diff --git a/md-parser/src/components/ArticleForm.vue b/md-parser/src/components/ArticleForm.vue
index dc8b52a5..c4181588 100644
--- a/md-parser/src/components/ArticleForm.vue
+++ b/md-parser/src/components/ArticleForm.vue
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
       <div class='form-group'>
         <label for='date-published'>Publication date</label>
         <input v-model='date_created' type='date' name='date-published' id='date-published' class='form-control form-control-sm'>
-        <input type='button' class='btn btn-default today-button' @click.prevent="setToday(1)" value='today'><br>
+        <input type='button' class='btn btn-default today-button' @click.prevent="setToday('date-published')" value='today'><br>
       </div>
 
       <div class='form-group'>
         <label for='date-modified'>Modification date</label>
         <input v-model='date_modified' type='date' name='date-modified' id='date-modified' class='form-control form-control-sm'>
-        <input type='button' class='btn btn-default today-button' @click.prevent="setToday(2)" value='today'><br>
+        <input type='button' class='btn btn-default today-button' @click.prevent="setToday('date-modified')" value='today'><br>
       </div>
       <div class='form-group'>
         <label for='meta-title'>meta title</label>
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ export default {
         "date_modified": this.date_modified,
         "title": this.title
       }
+    },
+    // Input-ready current day.
+    // Based on https://gomakethings.com/setting-a-date-input-to-todays-date-with-vanilla-js/.
+    today (){
+      let obj = new Date()
+      return obj.getFullYear().toString() + "-"
+        + (obj.getMonth() +1).toString().padStart(2,0) + "-"
+        + obj.getDate().toString().padStart(2,0)
     }
   },
   watch: {
@@ -64,14 +72,11 @@ export default {
     },
   },
   methods : {
-    // WIP : sets meta date to today.
-    // params: date= 1 => set date_created
-    //         date = 2 => set date_modified
-    setToday : function(date) {
-      this.$store.commit('today', date)
-    },
     sendMeta: function(){
       this.$store.commit('updateMeta', this.meta)
+    },
+    setToday(id){
+      document.getElementById(id).value = this.today
     }
   }