URL: /rules/eeat/content-dates

---
title: "Content Dates"
description: "Checks for published and modified dates on content"
---

Checks for published and modified dates on content

| | |
|---|---|
| **Rule ID** | `eeat/content-dates` |
| **Category** | [E-E-A-T](/rules/eeat) |
| **Scope** | Site-wide |
| **Severity** | warning |
| **Weight** | 4/10 |

## Solution

Visible dates show content freshness and help users assess relevance. Include datePublished and dateModified in Article schema. Show human-readable dates on pages. Update dateModified when making significant changes. Fresh content signals ongoing maintenance and expertise. Stale dates may hurt rankings for time-sensitive topics.

## Enable / Disable

### Disable this rule

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["eeat/content-dates"]
```

### Disable all E-E-A-T rules

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["eeat/*"]
```

### Enable only this rule

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
enable = ["eeat/content-dates"]
disable = ["*"]
```