Does it catch events without a year attached?

Only when the year is clear from context. For a date with no year at all, DustOff prefers to say nothing rather than guess wrong.

Should I delete past events?

Usually not. A recap under the same address keeps the visibility the page has built up over the years.

How often should I check event dates?

Monthly works for most sites. Clubs and event organisers benefit from checking right after each event.

What if I have no upcoming events right now?

Say so honestly on the page. A short note beats an empty or outdated list.

Does the check look inside registration forms too?

It reads the visible text around a form, including deadline dates, but not internal form logic.

Event date check: catching past events

The event date check reads your website and reports events, courses, and registration deadlines that are dated in the past but still displayed as upcoming. Notices in banners and sidebars are the worst offenders — they often sit there for months because nobody reads them consciously anymore.

August 5, 2026

Let us check your dates

Enter your address — DustOff finds announcements whose date has passed.

No account, no credit card. Takes a minute.

Where old events hide

Not just on the events page:

Banners and notice bars at the top of the page.
A sidebar promoting the next event.
A homepage announcement written in future tense.
Registration forms for a deadline that has already passed.

What to do once one is found

Past events rarely need deleting. A recap under the same address keeps the visibility the page already built up; an archive keeps things tidy. Only take a page down entirely if nobody visits it anyway — and even then, add a redirect.

The events page as a first impression

For clubs, clinics, and cultural venues, the events page is often the most visited page on the site. If the newest entry is from last year, visitors assume nothing happens here anymore, even if that's completely untrue.

Recurring events deserve their own pattern

Anything that happens every month or every year works better as a single recurring listing with a changing date than as a fresh page each time. Updating becomes a one-line edit instead of a new page, and no old entry gets left behind to go stale.

Häufige Fragen

Does it catch events without a year attached?: Only when the year is clear from context. For a date with no year at all, DustOff prefers to say nothing rather than guess wrong.
Should I delete past events?: Usually not. A recap under the same address keeps the visibility the page has built up over the years.
How often should I check event dates?: Monthly works for most sites. Clubs and event organisers benefit from checking right after each event.
What if I have no upcoming events right now?: Say so honestly on the page. A short note beats an empty or outdated list.
Does the check look inside registration forms too?: It reads the visible text around a form, including deadline dates, but not internal form logic.