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Ocasio Auto Copyright Year

Automatically displays the dynamic current year, copyright symbol, and copyright text via simple shortcodes.

by Kevin Ocasio · github.com/kevinocasio/ocasio-auto-copyright-year · website

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/kevinocasio/ocasio-auto-copyright-year/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Readme github.com/kevinocasio/ocasio-auto-copyright-year ↗

Lightweight WordPress plugin to automatically output the current year, copyright symbol, and copyright notice via dynamic shortcodes.

Overview

Never manually update your website footer copyright date again. Ocasio Auto Copyright Year provides dynamic shortcodes that automatically display the current four-digit year, updating on January 1st every year.

Available Shortcodes

  • [year] - Outputs the current year (e.g. 2026).
  • [copyright-symbol] - Outputs ©.
  • [copyright-text] - Outputs Copyright.

Example Usage

Combine them in your theme footer or widget:

[copyright-symbol] [year] Kevin Ocasio. All rights reserved.

Output:

© 2026 Kevin Ocasio. All rights reserved.

Features

  • Zero Maintenance: Automatically calculates and displays the current year dynamically.
  • 1-Click Dashboard Copy: Simple reference card in the admin panel with click-to-copy tokens.
  • Zero Front-End Assets: Pure PHP execution with 0 bytes of extra CSS or JS loaded on public pages.
  • Universal Compatibility: Works with classic widgets, block themes, and page builders.

Installation

  1. Download the latest release .zip from Releases.
  2. In your WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins -> Add New Plugin -> Upload Plugin.
  3. Choose the downloaded ocasio-auto-copyright-year.zip file and click Install Now.
  4. Click Activate Plugin.
  5. Access the reference card under Ocasio Plugins -> Copyright Year.

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