Is it possible to display the actual date a post was created vs. "xx days ago"

Forum|Forum|13 days ago
August 4, 2026
8 replies
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I’d like to display the date (Month, day, year) of each post vs. “21 days ago.”

In other words, a date stamp or a timestamp?

Is there a setting I’ve missed that will make that change?

Best answer by akhilv

In case this helps, I had Claude put together a small script that replaces the "x days ago" text with the actual date on topic pages. Insert before the </body> tag in Third Party Scripts:

<script>
window.addEventListener('load', function() {
  var i = 0, t = setInterval(function() {
    document.querySelectorAll('time.qa-latest-post-time[datetime]:not([data-dr])').forEach(function(el) {
      var p = el.getAttribute('datetime').split('-');
      el.textContent = new Date(p[0], p[1]-1, p[2]).toLocaleDateString('en-US', {month:'long', day:'numeric', year:'numeric'});
      el.setAttribute('data-dr', '1');
    });
    if (++i >= 20) clearInterval(t);
  }, 300);
});
</script>

this only targets the "x days ago" timestamp on topic pages, not the relative dates on replies, or the "x months/years ago" on homepage tiles or featured content. But it's a start while we wait for a native solution! 😊

W

Warren

Contributor ⭐️

I would like this as well. Plus the ability to sort by said date (and views) in every app surface consistently - Forums, Knowledge Articles, Groups, Events, etc.

samanthahamlet

Gainsight Community Manager

Hey @NEOGOV Tom
There’s an existing Idea for this if you’d like to upvote!

But, if you hover over x days ago, it should display the exact date that the post was created. Do you see this on your end? 😊

NEOGOV TomAuthor

Contributor ⭐️⭐️

That Idea was created 7 years ago! I’ll be retired in another 7 years, so let’s implement this sooner vs. later. 👴🏻

akhilvAnswer

Gainsight Employee ⭐️

In case this helps, I had Claude put together a small script that replaces the "x days ago" text with the actual date on topic pages. Insert before the </body> tag in Third Party Scripts:

<script>
window.addEventListener('load', function() {
  var i = 0, t = setInterval(function() {
    document.querySelectorAll('time.qa-latest-post-time[datetime]:not([data-dr])').forEach(function(el) {
      var p = el.getAttribute('datetime').split('-');
      el.textContent = new Date(p[0], p[1]-1, p[2]).toLocaleDateString('en-US', {month:'long', day:'numeric', year:'numeric'});
      el.setAttribute('data-dr', '1');
    });
    if (++i >= 20) clearInterval(t);
  }, 300);
});
</script>

this only targets the "x days ago" timestamp on topic pages, not the relative dates on replies, or the "x months/years ago" on homepage tiles or featured content. But it's a start while we wait for a native solution! 😊