From e5b4caccdf5b3cf45d104951e860f1a0c34e693f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kevin <ksloan90@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2026 22:00:33 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix CMS journal date controls

---
 public/admin/config.yml  | 13 +++++++++----
 scripts/verify-decap.mjs |  5 +++--
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/public/admin/config.yml b/public/admin/config.yml
index e382633..97f48a8 100644
--- a/public/admin/config.yml
+++ b/public/admin/config.yml
@@ -278,12 +278,17 @@ collections:
         pattern: ['^[\s\S]{30,180}$', 'Use 30–180 characters.']
       - label: Publish date
         name: pubDate
-        widget: date
-        format: YYYY-MM-DD
+        widget: datetime
+        default: "{{now}}"
+        date_format: YYYY-MM-DD
+        time_format: false
+        picker_utc: true
       - label: Updated date
         name: updatedDate
-        widget: date
-        format: YYYY-MM-DD
+        widget: datetime
+        date_format: YYYY-MM-DD
+        time_format: false
+        picker_utc: true
         required: false
       - label: Tags
         name: tags
diff --git a/scripts/verify-decap.mjs b/scripts/verify-decap.mjs
index b7a8b86..f28e33a 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-decap.mjs
+++ b/scripts/verify-decap.mjs
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ const expectedCollections = {
     fields: {
       title: { widget: 'string', pattern: ['^.{12,100}$', 'Use 12–100 characters.'] },
       description: { widget: 'text', pattern: ['^[\\s\\S]{30,180}$', 'Use 30–180 characters.'] },
-      pubDate: { widget: 'date', format: 'YYYY-MM-DD' },
-      updatedDate: { widget: 'date', format: 'YYYY-MM-DD', required: false },
+      pubDate: { widget: 'datetime', default: '{{now}}', date_format: 'YYYY-MM-DD', time_format: false, picker_utc: true },
+      updatedDate: { widget: 'datetime', date_format: 'YYYY-MM-DD', time_format: false, picker_utc: true, required: false },
       tags: { widget: 'list', min: 1, max: 4, field: { widget: 'string', pattern: ['^.{2,32}$', 'Use 2–32 characters.'] } },
       draft: { widget: 'boolean', default: false },
       body: markdownField,
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ for (const [fieldName, fieldContract] of Object.entries(expectedPageImageFields)
 
 function visitField(field) {
   assert(field.widget !== 'file', `General file widget is forbidden: ${field.name}.`);
+  assert(field.widget !== 'date', `Unsupported Decap date widget is forbidden; use a date-only datetime widget: ${field.name}.`);
   if (field.fields) field.fields.forEach(visitField);
   if (field.field) visitField(field.field);
 }