<p>If you want to edit that value in the database, then you'll need to find the corresponding row in the <code>craft_elements</code> table and update the <code>dateCreated</code> column there.</p>

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2016-04-20T17:50:27.837Z
Thanks Brad. Should I edit the value in craft_elements as well as the value in craft_entries? Or instead of the value in craft_entries?
Stephen
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2016-04-20T17:54:23.187Z
Depends on how OCD you are. :)
Brad Bell
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2016-04-20T17:59:30.387Z
Very, or I wouldn't have posted this thread in the first place I guess! :-) I'll do both then. By the way, the reason I want to edit this date is because the homepage entry in my standard build never gets deleted/re-created, so I didn't want client sites to have a Date Created date that was 2 years before I'd even built the site in case they thought it was strange.
Stephen
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2016-04-20T16:40:46.617Z
2016-04-20T16:40:46.617Z
Brad Bell
<p>I've just noticed that there's a Date Created value that appears for each entry in the control panel. Here's a screenshot:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/4wDSS.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/4wDSS.png" alt="screenshot"></a>.</p>

<p>How can I edit this Date Created value?</p>

<p>I've just looked at the <code>craft_entries</code> table and edited the <code>dateCreated</code> value for the entry in question, but when I refreshed the entry in the control panel, the Date Created value remained as it was previously.</p>

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How to edit the Date Created value that appears on the Entry page
# How to edit the Date Created value that appears on the Entry page

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-04-20)

I've just noticed that there's a Date Created value that appears for each entry in the control panel. Here's a screenshot:

[![screenshot](https://i.sstatic.net/4wDSS.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/4wDSS.png).

How can I edit this Date Created value?

I've just looked at the `craft_entries` table and edited the `dateCreated` value for the entry in question, but when I refreshed the entry in the control panel, the Date Created value remained as it was previously.

**Tags:** control-panel, database, datetime

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-04-20. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

If you want to edit that value in the database, then you'll need to find the corresponding row in the `craft_elements` table and update the `dateCreated` column there.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks Brad. Should I edit the value in craft_elements as well as the value in craft_entries? Or instead of the value in craft_entries?  
> **username_1**: Depends on how OCD you are. :)  
> **username_0**: Very, or I wouldn't have posted this thread in the first place I guess! :-) I'll do both then. By the way, the reason I want to edit this date is because the homepage entry in my standard build never gets deleted/re-created, so I didn't want client sites to have a Date Created date that was 2 years before I'd even built the site in case they thought it was strange.  

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