diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 642a2846..139471e2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ paige:
       account_id: "123456"
     utterances: # utteranc.es
       github_repo: "example/foo"
-  date_format: "2006 January 2" # Hugo date format for page dates
   hide_theme_comment: true # Don't put a link to this project in a code comment
   hide_theme_link: true # Don't put a link to this project in the footer
   math:
@@ -270,6 +269,7 @@ paige:
       hide: false # Default is false
     date:
       class: "text-center text-secondary" # Default is "text-center text-secondary"
+      format: ":date_long" # Default is ":date_long"
       hide: false # Default is false
     description:
       class: "lead text-center" # Default is "lead text-center"
diff --git a/layouts/partials/paige/about.html b/layouts/partials/paige/about.html
index 4d2822e2..801faea8 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/paige/about.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/paige/about.html
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
 {{ end }}
 {{ with $date }}
     <p class="{{ $dateclass }}">
-        <time datetime="{{ .Format `2006-01-02` }}">{{ time.Format (site.Params.paige.date_format | default ":date_long") . }}</time>
+        <time datetime="{{ .Format `2006-01-02` }}">{{ time.Format (site.Params.paige.page.date.format | default ":date_long") . }}</time>
     </p>
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html b/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html
index f7bc47bf..39f77505 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
                     {{ end }}
                     {{ with $date }}
                         <p class="{{ if $summary }} {{ $gap }} {{ end }} {{ $dateclass }}">
-                            <time datetime="{{ .Format `2006-01-02` }}">{{ time.Format (site.Params.paige.date_format | default ":date_long") . }}</time>
+                            <time datetime="{{ .Format `2006-01-02` }}">{{ time.Format (site.Params.paige.page_list.date.format | default ":date_long") . }}</time>
                         </p>
                     {{ end }}
                     {{ if $summary }}