WordPress plugin comparison
Perennial vs Current Year Shortcode
At a glance
- Current Year Shortcode has more active installs: 70+, against fewer than 10 for Perennial.
- On a typical day, Current Year Shortcode is downloaded about 3 times, Perennial about 2.
- Perennial was updated more recently: Oct 2, 2026, against Dec 17, 2025 for Current Year Shortcode.
- Perennial is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Current Year Shortcode.
- Current Year Shortcode has been around longer: since 2025, against 2026 for Perennial.
Line by line
Current Year Shortcode leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Perennial |  Current Year Shortcode |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #55,385 | #18,351 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 70+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 59 | 74 |
| Rating | No ratings | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.17 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 10 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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