diff --git a/pkg/extension/src/scripts/content/prepare-content.js b/pkg/extension/src/scripts/content/prepare-content.js
index 0820bbd03..dcdbc6744 100644
--- a/pkg/extension/src/scripts/content/prepare-content.js
+++ b/pkg/extension/src/scripts/content/prepare-content.js
@@ -136,7 +136,15 @@
     document.documentElement.appendChild(contentCopyEl);
 
     Array.from(contentCopyEl.getElementsByTagName('*')).forEach(prepareContentPostItem);
-
+    // check if create_time is defined
+    if (typeof create_time !== 'undefined' && create_time) {
+      // create_time is a global variable set by WeChat when rendering the page
+      const date = new Date(create_time * 1000);
+      const dateNode = document.createElement('div');
+      dateNode.className = 'omnivore-published-date';
+      dateNode.innerHTML = date.toLocaleString();
+      contentCopyEl.appendChild(dateNode);
+    }
     /*
    * Grab head and body separately as using clone on entire document into a div
    * removes the head and body tags while grabbing html in them. Instead we