Remove Date & Time in GeneratePress Comment section

remove-date-time-from-gp-theme.php

<?php // Place this snippet in the functions.php file or use the Code Snippets plugin without PHP opening tags

/*
* Concepts behind the solution
* Google says:  If you've followed the best practices above
* and find incorrect dates are being selected, 
* consider if you can remove or minimize other dates that may appear on the page.
* https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2019/03/help-google-search-know-best-date-for
*
* Note: It worked for us.
*/


if ( ! function_exists( 'generate_comment' ) ) {
    function generate_comment( $comment, $args, $depth ) {
        $args['avatar_size'] = apply_filters( 'generate_comment_avatar_size', 50 );

        if ( 'pingback' === $comment->comment_type || 'trackback' === $comment->comment_type ) : ?>

            <li id="comment-<?php comment_ID(); ?>" <?php comment_class(); ?>>
                <div class="comment-body">
                    <?php esc_html_e( 'Pingback:', 'generatepress' ); ?> <?php comment_author_link(); ?> <?php edit_comment_link( __( 'Edit', 'generatepress' ), '<span class="edit-link">', '</span>' ); ?>
                </div>

            <?php else : ?>

            <li id="comment-<?php comment_ID(); ?>" <?php comment_class( empty( $args['has_children'] ) ? '' : 'parent' ); ?>>
                <article id="div-comment-<?php comment_ID(); ?>" <?php generate_do_element_classes( 'comment-body', 'comment-body' ); ?>>
                    <footer class="comment-meta">
                        <?php
                        if ( 0 != $args['avatar_size'] ) { // phpcs:ignore
                            echo get_avatar( $comment, $args['avatar_size'] );
                        }
                        ?>
                        <div class="comment-author-info">
                            <div <?php generate_do_element_classes( 'comment-author' ); ?>>
                                <?php printf( '<cite itemprop="name" class="fn">%s</cite>', get_comment_author_link() ); ?>
                            </div>

                            <?php 
                            // Remove the pipe symbol before the "Edit" link
                            $edit_link = get_edit_comment_link( $comment->comment_ID );
                            if ( $edit_link ) {
                                echo '<span class="edit-link"><a class="comment-edit-link" href="' . esc_url( $edit_link ) . '">' . __( 'Edit', 'generatepress' ) . '</a></span>';
                            }
                            ?>
                        </div>

                        <?php if ( '0' == $comment->comment_approved ) : // phpcs:ignore ?>
                            <p class="comment-awaiting-moderation"><?php esc_html_e( 'Your comment is awaiting moderation.', 'generatepress' ); ?></p>
                        <?php endif; ?>
                    </footer>

                    <div class="comment-content" itemprop="text">
                        <?php
                        /**
                         * generate_before_comment_content hook.
                         *
                         * @since 2.4
                         */
                        do_action( 'generate_before_comment_text', $comment, $args, $depth );

                        comment_text();

                        /**
                         * generate_after_comment_content hook.
                         *
                         * @since 2.4
                         */
                        do_action( 'generate_after_comment_text', $comment, $args, $depth );
                        ?>
                    </div>
                </article>
                <?php
            endif;
        }
}