diff --git a/contrib/sites/blog/pages/index.html.php b/contrib/sites/blog/pages/index.html.php
index 64c582f8..bdaf452e 100644
--- a/contrib/sites/blog/pages/index.html.php
+++ b/contrib/sites/blog/pages/index.html.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 			<div class="mb-4 text-sm text-gray-700">
 				by <a href="#" class="text-gray-700"><?= $article->getAuthor()->getName(); ?></a>
-        on <?= date($article->published_date, 'd M, Y'); ?>
+        on <?= date('d M, Y', $article->published_date); ?>
 				<span class="font-bold mx-1"> | </span>
 				<a href="#" class="text-gray-700"><?= $article->category->title; ?></a>
 			</div>
diff --git a/contrib/sites/blog/templates/layouts/default.html.php b/contrib/sites/blog/templates/layouts/default.html.php
index e0bfe09f..b08ed402 100644
--- a/contrib/sites/blog/templates/layouts/default.html.php
+++ b/contrib/sites/blog/templates/layouts/default.html.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 <!-- footer -->
 <footer class="w-full bg-white px-6 border-t">
     <div class="container mx-auto max-w-4xl py-6 flex flex-wrap md:flex-no-wrap justify-between items-center text-sm">
-        &copy;<?= date('now', 'Y'); ?> <?= config()->site->name ?>. All rights reserved.
+        &copy;<?= date('Y', 'now'); ?> <?= config()->site->name ?>. All rights reserved.
         <div class="pt-4 md:p-0 text-center md:text-right text-xs">
             <?= partial('/navigation/footer'); ?>
         </div>