuer-kinder/
    Example 2: https://www.meistervergleich.de/auto-motor/nova-motors-inoa-s5-li-elektroroller/ ( He even use same theme)
    Only difference i can see is they use another seo plugin, it has something to do with rank math because example number 2 use same theme and same plugin but no date displayed in Google.
    This has to be fixed asap please.
    Thank you

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  • Hello,

    Thank you for contacting Rank Math and bringing your concern to our attention. I’m sorry for any inconvenience this issue may have caused you.

    Google won’t give a definitive, single answer for how they pick a date. There are several ways through which Google picks the date to be shown in the search results.

    One of the most prominent ways (in our experience) is the date shown by the theme on the page. Google usually picks and shows the Date they see in the content itself and show it in the SERPs.

    Please check our guide at this link:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/remove-dates-from-search/

    I hope that helps.

    Thank you, and please don’t hesitate to contact us anytime if you need further assistance with anything else.

    Seems like an automatic reply, you are not even trying to answer my questions correctly.
    This has to be a plugin issue, because this other site has the same setup but another seo plugin.

    Hello,

    We’re sorry if you felt that the reply was automatic but the details shared by my colleague are correct.

    Google is not very open regarding its algorithms used in selecting dates for the search results, but we’ve experienced in many cases that the dates are picked from the date displayed on the post’s frontend itself.

    Since the dates on the frontend is controlled by the theme, they would be in a better position to assist you here. If you wish to get the date removed from the search results, you should consider getting it removed from the frontend of your website also.

    You can also refer to the guide shared by my colleague for more details:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/remove-dates-from-search/

    Hope that helps and please do not hesitate to let us know if you need our assistance with anything else.

    Thank you.

    Hello,

    Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.

    If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.

    Thank you.

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