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the_date() Function
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the_date() displays or retrieves the date the current post was written. It will output the date only once for multiple posts that were published on the same date.
the_date() Format Parameters
the_date( string $format = '', string $before = '', string $after = '', bool $echo = true )
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$format: allows you to select the desired PHP date format -
$before: output before the date -
$after: output after the date -
$echo: true/false value specifying whether the date will be echoed (written on the page) or returned
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