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Current Year Shortcodes

Insert the current year, month and day with a shortcode in any page, post or widget of your WordPress site.

By Lukas·Day·Free
5(3 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 2 years ago
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As of April 2026, Current Year Shortcodes is a WordPress day plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2022. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 19% this week. Top alternative: Bible Verse of the Day.

5/53 reviews
1.0K+active installs
6.3K+total downloads
4 yearssince 2022

Overview

Current Year Shortcodes lets you insert the current year, month and day anywhere in your WordPress site with a simple shortcode.

Use the shortcode [Y] in any post, page or widget to display the current year.

How it works

[Y] – inserts the current year with four digits e.g. 2023
[y] – inserts the current year with two digits e.g. 23
[m] – inserts the current month with two digits e.g. 01
[n] – inserts the current month without leading zeros e.g. 1
[F] – inserts the current month as a text e.g. January
[M] – inserts the current month with three letters e.g. Jan
[d] – inserts the current day with two digits e.g. 06
[j] – inserts the current day without leading zeros e.g. 6
[D] – inserts the current day with three letters e.g. Mon
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Ratings & Reviews

53 reviews
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Recent Reviews

Yes, it works!
by yodastudio·2 years ago

It does what it’s meant for, simple and useful.

Works like a charm
by creativeartworks·2 years ago

Well it does what is says. Works fine with Elementor. Installed, inserted the short code, and never think about it again 🙂

Thank you

Doesn’t work
by mikelidbetter·2 years ago·2 replies

Added the [Y] code into the footer, and doesnt work, so deleted the plugin – not a good start!

Download Trends

Today: 1Yesterday: 4This week: 22Period total: 1K

Compatibility

WordPress4.6+ requiredTested up to 6.4.8
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v0.3
95.7%
v0.2
4.3%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.3

  • Added translations for months and days
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

LukasLukas
Plugin Info
Version
0.3
Last Updated
Jan 3, 2024
WP Requires
4.6+
Tested Up To
6.4.8
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
1.0K+
Downloads
6.3K+
Added
Dec 20, 2022
Business
Free

Tags

dayyearmonthcurrentshortcode

Developer

L
Lukas
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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