fix for bad page dates + changelog update

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 # v1.7.45
 ## mm/dd/2024
 
+1. [](#news)
+   * Added new Image trait for `decoding` attribute [#3796](https://github.com/getgrav/grav/pull/3796)
 1. [](#bugfix)
    * Fixed some multibyte issues in Inflector class [#732](https://github.com/getgrav/grav/issues/732)
+   * Fallback to paeg modified date if Page date provided is invalid and can't be parsed [getgrav/grav-plugin-admin#2394](https://github.com/getgrav/grav-plugin-admin/issues/2394)
 
 # v1.7.44
 ## 01/05/2024

system/src/Grav/Common/Utils.php

@@ -1330,7 +1330,11 @@ abstract class Utils
         if ($dateformat) {
             $datetime = DateTime::createFromFormat($dateformat, $date);
         } else {
-            $datetime = new DateTime($date);
+            try {
+                $datetime = new DateTime($date);
+            } catch (Exception $e) {
+                $datetime = false;
+            }
         }
 
         // fallback to strtotime() if DateTime approach failed