diff --git a/app/bot/handlers/wordpress_handler.py b/app/bot/handlers/wordpress_handler.py
index af00edf..292b0ec 100644
--- a/app/bot/handlers/wordpress_handler.py
+++ b/app/bot/handlers/wordpress_handler.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ async def upload_WP(callback: CallbackQuery, language: str, username: str) -> No
             tags=info["tags"],
             slug=info["slug"],
             duration=info["duration"],
+            recording_date=info.get("recording_date"),
             type_episode=type_episode,
         )
 
diff --git a/app/bot/locales/en.ftl b/app/bot/locales/en.ftl
index 884355d..c0f6cd5 100644
--- a/app/bot/locales/en.ftl
+++ b/app/bot/locales/en.ftl
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ bot_commands = [["Turn off the bot", "shutdown_bot"], ["Send log files", "send_l
 ask_template = {
     .main = |
         <pre language="text">Number: 600
+        Recording Date: 26.07.2026
         Title: Episode title
         Comment: Episode description
         Tags: Tag1, Tag2, Tag3
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ ask_template = {
         02:17:25 - Patrons and aftershow announcement</pre>
     .aftershow = |
         <pre language="text">Number: 600
+        Recording Date: 26.07.2026
         Title: Aftershow. Episode title
         Comment: Episode description</pre>
 }
diff --git a/app/bot/locales/ru.ftl b/app/bot/locales/ru.ftl
index 39615ad..6be2e56 100644
--- a/app/bot/locales/ru.ftl
+++ b/app/bot/locales/ru.ftl
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ bot_commands = [["Выключить бота", "shutdown_bot"], ["Присла
 ask_template = {
     .main = |
         <pre language="text">Number: 600
+        Recording Date: 26.07.2026
         Title: Название эпизода
         Comment: Описание эпизода
         Tags: Окно, жесть, спина
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ ask_template = {
         02:17:25 - Озвучили наших патронов и анонсировали послешоу</pre>
     .aftershow = |
         <pre language="text">Number: 600
+        Recording Date: 26.07.2026
         Title: Послешоу. Название эпизода
         Comment: Описание эпизода</pre>
 }
diff --git a/app/bot/utils/validators.py b/app/bot/utils/validators.py
index 966f0a3..bc64069 100644
--- a/app/bot/utils/validators.py
+++ b/app/bot/utils/validators.py
@@ -1,8 +1,24 @@
 import re
+from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from loguru import logger
 
+# Дата записи в шаблоне: принимаем DD.MM.YYYY (также /, - как разделители),
+# нормализуем в ISO YYYY-MM-DD — именно этот формат ждёт Podlove.
+_RECORDING_DATE_RE = re.compile(r"^[ \t]*Recording Date:[ \t]*(.+?)[ \t]*$\n?", re.MULTILINE)
+
+
+def _parse_recording_date(raw: str) -> str | None:
+    """DD.MM.YYYY (./-/пробел как разделитель) -> ISO YYYY-MM-DD, иначе None."""
+    for fmt in ("%d.%m.%Y", "%d/%m/%Y", "%d-%m-%Y", "%Y-%m-%d"):
+        try:
+            return datetime.strptime(raw.strip(), fmt).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+        except ValueError:
+            continue
+    logger.warning(f"Unrecognized recording date {raw!r}; ignoring")
+    return None
+
 
 @logger.catch
 def validate_template(text: str) -> dict[str, str] | None:
@@ -21,6 +37,14 @@ def validate_template(text: str) -> dict[str, str] | None:
     >>> validate_template(template)
     {'number': '1', 'title': '1. Example of a header', 'comment': 'Example of a comment'}
     """
+    # Дату записи парсим отдельно и вырезаем строку до основного regex —
+    # так поле остаётся опциональным и не усложняет и без того капризный шаблон.
+    recording_date = None
+    date_match = _RECORDING_DATE_RE.search(text)
+    if date_match:
+        recording_date = _parse_recording_date(date_match.group(1))
+        text = text[: date_match.start()] + text[date_match.end() :]
+
     headers = ["number", "title", "comment"]
     if "chapters" in text.lower():
         reg = r"(?:<pre.*?>)?Number: (\d+)\nTitle: (.*?)\nComment: (.*?)\nTags: (.*?)\nChapters: \|\n((?:(?!<\/pre>).)*)(?:<\/pre>)?$"
@@ -45,6 +69,9 @@ def validate_template(text: str) -> dict[str, str] | None:
     if "tags" in res:
         res["tags"] = list({tag.strip() for tag in re.split(r",\s*|,\s*|\s*,\s*", res["tags"])})
 
+    if recording_date:
+        res["recording_date"] = recording_date
+
     return res
 
 
diff --git a/app/publishers/WordPress/main.py b/app/publishers/WordPress/main.py
index 3fcb6f5..6e81652 100644
--- a/app/publishers/WordPress/main.py
+++ b/app/publishers/WordPress/main.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ async def publish(self, event: WordPressEvent) -> None:  # type: ignore[override
             "tags": event.tags,
             "slug": event.slug,
             "duration": event.duration,
+            "recording_date": event.recording_date,
         }
 
