diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f19f6af..90e53d1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ katex = true
 +++
 ```
 
+### Suppress date in an article
+Hide the date from an article, e.g. because it's just an index:
+```
++++
+omitDate = true
++++
+```
+
 ## Contributing
 
 1. Fork it!
diff --git a/layouts/partials/article.html b/layouts/partials/article.html
index 57ca6a0..d69fd3a 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/article.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/article.html
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
         </header>
         {{ end }}
         <div class="article-meta">
+            {{- if not .Params.omitDate }}
             <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}" class="article-date">
                 <time datetime='{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05.000-07:00" }}' itemprop="datePublished">{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}</time>
             </a>
+            {{ end -}}
             {{ $Site := .Site }}
             {{ if .Params.categories }}
             <div class="post-categories">