From 3334d11597ad3ede84c419f5e2eee77ed6ae1107 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ryan Salazar <ryaninwilton@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 May 2026 00:18:12 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] remove visible publication dates from articles (keep JSON-LD
 for SEO)
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Drops the rendered date span from:
- ArticleFeed.tsx (homepage feed)
- news/page.tsx (news list — also drops the orphan separator)
- news/[slug]/NewsArticleDetailClient.tsx (article header + related-articles row, drops paired separators)
- AISuggestedArticles.tsx (sidebar — keeps readTime alone)

JSON-LD datePublished/publishedTime in news/[slug]/page.tsx and
articles/[slug]/page.tsx is unchanged so search engines still see the
publication date.
---
 src/app/home-page/components/ArticleFeed.tsx    | 1 -
 src/app/news/[slug]/NewsArticleDetailClient.tsx | 4 ----
 src/app/news/page.tsx                           | 2 --
 src/components/AISuggestedArticles.tsx          | 2 +-
 4 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/app/home-page/components/ArticleFeed.tsx b/src/app/home-page/components/ArticleFeed.tsx
index 835d31f..d8d734d 100644
--- a/src/app/home-page/components/ArticleFeed.tsx
+++ b/src/app/home-page/components/ArticleFeed.tsx
@@ -793,7 +793,6 @@ export default function ArticleFeed() {
                           {article?.category}
                         </span>
                         <span className="text-[#444] text-xs hidden sm:inline">|</span>
-                        <span className="text-[#666] text-xs font-body hidden sm:inline">{article?.date}</span>
                         <SourceBadge source={article.source} />
                       </div>
                       <h3 className="font-heading text-[#e0e0e0] font-bold text-[0.875rem] md:text-[1rem] leading-snug mb-1 md:mb-1.5 group-hover:text-[#3b82f6] transition-colors duration-200 line-clamp-2">
diff --git a/src/app/news/[slug]/NewsArticleDetailClient.tsx b/src/app/news/[slug]/NewsArticleDetailClient.tsx
index eea7507..0d8e42e 100644
--- a/src/app/news/[slug]/NewsArticleDetailClient.tsx
+++ b/src/app/news/[slug]/NewsArticleDetailClient.tsx
@@ -293,8 +293,6 @@ export default function NewsArticleDetailClient({
                   className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-[#3b82f6] hover:underline">
                   {article.category}
                 </Link>
-                <span className="text-xs text-[#777]">{article.date}</span>
-                <span className="text-xs text-[#555]">·</span>
                 <span className="text-xs text-[#777]">{article.readTime}</span>
               </div>
 
@@ -576,8 +574,6 @@ export default function NewsArticleDetailClient({
                       <span className="text-[#3b82f6] font-body text-[10px] font-bold uppercase tracking-wider">
                         {related.category}
                       </span>
-                      <span className="text-[#444] text-[10px]">·</span>
-                      <span className="text-[#555] font-body text-[11px]">{related.date}</span>
                     </div>
                     <h3 className="font-heading text-[#e0e0e0] text-sm font-bold leading-snug group-hover:text-[#3b82f6] transition-colors line-clamp-2 mb-1.5">
                       {related.title}
diff --git a/src/app/news/page.tsx b/src/app/news/page.tsx
index 48faec1..a1450b5 100644
--- a/src/app/news/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/news/page.tsx
@@ -237,8 +237,6 @@ export default function NewsPage() {
                     <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
                       <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-1.5">
                         <span className="text-[#3b82f6] font-body text-[10px] font-bold uppercase tracking-wider">{article.category}</span>
-                        <span className="text-[#444] text-[10px]">·</span>
-                        <span className="text-[#555] font-body text-[11px]">{article.date}</span>
                       </div>
                       <h2 className="font-heading text-[#e0e0e0] text-base font-bold leading-snug mb-2 group-hover:text-[#3b82f6] transition-colors line-clamp-2">
                         {article.title}
diff --git a/src/components/AISuggestedArticles.tsx b/src/components/AISuggestedArticles.tsx
index b13d037..6648db7 100644
--- a/src/components/AISuggestedArticles.tsx
+++ b/src/components/AISuggestedArticles.tsx
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ export default function AISuggestedArticles({ variant = 'compact' }: Props) {
               <h3 className="font-heading text-[#e0e0e0] text-sm font-semibold leading-snug line-clamp-2 group-hover:text-[#3b82f6] transition-colors">
                 {article.title}
               </h3>
-              <p className="text-[#555] font-body text-[11px] mt-1">{article.date} · {article.readTime}</p>
+              <p className="text-[#555] font-body text-[11px] mt-1">{article.readTime}</p>
             </Link>
           ))}
         </div>