         # WordPress.upload_post() — синхронный (requests-based). Запускаем
diff --git a/app/publishers/WordPress/wordpress.py b/app/publishers/WordPress/wordpress.py
index 01f0201..05a8188 100644
--- a/app/publishers/WordPress/wordpress.py
+++ b/app/publishers/WordPress/wordpress.py
@@ -292,13 +292,19 @@ def _format_duration(seconds) -> str:
 
     def _update_podlove_episode(self, episode_id: int, info: dict) -> None:
         payload = {
-            "title": f"Разговорный жанр — {info['number']}",
+            "title": info["title"],
             "summary": info["comment"],
             "number": int(info["number"]) if str(info["number"]).isdigit() else info["number"],
             "slug": info["slug"],
             "duration": self._format_duration(info["duration"]),
             "type": "full",
         }
+        # Дата записи задаётся при оформлении (info["recording_date"], ISO
+        # YYYY-MM-DD). Если её нет — не шлём ключ, чтобы Podlove не затирал
+        # значение пустотой.
+        recording_date = info.get("recording_date")
+        if recording_date:
+            payload["recording_date"] = recording_date
         self._rest_request("POST", f"/podlove/v2/episodes/{episode_id}", json_body=payload)
         logger.debug(f"Podlove episode {episode_id} metadata updated")
 
@@ -356,7 +362,15 @@ def upload_post(self, info: dict) -> bool:
         for time_str, chapterName in info["chapters"]:
             chapters += f"[skipto time={time_str}]{time_str}[/skipto] — {chapterName}\n"
 
+        # Дата записи: если задана при оформлении (ISO YYYY-MM-DD) — берём её,
+        # иначе фолбэк на текущую дату (как было раньше).
+        recording_iso = info.get("recording_date")
         time = datetime.now(self._timezone)
+        if recording_iso:
+            try:
+                time = datetime.strptime(recording_iso, "%Y-%m-%d")
+            except ValueError as e:
+                logger.warning(f"Invalid recording_date {recording_iso!r} ({e}); falling back to today")
 
         months = (
             "января",
@@ -376,15 +390,12 @@ def upload_post(self, info: dict) -> bool:
 
         form = {
             "post_title": f"Разговорный жанр — {podcastID}",
-            "content": f"""<span style="font-size: large;">{name.replace(podcastID + ". ", "")}</span><code>
-</code>
+            "content": f"""<span style="font-size: large;">{name.replace(podcastID + ". ", "")}</span>
 <b><i>Описание:</i></b>
-<code>{summary}
-</code>
+{summary}
 <!--more--><b><i>Таймлайн:</i></b>
 {chapters}
-<code>
-</code>Всё это вы услышите в {podcastID}-м эпизоде подкаста «Разговорный жанр».
+Всё это вы услышите в {podcastID}-м эпизоде подкаста «Разговорный жанр».
 [podlove-template template="subscriptions"]
 <span style="font-size: small;">Дата записи: {timeStr}</span>""",
             "post_name": f"Разговорный жанр — {podcastID}",
@@ -392,9 +403,6 @@ def upload_post(self, info: dict) -> bool:
             "newcategory": "Название новой рубрики",
             "newcategory_parent": "-1",
             "trackback_url": "",
-            "metakeyselect": "big_post",
-            "metakeyinput": "",
-            "metavalue": "1",
             "comment_status": "open",
             "ping_status": "open",
             "post_author_override": "361",
diff --git a/app/shared/kafka/models/wordpress_event.py b/app/shared/kafka/models/wordpress_event.py
index 55de0c5..496996b 100644
--- a/app/shared/kafka/models/wordpress_event.py
+++ b/app/shared/kafka/models/wordpress_event.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class WordPressEvent(BaseModel):
     tags: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
     slug: str = Field(..., description="Slug файла")
     duration: int | None = Field(None, description="Длительность в секундах")
+    recording_date: str | None = Field(None, description="Дата записи (ISO YYYY-MM-DD)")
 
     type_episode: str | None = Field(
         None, description="main | aftershow — определяет paywall для платных publisher'ов"
diff --git a/app/shared/kafka/schemas/wordpress_event.avsc b/app/shared/kafka/schemas/wordpress_event.avsc
index 768f2be..387e579 100644
--- a/app/shared/kafka/schemas/wordpress_event.avsc
+++ b/app/shared/kafka/schemas/wordpress_event.avsc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     {"name": "tags", "type": {"type": "array", "items": "string"}},
     {"name": "slug", "type": "string", "doc": "Slug файла (имя без .mp3)"},
     {"name": "duration", "type": ["null", "long"], "default": null, "doc": "Длительность в секундах"},
+    {"name": "recording_date", "type": ["null", "string"], "default": null, "doc": "Дата записи (ISO YYYY-MM-DD)"},
     {"name": "type_episode", "type": ["null", "string"], "default": null, "doc": "main | aftershow — определяет paywall для платных publisher'ов"}
   ]
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/publishers/wordpress/test_wordpress_client.py b/tests/unit/publishers/wordpress/test_wordpress_client.py
index d400e83..574aacd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/publishers/wordpress/test_wordpress_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit/publishers/wordpress/test_wordpress_client.py
@@ -136,6 +136,45 @@ def _request(method, url, **kwargs):
         mock_session.request.assert_called()
         wp._rest_session.request.assert_called()
 
