How do I format the post date in Wordpress?

Question

I have a sidebar where I want to show the most recent posts. Right now it shows the title, date, and an excerpt. The date shows the time which I want to get rid of. I show the d

Answer 1

date('n-j-Y', strtotime($recent['post_date']));

This formats it the way you want. Just replace the $recent['post_date'] in your loop with that.