diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 156f2658..6a68170b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ There is a single parameter object with sensible defaults that can be overridden
 [paige]
 color = "#0d6efd" # Bootstrap primary color and theme color for Safari and Windows
 color_scheme = "auto" # Must be "auto", "dark", or "light"
+date_format = ":date_long" # Hugo date format
 external_link_new_tab = false # Open external links in new tabs
 file_edit_url = "" # Example is "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/edit/master/content/%s"
 keyword_style = "text" # Must be "text" or "pills"
@@ -263,9 +264,6 @@ account_id = ""
 [paige.comments.utterances] # See https://utteranc.es
 github_repo = ""
 
-[paige.date]
-format = ":date_long" # Hugo date format
-
 [paige.feed]
 hide_page = false
 link_to_page = false # Link to the page instead of the front matter link, if present
diff --git a/layouts/partials/paige/metadata.html b/layouts/partials/paige/metadata.html
index ad372859..5cf4bff6 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/paige/metadata.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/paige/metadata.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {{ $authors := partial "paige/authors.html" $page }}
 {{ $categories := $page.GetTerms "categories" }}
 {{ $date := $page.PublishDate }}
-{{ $dateformat := $page.Param "paige.date.format" | default ":date_long" }}
+{{ $dateformat := $page.Param "paige.date_format" | default ":date_long" }}
 {{ $description := $page.Description | markdownify }}
 {{ $link := $page.Params.link }}
 {{ $readingtime := $page.ReadingTime }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/paige/page.html b/layouts/partials/paige/page.html
index 058ec3ad..143c5214 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/paige/page.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/paige/page.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {{ $authors := partial "paige/authors.html" $page }}
 {{ $categories := $page.GetTerms "categories" }}
 {{ $date := $page.PublishDate }}
-{{ $dateformat := $page.Param "paige.date.format" | default ":date_long" }}
+{{ $dateformat := $page.Param "paige.date_format" | default ":date_long" }}
 {{ $description := $page.Description | markdownify | plainify | htmlUnescape }}
 {{ $draft := $page.Draft }}
 {{ $expired := and $page.ExpiryDate (lt $page.ExpiryDate now) }}