Automatic Copyright Year vs DMCA Protection Badge (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Automatic Copyright Year
7.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Automatic Copyright Year has a higher user rating (4.3/5 from 9 reviews) and leads in active installations (7.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Automatic Copyright Year has accumulated 30K+ total downloads while DMCA Protection Badge has 149K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Automatic Copyright Year | DMCA Protection Badge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.3/5 | ◄ | 3.2/5 |
| Total Reviews | 9 | ► | 19 |
| Active Installs | 7.0K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 30K+ | ► | 149K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 6 years ago | ► | 7 months ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2011 | |
| Age | 11 years | 15 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0.1+ | 6.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 8.0+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.1 | 2.2.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Automatic Copyright Year
DMCA Protection Badge
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Automatic Copyright Year averaged approximately 4 daily downloads while DMCA Protection Badge averaged 9.
Recent Reviews
Automatic Copyright Year Reviews
No longer works
Simply didn’t work even after I followed the instructions.
great plugin
great plugin, thanks
Looool
I even could not find where it is working or where to edit it after installation and activation. poor documentation …. This topic was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by namkha.
DMCA Protection Badge Reviews
Conflicts with other plugins
The plugin was easy to install and set up but It had conflicts with other plugins i was using. I noticed that it altered my editor removing featured images, categories and tags listings. I don’t k
Can we get past version 0.0
Your plugin is constantly appearing as needing an update as it keeps installing as version 0.0 So either you have done absolutely no work on this plugins development or you have simply failed to incl
DMCA.com doesn’t seem to fix this official plugin
DMCA.com doesn’t seem to fix this official plugin, this is not a good thing. This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by Alex Lion (阿力獅).
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