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Shortcode for Current Date vs Today's Date Inserter

Shortcode for Current Date

by Imtiaz Rayhan

10K+ installs5.0

Today's Date Inserter

by mulscully

600+ installs4.3

At a glance

  • Shortcode for Current Date has more active installs: 10K+, against 600+ for Today's Date Inserter.
  • On a typical day, Shortcode for Current Date is downloaded about 53 times, Today's Date Inserter about 6.
  • Shortcode for Current Date is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 116 reviews, against 4.3 from 6 reviews.
  • Shortcode for Current Date was updated more recently: Dec 22, 2025, against Aug 19, 2014 for Today's Date Inserter.
  • Shortcode for Current Date is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.9.40 for Today's Date Inserter.
  • Today's Date Inserter has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Shortcode for Current Date.

Line by line

Shortcode for Current Date leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricShortcode for Current DateToday's Date Inserter
Popular rank#1,650#8,345
Active installs10K+600+
Downloads, last 30 days1.8K86
Rating5.0(116)4.3(6)
Support threads resolved0%–
Tested up to6.9.113.9.40
Search multiplier×0.59×0.00
Last release10 months ago12 years ago
Requires PHP––

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