Dates disagree

A page’s file name opens with a date, such as 2026-10-04-post-1.md, and its date: line gives another day.

What you’ll see

warning  Dates disagree: `date` is `2026-10-05`, the file name `2026-10-04`
  Change one so they match; Statac uses the `date` line.
  More: https://statac.dev/e/dates-disagree/

In the terminal the message also names the file and line where there is one, and marks the exact text.

Why Statac warns

The date: line is written on the page itself, so Statac uses it, and the build goes on. It tells you, because one of the two is probably a mistake, and the address of a post often holds its date.

How to fix it

Change the file name or the date: line so they give the same day. If the file name’s date is right, you can remove the date: line: a date at the start of the name dates the page.

Example

content/2026-10-04-post-1.md:

---
title: Post 1
date: 2026-10-05
---

If the post was written on 4 October:

---
title: Post 1
date: 2026-10-04
---

Its name

Name	dates-disagree
In the terminal	statac explain dates-disagree
To stop showing it	quiet: [dates-disagree] in statac.yaml, once you have understood it. Statac still counts it.