# Article date

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## Overview

A configurable block that renders the published date of the nearest article using the 'abbreviated\_date' format; supports alignment, typography, color, spacing, max width, visibility, and custom size controls via block settings; intended for use inside article cards, article templates, or blog listings; uses Tailwind utility classes and respects Theme Editor preview constraints.

## Common use cases

* Place near other article metadata (author, tags) for consistent hierarchy
* Prefer the default or smaller type sizes for subtle metadata
* Use custom size sparingly; favor predefined sizes for consistency
* Consider enabling max width to maintain readability in wide layouts

## Block settings

### General

| Setting                | Description                 | Options                   |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| Show advanced settings | Reveals visibility settings | Checkbox (default: false) |

### Spacing

| Setting                   | Description                             | Options                   |
| ------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| Enable horizontal padding | Adds horizontal padding around the date | Checkbox (default: false) |
| Enable top padding        | Adds top padding around the date        | Checkbox (default: false) |
| Enable bottom padding     | Adds bottom padding around the date     | Checkbox (default: false) |

### Color

| Setting    | Description             | Options                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ---------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Text color | Controls the text color | <p>• Default (default)<br>• Alternative<br>• Primary background<br>• Primary foreground<br>• Secondary background<br>• Secondary foreground<br>• Tertiary background<br>• Tertiary foreground<br>• Neutral background<br>• Neutral foreground<br>• Shade</p> |

### Style

| Setting     | Description                                | Options                                                                                                                                                           |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Font family | Controls the font family used for the date | <p>• Standard<br>• Heading<br>• Subheading<br>• Accent<br><br>Visible when font size contains 'type--'</p>                                                        |
| Font size   | Controls the font size of the date         | <p>• Smaller<br>• Small<br>• Default (default)<br>• Big<br>• Bigger<br>• Heading 1<br>• Heading 2<br>• Heading 3<br>• Heading 4<br>• Heading 5<br>• Heading 6</p> |

### Layout

| Setting              | Description                               | Options                                        |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| Horizontal alignment | Controls horizontal alignment             | <p>• Left (default)<br>• Center<br>• Right</p> |
| Enable max width     | Limits the maximum width of the date text | Checkbox (default: true)                       |

### Display

| Setting    | Description                        | Options                                                                                                                            |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Visibility | Controls when the block is visible | <p>• All (default)<br>• Mobile only<br>• Desktop only</p><p><br><br>Visible when <strong>Show advanced settings</strong> is on</p> |