Current Year, Symbols and IP Shortcode
Useful shortcode for WordPress. Current year, copyright, symbols and user IP with shortcode.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 5
- Active installs
- 10k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Added
- Feb 2018
- Requires WP
- 2.5
- Tested up to
- WP 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- Downloads
- 144,578
Our analysis
AI-assistedCurrent Year, Symbols and IP Shortcode is a WordPress plugin that provides various shortcodes for displaying the current year, month, day, copyright symbols, and the user's IP address. It allows you to format the output using attributes, giving you control over how dates and symbols are presented on your site.
This plugin is suitable for website owners who need to dynamically display the current date or copyright information, making it useful for blogs, business sites, or any site that requires up-to-date information without manual updates.
Best for: This plugin suits website owners needing to display dynamic date and copyright information.
What it does well
- ✓Offers multiple shortcodes for date and copyright display
- ✓Allows formatting options for year, month, and day
- ✓Displays user IP address with a shortcode
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
- ✓Active installation count of 10,000
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on support or updates beyond ticket response
- •No additional features or integrations mentioned
Verdict
Current Year, Symbols and IP Shortcode provides a straightforward solution for displaying current dates and copyright symbols. It is a practical tool for those who require such functionality on their WordPress sites.
From the developer
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How shortcode work: WordPress Codex
Current year, copyright, symbols and user IP with shortcode.
[y] display current year 2026
[m] display current month April
[d] display current day 12
[dmy] display current date 12/04/2026
[c] display copyright symbol ©
[t] display registered trademark symbol ®
[tm] display unregistered trademark symbol ™
[sm] display service mark symbol ℠
[cc] display Copyright
[cy] display symbol of copyright and current year © 2026
[cyy year=”2003″] display symbol of copyright, first year, current year © 2003-2026
[cyyl year=”2003″] display copyright, first year, current year Copyright 2003-2026
[cyyls year=”2003″] display copyright (+©), first year, current year © Copyright 2003-2026
[show_user_ip] display ip of current user
Useful attribute for extend shortcode functionality
Format Attribute for Year
For shortcode with year you can choose format with attribute format=””. It support “Y” (es.2026) or “y” (es.26). Default format without attribute is “Y”.
You must enter year attribute in the same format.
Example
[cyy year=”03″ format=”y”] © 03-26
[cyy year=”2003″ format=”Y”] © 2003-2026
Format Attribute for Month
For shortcode with month you can choose format with attribute format=””. It support “F” – “m” – “M” – “n”.
“F” full name (April)
“M” short name (Apr)
“m” number with leading zero (04)
“n” number without leading zero (4)
Format Attribute for Day
For shortcode with day you can choose format with attribute format=””. It support “d” – “D” – “j” – “N” – “S” – “w” – “z” – “t”.
“d” number with leading zero (05)
“j” number without leading zero (5)
“D” short day name (Mon)
“S” ordinal suffix, to put after “j” (st, nd, rd, th)
“N” day of the week, 1 for Monday to 7 for Sunday
“w” day of the week, 0 for Sunday to 6 for Saturday
“z” day of the year (0 to 365)
“t” number of days in the current month
Format Attribute for current date
For [dmy] you can use the letters of the php date function, plus space and – / . , : ; characters.
Escaped literal characters (the ones with a backslash) are not supported.
Example
[dmy format=”d/m/Y”] 12/04/2026
[dmy format=”j F Y”] 12 April 2026
[dmy format=”Y-m-d”] 2026-04-12
[dmy format=”l”] Sunday
[dmy format=”H:i”] 18:30
Month and day names come out in the language of your site.
Offset Attribute
For [y], [m] and [d] the offset is a plain number with + or -, from -1000 to 1000.
For [dmy] the number needs a unit after it: years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds. Also “today”, “yesterday” and “tomorrow” work.
Example
[d offset=”+1″] 13 (if current day is 12)
[m offset=”+1″] May (if current month is April)
[y offset=”+1″] 2027 (if current year is 2026)
[y offset=”-3″] 2023 (if current year is 2026)
[dmy offset=”+1 year”] 12/04/2027
[dmy offset=”-2 months”] 12/02/2026
[dmy offset=”tomorrow”] 13/04/2026