diff --git a/app/Actions/Article/CreateArticleAction.php b/app/Actions/Article/CreateArticleAction.php
index e2457168..3c442ef5 100644
--- a/app/Actions/Article/CreateArticleAction.php
+++ b/app/Actions/Article/CreateArticleAction.php
@@ -27,6 +27,25 @@ public function execute(ArticleData $articleData): Article
             );
         }
 
+        $user = Auth::user();
+
+        if ($user->isAdmin() || $user->isModerator()) {
+            $articleData->published_at = new Carbon(
+                time: today(),
+                timezone: config('app.timezone')
+            );
+
+            $articleData->submitted_at = new Carbon(
+                time: $articleData->submitted_at,
+                timezone: config('app.timezone')
+            );
+
+            $articleData->approved_at = new Carbon(
+                time: today(),
+                timezone: config('app.timezone')
+            );
+        }
+
         // @phpstan-ignore-next-line
         return Article::query()->create([
             'title' => $articleData->title,
@@ -34,8 +53,9 @@ public function execute(ArticleData $articleData): Article
             'body' => $articleData->body,
             'published_at' => $articleData->published_at,
             'submitted_at' => $articleData->submitted_at,
+            'approved_at' => $articleData->approved_at,
             'canonical_url' => $articleData->canonical_url,
-            'user_id' => Auth::id(),
+            'user_id' => $user->id,
         ]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Data/ArticleData.php b/app/Data/ArticleData.php
index 5ea7bfcb..9620e2ba 100644
--- a/app/Data/ArticleData.php
+++ b/app/Data/ArticleData.php
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ public function __construct(
         public ?Carbon $published_at = null,
         public ?Carbon $submitted_at = null,
         public ?Carbon $declined_at = null,
+        public ?Carbon $approved_at = null,
     ) {}
 }
diff --git a/app/Filament/Resources/ArticleResource.php b/app/Filament/Resources/ArticleResource.php
index c58511d2..83e9e2a0 100644
--- a/app/Filament/Resources/ArticleResource.php
+++ b/app/Filament/Resources/ArticleResource.php
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ public static function table(Table $table): Table
 
                         return '';
                     })
-                    ->searchable()
                     ->sortable(),
             ])
             ->actions([