Best copyright year plugins for WordPress
The most popular copyright year plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Automatic Copyright Year leads with 6K+ active installs, ahead of Simple Show Date (100+) and Perennial (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “copyright year” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 copyright year plugins
- 1.Automatic Copyright Year
The most installed copyright year plugin, with 6K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 9 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 2.
Simple Show Date100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.Perennial
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Mailwick Copyright YearFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “copyright year”
Automatic Copyright Year
Down in the last 7 days:58#2,849by Miina Sikk7 years ago
Automatic Copyright Year seeks to solve a common problem: keeping your copyright year up-to-date.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.3(9)
- Downloads
- 15/day

Simple Show Date
Down in the last 7 days:23#14,808by Come2theweb12 days ago
Display current date, year, month, tomorrow or any custom format with simple shortcodes. Perfect for copyright years.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Perennial
Up in the last 7 days:15,966#55,385by GhostLabs1 month ago
Keeps your footer's copyright year current automatically — server-rendered, no JavaScript. Never edit a footer on New Year's Day again.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Mailwick Copyright Year
#71,509by spsaradellis12 days ago
Fixes an out-of-date copyright year in your footer automatically, with no theme edits. Adds [mwcy_year] and [mwcy_copyright] shortcodes.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day