Post Date
The current post's published or modified date, in the format you choose.
The block renders through the post_date element — the same PHP that runs in the page builder, so the front
end is identical either way.
What the sidebar exposes
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
date_type | Published or last-modified |
date_format | How the date reads |
link_to_post | Link the date to the post |
text_align | Alignment |
text_color | Date colour |
font_size_preset | Text size preset |
Anything not listed stays available in the page builder, and round-trips untouched — the block only writes the values you change, so an element styled in the builder keeps every setting this sidebar does not show.
It renders whatever post it finds itself in, at render time. In the editor that is the post you are editing — so the canvas shows this post's value, which on a new draft is often empty, correctly.
In a Theme Builder template it stands for every post the template serves.
date_type is worth a deliberate answerA modified date on an article published once and never touched shows the same value as its publish date — harmless. A published date on a page revised every year tells readers it is older than it is, which for anything time-sensitive costs you trust and clicks.
Pick the one that describes what the reader wants to know.
The block declares core spacing support, so the element's own spacing option is not exposed here —
use the Dimensions panel at the top of the sidebar.