Dynamic Year and Copyright Shortcode
This plugins allows you to keep the Copyright year of the website always updated.
The facts
- Rating
- 3.2★ from 5
- Active installs
- 200+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 30 Jan 2018
- Added
- Nov 2015
- Requires WP
- 3.0.1
- Tested up to
- WP 4.9.31
- Downloads
- 9,757
Our analysis
AI-assistedDynamic Year and Copyright Shortcode is a WordPress plugin that updates the copyright year on your website automatically. It provides three shortcodes to display the current year, the current year with a copyright symbol, and the current year with a copyright symbol and site title. This plugin is suitable for users who want to ensure their copyright information is always current without manual updates.
The plugin is free and is available from the WordPress.org directory. It has been tested up to WordPress version 4.9.31 and is currently active on around 200 sites.
Best for: Website owners who need to display an up-to-date copyright year easily.
What it does well
- ✓Automatically updates the copyright year
- ✓Three shortcode variations available
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on features and support
- •Last updated in January 2018
- •Low directory score of 46/100
Verdict
This plugin offers a straightforward solution for maintaining copyright information, but its outdated status and low directory score may raise concerns for some users.
From the developer
Deepak Kumar Vellingiri's own description of Dynamic Year and Copyright Shortcode, lightly tidied.
This plugins allows you to keep the Copyright year of the website always updated by getting the current year and storing it in the shortcode [current_year].
There are three variations of this plugin’s shortcode
[current_year] – This shortcode displays the current year. Assuming that the current year is 2015 then the shortcode will display “2015” (without quotes) wherever it is used.
[current_year_with_copyright_symbol] – This shortcode displays the current year with the copyright symbol to its left. Assuming the current year to be 2015 the shorcode will display “© 2015” (without quotes) wherever it is used.
[current_year_with_copyright_symbol_and_title] – This shortcode displays the current year with the copyright symbol and site title to its left. Assuming the current year to be 2015 the shorcode will display “Site Title © 2015” (without quotes) wherever it is used.
Shortcode Features Available
- Current Year
- Current Year with copyright symbol
- Current Year with copyright symbol and title