# 34 years ago, really?

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**Category:** Product Support\
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**Created:** [August 21, 2024, 3:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/34-years-ago-really/322738 "2024-08-21T15:28:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![David\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@David\_Ghost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Ghost)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/34-years-ago-really/322738/9 "2024-08-21T18:58:54Z")

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Hey Patrick,

I know this is not the subject of the thread, but changing the date of posts is dangerous for SEO, if you care about that. Be cautious

> **[Should You Change the Publish Date on Articles & Blog Posts?](https://www.themediacaptain.com/changing-article-and-blog-dates-for-seo/)**
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> Should you update the original publication date or keep the publication date as is and insert the modification date? Learn more.

> **[Google Says Only Update Dates On Articles When Significantly Change Existing...](https://www.seroundtable.com/google-update-content-date-32878.html)**
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> Google's John Mueller said it only makes sense to update the date on a piece of content or article when you either "write something new or significantly change something existing." He said this on Twitter and it goes along with previous advice John...

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