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Unbox Copyright

WordPress Block to set up a copyright line with auto updating year and site name pulled from Settings -> General

by Bridget Wessel · github.com/bridgetwes/unbox-copyright

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Install

The author publishes release zips, so WP-CLI can install straight from GitHub:

wp plugin install https://github.com/bridgetwes/unbox-copyright/releases/download/1.3.20/unbox-copyright.zip

Declares an update source (bridgetwes/unbox-copyright), so updates arrive through the plugin's own updater.

Readme

=== Unbox Copyright === Contributors: Bridget Wessel Tags: block Tested up to: 6.7.2 Stable tag: 1.3.19 License: GPL-2.0-or-later License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

== Description ==

WordPress Block to set up a copyright line with auto updating year and Site Title pulled from Settings -> General

Useful in Block Themes to add a copyright line in your footer template part. Add the block and enter a copyright line. If you want the year to auto update, replace the year in your copyright line with [current year]. If you want to use the Site's Name, found in Settings -> General in your copyright line, replace the site title with [site title]. Both replacements will auto update when either change.

== Installation ==

  1. Download the latest release. (See "Releases" in right sidebar of Plugin's GitHub repo. Download the zip file attached to the latest release.)
  2. Go to your WordPress site and navigate to Plugins -> Add New.
  3. Click "Upload Plugin" and select the zip file you downloaded.
  4. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress
  5. Add the block where you want your copyright line to appear.
  6. Enter your copyright line.
  7. If you want the year to auto update, replace the year in your copyright line with [current year]. If you want to use the Site's Title, found in Settings -> General in your copyright line, replace the site title with [site title]. Both replacements will auto update when either change.
  8. Plugin will auto update from GitHub when a new release is made.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= What are the codes that replace the current year and site title? =

[current year] and [site title]. Example: Copyright ©[current year] [site title]. All Rights Reserved.

== Dev NOTES == I'm unable to get the block to allow typography settings besides font size and line height. It seems to be a limitation of WordPress. Put the block in a group and set font settings on the group.

== Changelog ==

= 1.3.20 =

  • Date: 3/30/2026
  • @wordpress/scripts ^31.1.0 → ^31.7.0

= 1.3.19 =

  • Date: 12/01/2025
  • Updated npm audit to try to get rid of warning

= 1.3.18 =

  • Date: 11/27/2025
  • Updated @wordpress/scripts to version 31.1.0
  • Tweaked for security

= 1.3.17 =

  • Date: 11/23/2025
  • Updated block.json to "apiVersion": 3 so supports upcoming WordPress iframed editor

= 1.3.16 =

  • Date: 3/25/2025
  • Updated WordPress Scripts to 3.24.0

= 1.3.15 =

  • Date: 9/15/2025
  • npm audit fix update, and npx npm-check-updates -u --dep dev

= 1.3.14 =

  • Date: 6/26/2025
  • Updated @wordpress/scripts, and npx npm-check-updates -u --dep dev

= 1.3.13 =

  • Date: 6/25/2025
  • Moved Update to separate update plugin

= 1.3.12 =

  • Date: 6/25/2025
  • Working on separte update plugin

= 1.3.11 =

  • Date: 6/3/2025
  • Updated security vulnerability in tar-fs npm script

= 1.3.10 =

  • Date: 5/2/2025
  • Moved label to sidebar block settings so easier to style block in template and can copy example.

= 1.3.9 =

  • Date: 4/30/2025
  • Added label with shortcodes to add to string so can see example after starting to enter value.

= 1.3.8 =

  • Change Date: 2/18/2025
  • Got right update checker working.

= 1.3.7 =

  • Change Date: 2/18/2025
  • Added vendor to plugin files

= 1.3.5 =

  • Change Date: 2/17/2025
  • Changed version number to 1.3.5 to see if it will auto update from GitHub. Also increased WP and PHP requirements to 6.7.2 and 7.4 respectively.

= 1.3.4 =

  • Change Date: 1/31/2025
  • Testing increasing version number to 1.3.4 to see if it will auto update from GitHub.

= 1.3.3 =

  • Change Date: 1/30/2025
  • Testing increasing version number to 1.3.3 to see if it will auto update from GitHub.

= 1.3.2 =

  • Change Date: 1/30/2025
  • Testing increasing version number to 1.3.2 to see if it will auto update from GitHub.

= 1.3.1 =

  • Change Date: 1/30/2025
  • Fixed issue where release was not updating automatically from GitHub.

= 1.3 =

  • Change Date: 1/30/2025
  • Added GitHub Actions to create a release with zip file ready to upload to WordPress site.

= 1.2 =

  • Change Date: 1/30/2025
  • Added center alignment option to paragraph containing copyright line.
  • Added Auto Update Checker to check for updates, and update plugin automatically from GitHub.

= 1.0 =

  • Release

Read the full README on GitHub →

Releases

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1.3.20 Mar 30, 2026 unbox-copyright.zip 0
1.3.19 Dec 1, 2025 unbox-copyright.zip 0
1.3.18 Nov 28, 2025 unbox-copyright.zip 5
1.3.17 Nov 23, 2025 unbox-copyright.zip 1
1.3.16 Sep 25, 2025 unbox-copyright.zip 0
1.3.15 Sep 15, 2025 unbox-copyright.zip 0
1.3.14 Jun 25, 2025 unbox-copyright.zip 1
1.3.13 Jun 24, 2025 unbox-copyright.zip 0
1.3.12 Jun 24, 2025 unbox-copyright.zip 0
1.3.11 Jun 3, 2025 unbox-copyright.zip 1
1.3.10 May 2, 2025 unbox-copyright.zip 1
1.3.9 Apr 30, 2025 unbox-copyright.zip 1
1.3.8 Feb 18, 2025 unbox-copyright.zip 1
1.3.7 Feb 18, 2025 unbox-copyright.zip 1
1.3.6 Feb 18, 2025 unbox-copyright.zip 3
1.3.5 Feb 18, 2025 unbox-copyright.zip 1
1.3.4 Jan 31, 2025 unbox-copyright.zip 2
1.3.3 Jan 31, 2025 unbox-copyright.zip 3
1.3.2 Jan 31, 2025 unbox-copyright.zip 5
1.3.1 Jan 30, 2025 unbox-copyright.zip 2