+    def test_upload_post_form_and_rest_payload(self, mock_session, sample_post_info):
+        """Регресс на баги черновика: Title = имя эпизода, без <code> и big_post,
+        recording_date уходит в Podlove и в тело поста."""
+        sample_post_info["recording_date"] = "2026-06-05"
+
+        get_resp = MagicMock(status_code=200, ok=True, content=_FORM_PAGE, text=_FORM_PAGE.decode())
+        post_resp = MagicMock(status_code=302, ok=True, text="")
+        captured = {}
+
+        def _request(method, url, **kwargs):
+            if method == "POST" and url.endswith("/wp-admin/post.php"):
+                captured["form"] = kwargs["data"]
+                return post_resp
+            return get_resp
+
+        mock_session.request.side_effect = _request
+
+        wp = _make_wp(mock_session)
+        with patch.object(wp, "_dump_cookies", return_value=True):
+            assert wp.upload_post(sample_post_info) is True
+
+        content = captured["form"]["content"]
+        # #3 — никаких <code> в теле
+        assert "<code>" not in content
+        # описание присутствует как обычный текст
+        assert sample_post_info["comment"] in content
+        # #2 — дата записи из info, а не сегодняшняя
+        assert "Дата записи: 5 июня 2026" in content
+        # #4 — big_post убран
+        assert "metakeyselect" not in captured["form"]
+        assert "metavalue" not in captured["form"]
+
+        # #1 + #2 — REST-обновление Podlove: title = имя эпизода, recording_date проброшен
+        episode_calls = [c for c in wp._rest_session.request.call_args_list if "/podlove/v2/episodes/" in c.args[1]]
+        assert episode_calls, "Podlove episode update not called"
+        payload = episode_calls[0].kwargs["json"]
+        assert payload["title"] == sample_post_info["title"]
+        assert payload["recording_date"] == "2026-06-05"
+
     def test_upload_post_no_form_retries_login(self, mock_session, sample_post_info):
         empty_page = b"<html><body>No form here</body></html>"
         get_calls = {"n": 0}
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/validators/test_validate_template.py b/tests/unit/utils/validators/test_validate_template.py
index 59d450c..3b785d9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/validators/test_validate_template.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/validators/test_validate_template.py
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
     ],
 )
 def test_valid_template(template):
-    expected_output = {"number": "1", "title": "1. Example header", "comment": "Example comment"}
+    expected_output = {
+        "number": "1",
+        "title": "1. Example header",
+        "comment": "Example comment",
+    }
     assert validate_template(template) == expected_output
 
 
@@ -39,6 +43,50 @@ def test_template_with_chapters_and_tags(template):
     assert result["chapters"] == expected_output["chapters"]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("template", "expected_date"),
+    [
+        # DD.MM.YYYY -> ISO
+        (
+            "Number: 5\nRecording Date: 05.06.2026\nTitle: Header\nComment: Comment",
+            "2026-06-05",
+        ),
+        # разделитель "/" тоже принимаем
+        (
+            "Number: 5\nRecording Date: 05/06/2026\nTitle: Header\nComment: Comment",
+            "2026-06-05",
+        ),
+        # с тегами/главами дата всё ещё вырезается корректно
+        (
+            "Number: 5\nRecording Date: 05.06.2026\nTitle: Header\nComment: Comment"
+            "\nTags: t1, t2\nChapters: |\n00:00:00 - Intro",
+            "2026-06-05",
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_template_with_recording_date(template, expected_date):
+    result = validate_template(template)
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result["recording_date"] == expected_date
+    # дата вырезана — Title/Comment распарсились штатно
+    assert result["title"] == "5. Header"
+    assert result["comment"] == "Comment"
+
+
+def test_template_without_recording_date_has_no_key():
+    result = validate_template("Number: 1\nTitle: Header\nComment: Comment")
+    assert result is not None
+    assert "recording_date" not in result
+
+
+def test_template_with_unparseable_recording_date_is_ignored():
+    # Некорректная дата не роняет шаблон — просто отбрасывается
+    result = validate_template("Number: 1\nRecording Date: не дата\nTitle: Header\nComment: Comment")
+    assert result is not None
+    assert "recording_date" not in result
+    assert result["title"] == "1. Header"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "template",
     [