diff -u b/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php b/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php
--- b/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php
@@ -394,11 +394,11 @@
       ->setTranslatable(TRUE)
       ->setDisplayOptions('view', array(
       ->setDisplayOptions('view', array(
-        'label' => 'above',
-        'type' => 'entity_reference_label',
-        'weight' => -2,
+        'label' => 'hidden',
+        'type' => 'author',
+        'weight' => -3,
         'settings' => array(
-          'link' => TRUE
+          'show_prefix' => TRUE,
         ),
       ))
       ->setDisplayOptions('form', array(
@@ -428,11 +428,12 @@
       ->setDisplayOptions('view', array(
         'label' => 'hidden',
         'type' => 'timestamp',
-        'weight' => -3,
+        'weight' => -2,
         'settings' => array(
           'format_type' => 'medium',
           'custom_date_format' => '',
           'timezone' => '',
+          'show_prefix_label' => TRUE,
         ),
       ))
       ->setDisplayOptions('form', array(
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/config/schema/core.entity.schema.yml
+++ b/core/config/schema/core.entity.schema.yml
@@ -318,6 +318,17 @@ field.formatter.settings.timestamp:
     timezone:
       type: string
       label: 'Time zone'
+    show_prefix_label:
+      type: boolean
+      label: 'Show prefix label'
+
+field.formatter.settings.author:
+  type: mapping
+  label: 'Author display settings'
+  mapping:
+    show_prefix:
+      type: boolean
+      label: 'Show author prefix'
 
 field.formatter.settings.timestamp_ago:
   type: mapping
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/TimestampFormatter.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/TimestampFormatter.php
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public static function defaultSettings() {
       'date_format' => 'medium',
       'custom_date_format' => '',
       'timezone' => '',
+      'show_prefix_label' => TRUE,
     ) + parent::defaultSettings();
   }
 
@@ -111,6 +112,13 @@ public function settingsForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
 
     $date_formats['custom'] = $this->t('Custom');
 
+    $elements['show_prefix_label'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'checkbox',
+      '#title' => $this->t('Show the "On" prefix'),
+      '#description' => $this->t('Displays a prefix "on" before the content creation date.'),
+      '#default_value' => $this->getSetting('show_prefix_label'),
+    );
+
     $elements['date_format'] = array(
       '#type' => 'select',
       '#title' => $this->t('Date format'),
@@ -145,6 +153,12 @@ public function settingsForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
   public function settingsSummary() {
     $summary = parent::settingsSummary();
 
+    if ($this->getSetting('show_prefix_label')) {
+      $summary[] = $this->t('The "on" creation date prefix is displayed.');
+    }
+    else {
+      $summary[] = $this->t('The "on" creation date prefix is hidden.');
+    }
     $date_format = $this->getSetting('date_format');
     $summary[] = $this->t('Date format: @date_format', array('@date_format' => $date_format));
     if ($this->getSetting('date_format') === 'custom' && ($custom_date_format = $this->getSetting('custom_date_format'))) {
@@ -182,6 +196,7 @@ public function viewElements(FieldItemListInterface $items, $langcode) {
           ],
         ],
         '#markup' => $this->dateFormatter->format($item->value, $date_format, $custom_date_format, $timezone, $langcode),
+        '#prefix' => $this->t('on '),
       ];
     }
 
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeCreationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeCreationTest.php
@@ -21,12 +21,15 @@ class NodeCreationTest extends NodeTestBase {
    *
    * @var array
    */
-  public static $modules = array('node_test_exception', 'dblog', 'test_page_test');
+  public static $modules = array('node_test_exception', 'dblog', 'field_ui', 'test_page_test');
 
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
-
-    $web_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('create page content', 'edit own page content'));
+    $web_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array(
+      'create page content',
+      'edit own page content',
+      'administer node display',
+    ));
     $this->drupalLogin($web_user);
   }
 
@@ -58,20 +61,30 @@ function testNodeCreation() {
     $node = $this->drupalGetNodeByTitle($edit['title[0][value]']);
     $this->assertTrue($node, 'Node found in database.');
 
-    // Verify that pages do not show submitted information by default.
+    // Ensure that the authored by and authored on information are visible by
+    // default for a content type.
     $this->drupalGet('node/' . $node->id());
-    $this->assertNoText($node->getOwner()->getUsername());
-    $this->assertNoText(format_date($node->getCreatedTime()));
+    $this->assertText($node->getOwner()->getUsername());
+    $this->assertText(format_date($node->getCreatedTime()));
+
+    // Change the node type setting to hide submitted by information.
+    $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/types/manage/page/display');
 
-    // Change the node type setting to show submitted by information.
-    /** @var \Drupal\node\NodeTypeInterface $node_type */
-    $node_type = $node_type_storage->load('page');
-    $node_type->setDisplaySubmitted(TRUE);
-    $node_type->save();
+    // Hide the author field.
+    $edit = array('fields[uid][type]' => 'hidden', 'refresh_rows' => 'uid');
+    $this->drupalPostAjaxForm(NULL, $edit, array('op' => t('Refresh')));
 
+    // Hide the submitted on field.
+    $edit = array('fields[created][type]' => 'hidden', 'refresh_rows' => 'created');
+    $this->drupalPostAjaxForm(NULL, $edit, array('op' => t('Refresh')));
+
+    // Save the new configuration.
+    $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, array(), t('Save'));
+
+    // Verify that pages do not show submitted information anymore.
     $this->drupalGet('node/' . $node->id());
-    $this->assertText($node->getOwner()->getUsername());
-    $this->assertText(format_date($node->getCreatedTime()));
+    $this->assertNoText($node->getOwner()->getUsername());
+    $this->assertNoText(format_date($node->getCreatedTime()));
   }
 
   /**
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/profiles/standard/config/install/core.entity_view_display.node.article.default.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/standard/config/install/core.entity_view_display.node.article.default.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,23 @@ content:
     settings:
       pager_id: 0
     third_party_settings: {  }
+  created:
+    label: hidden
+    type: timestamp
+    weight: -2
+    settings:
+      custom_date_format: ''
+      timezone: ''
+      show_prefix_label: true
+      date_format: medium
+    third_party_settings: {  }
+  uid:
+    label: hidden
+    type: author
+    weight: -3
+    settings:
+      show_prefix: true
+    third_party_settings: {  }
   links:
     weight: 100
 hidden:
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/profiles/standard/config/install/core.entity_view_display.node.article.rss.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/standard/config/install/core.entity_view_display.node.article.rss.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ content:
     weight: 100
 hidden:
   body: true
+  created: true
+  uid: true
   comment: true
   field_image: true
   field_tags: true
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/profiles/standard/config/install/core.entity_view_display.node.article.teaser.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/standard/config/install/core.entity_view_display.node.article.teaser.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ content:
   links:
     weight: 100
 hidden:
+  created: true
+  uid: true
   comment: true
   field_image: true
   field_tags: true
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/profiles/standard/config/install/core.entity_view_display.node.page.default.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/standard/config/install/core.entity_view_display.node.page.default.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ content:
     third_party_settings: {  }
   links:
     weight: 101
-hidden: {  }
+hidden:
+  created: true
+  uid: true
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/profiles/standard/config/install/core.entity_view_display.node.page.teaser.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/standard/config/install/core.entity_view_display.node.page.teaser.yml
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ content:
     third_party_settings: {  }
   links:
     weight: 101
-hidden: {  }
+hidden:
+  created: true
+  uid: true