diff --git a/layouts/partials/post_meta/author.html b/layouts/partials/post_meta/author.html
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+<div class="meta__item-author meta__item">
+	<span class="meta__text">
+      {{- if .Params.author -}}
+        by {{ .Params.author }}
+      {{- else if .Site.Author.name -}}
+        by {{ .Site.Author.name }}
+      {{- end -}}
+    </span>
+</div>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/post_meta/date.html b/layouts/partials/post_meta/date.html
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+{{- if not .Date.IsZero }}
+<div class="meta__item-datetime meta__item">
+    on 
+	<time class="meta__text" datetime="{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00" }}">
+		{{- .Date | dateFormat (.Site.Params.dateformat | default "January 02, 2006") -}}
+	</time>
+	{{- if ne .Date .Lastmod }}
+	<time class="meta__text" datetime="{{ .Lastmod.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00" }}">(
+		{{- T "meta_lastmod" }}: {{ .Lastmod | dateFormat (.Site.Params.dateformat | default "January 02, 2006") -}}
+	)</time>
+	{{- end -}}
+</div>
+{{- end }}