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---
title: PublishDate
description: Returns the publish date of the given page.
categories: []
keywords: []
action:
related:
- methods/page/Date
- methods/page/ExpiryDate
- methods/page/LastMod
returnType: time.Time
signatures: [PAGE.PublishDate]
---
By default, Hugo excludes pages with future publish dates when building your site. To include future pages, use the `--buildFuture` command line flag.
Set the publish date in front matter:
{{< code-toggle file=content/news/article-1.md fm=true >}}
title = 'Article 1'
publishDate = 2023-10-19T00:40:04-07:00
{{< /code-toggle >}}
The publish date is a [time.Time] value. Format and localize the value with the [`time.Format`] function, or use it with any of the [time methods].
```go-html-template
{{ .PublishDate | time.Format ":date_medium" }} → Oct 19, 2023
```
In the example above we explicitly set the publish date in front matter. With Hugo's default configuration, the `PublishDate` method returns the front matter value. This behavior is configurable, allowing you to set fallback values if the publish date is not defined in front matter. See&nbsp;[details].
[`time.Format`]: /functions/time/format
[details]: /getting-started/configuration/#configure-dates
[time methods]: /methods/time
[time.Time]: https://pkg.go.dev/time#Time