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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://yandex.com/support/webmaster/en/llms.txt
# Date display in a snippet
The publication date is useful for news articles and blog posts. It helps users understand how current the information on the page is.
There are two ways to submit the publication date to Yandex: via the URL or using the `article:published_time` meta tag. Both methods can be used simultaneously.
**URL**
: Configure URLs to include the date when they're formed. It can be included as a specific template. For example:
- `/yyyy/mm/dd/`
- `/yyyy-mm-dd/`
**Meta tag**
: Use the special `article:published_time` meta tag on the page.
For example: ``. Enter the date in [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) format.
When indexing pages, the search bot will extract the specified dates. After that, they can be used in search results.