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Checks for published and modified dates on content
Rule IDeeat/content-dates
CategoryE-E-A-T
ScopeSite-wide
Severitywarning
Weight4/10

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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.

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Enable / Disable

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Disable this rule

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

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Disable all E-E-A-T rules

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

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Enable only this rule

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