diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 139471e2..18517f2c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ paige:
       show: false # Default is false
     date:
       class: "text-center text-secondary" # Default is "text-center text-secondary"
+      format: ":date_long" # Default is ":date_long"
       show: false # Default is false
     description:
       class: "text-center" # Default is "text-center"
diff --git a/layouts/partials/paige/about.html b/layouts/partials/paige/about.html
index 801faea8..2dd3f5d0 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/paige/about.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/paige/about.html
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 {{ with $authors }}
     <p class="{{ if $date }} {{ $gap }} {{ end }} {{ $authorsclass }}">{{ . }}</p>
 {{ end }}
-{{ with $date }}
+{{ if $date }}
     <p class="{{ $dateclass }}">
-        <time datetime="{{ .Format `2006-01-02` }}">{{ time.Format (site.Params.paige.page.date.format | default ":date_long") . }}</time>
+        <time datetime="{{ $date.Format `2006-01-02` }}">{{ time.Format (.Param "paige.page.date.format" | default ":date_long") $date }}</time>
     </p>
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html b/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html
index 39f77505..aff1c72d 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@
                     {{ with $authors }}
                         <p class="{{ if or $date $summary }} {{ $gap }} {{ end }} {{ $authorsclass }}">{{ . }}</p>
                     {{ end }}
-                    {{ with $date }}
+                    {{ if $date }}
                         <p class="{{ if $summary }} {{ $gap }} {{ end }} {{ $dateclass }}">
-                            <time datetime="{{ .Format `2006-01-02` }}">{{ time.Format (site.Params.paige.page_list.date.format | default ":date_long") . }}</time>
+                            <time datetime="{{ $date.Format `2006-01-02` }}">{{ time.Format (.Param "paige.page_list.date.format" | default ":date_long") $date }}</time>
                         </p>
                     {{ end }}
                     {{ if $summary }}