Hello,
We apologize for the issue you are facing with the scheduled posts displaying the wrong date on the front end. Thank you for providing detailed information about the problem.
From what you’ve described, it seems that the backend is correctly showing the scheduled publish date, but the front end is displaying the date when the post was scheduled instead. This can sometimes happen due to how WordPress or your theme handles the display of post dates.
Here are a few steps you can take to troubleshoot this further:
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Check Theme Settings: Some themes have settings that control how dates are displayed. Check if there are any options in your theme settings that might affect the display of post dates.
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Review Custom Code: If you or someone else has added custom code to your theme (like in functions.php), it might be affecting how dates are displayed. Review any customizations that might be related to post dates.
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Plugin Conflicts: Sometimes, other plugins can interfere with how dates are displayed. Try temporarily deactivating other plugins (except Rank Math) to see if that resolves the issue.
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Structured Data: Since you mentioned that the Rich Results tool shows the correct publish date, ensure that your structured data is correctly implemented and does not contain conflicting information.
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Caching Issues: If you have a caching plugin enabled, clear your cache to ensure that you’re seeing the most recent version of your site.
If these steps do not resolve the issue, we recommend replying to this ticket with any additional details or findings, and a human agent from the Rank Math Support team will take over and assist you further.
Thank you for your patience, and we hope to help you resolve this soon!
Could this be due to NOT toggling on the “lock modified date” button that appears on individual posts? All posts scheduled did NOT have that turned on.
Hello,
Thank you for contacting us. We apologize for any inconvenience this issue may have caused.
It appears that the section on the front-end is fetching the date from the date-modified variable (this probably has to do with how your theme developers designed the theme to work).
The post’s date modified and date published are different variables. While the published date is expected to be constant, the last modified date is updated whenever a change is made to the page/post.
If you want the post’s date modified variable to be updated to the published date, you may want to refer to this thread: https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/284048/update-modified-date-when-scheduled-posts-get-published
We hope this helps. Please let us know if you have further questions or concerns.
Thank you.
Thank you very much. I’m going to test this and report back.
Hello,
You’re very much welcome!
Sure, do let us know how that goes.
In the meantime, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any other questions.
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.
