---
title: Filter the post date format in HTML sitemap
url: "https://www.seopress.org/support/hooks/filter-the-post-date-format-in-html-sitemap/"
lang: en-US
updated: 2024-05-20
hook_name: seopress_sitemaps_html_post_date_format
required_version: 7.8
---

# Filter the post date format in HTML sitemap

- **Hook name:** `seopress_sitemaps_html_post_date_format`
- **Required version:** 7.8

```php
add_filter('seopress_sitemaps_html_post_date_format', 'sp_sitemaps_html_post_date_format');
function sp_sitemaps_html_post_date_format($date_format) {
	$date_format = 'j F Y';

	return $date_format;
}
```

Source: [https://gist.github.com/wp-seopress/fcd02282eaba245955ec4316517b919d](https://gist.github.com/wp-seopress/fcd02282eaba245955ec4316517b919d)