Unbox Copyright
WordPress Block to set up a copyright line with auto updating year and site name pulled from Settings -> General
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.zipDeclares 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 ==
- Download the latest release. (See "Releases" in right sidebar of Plugin's GitHub repo. Download the zip file attached to the latest release.)
- Go to your WordPress site and navigate to Plugins -> Add New.
- Click "Upload Plugin" and select the zip file you downloaded.
- Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress
- Add the block where you want your copyright line to appear.
- Enter your 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 Title, found in Settings -> General in your copyright line, replace the site title with [site title]. Both replacements will auto update when either change.
- 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
| Tag | Published | Asset | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |