Best year plugins for WordPress
The most popular year plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Shortcode for Current Date leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Dynamic Month & Year into Posts (8K+) and Seed Buddhist Year (3K+). All 32 plugins tagged “year” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 year plugins
- 1.
Shortcode for Current DateThe most installed year plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 116 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Dynamic Month & Year into Posts8K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 18 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Seed Buddhist Year3K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 11 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 4.
Dynamic Year Block2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.Current Year Shortcodes
1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 6.
Admin filter posts by year300+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 7.
Smart Copyright Year (Lite)200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 8.Current Year and Footer Information
100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 9.
Copyright Year Update100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 10.Category Archives
80+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
All 32 plugins tagged “year”

Shortcode for Current Date
Down in the last 7 days:3#1,651by Imtiaz Rayhan10 months ago
Insert current Date, Month or Year anywhere in your WordPress site with a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(116)
- Downloads
- 53/day

Dynamic Month & Year into Posts
Up in the last 7 days:6#2,333by Gaurav Tiwari2 months ago
Automate SEO and content with dynamic shortcodes for dates, years, months, age calculations, seasons and countdowns in content, titles and meta.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 5.0(18)
- Downloads
- 79/day

Seed Buddhist Year
#3,900by Seed Webs2 years ago
Change output year to Buddhist year or Buddhist Era (BE).
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.9(11)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Dynamic Year Block
Up in the last 7 days:2#4,470by Marcio Duarte2 months ago
A block that always displays the current year in your footer copyright notice.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Current Year Shortcodes
Down in the last 7 days:21#6,360by Lukas2 years ago
Insert the current year, month and day with a shortcode in any page, post or widget of your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Admin filter posts by year
Down in the last 7 days:4#10,710by gilles661 year ago
In your admin area, this plugin offers the avaibility to filter your posts by YEARS and not only by MONTHS OF YEARS.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Smart Copyright Year (Lite)
Up in the last 7 days:52#11,680by Nisaurl Amin Naim1 year ago
Smart Copyright Year is a super lite plugin which provides [year] shortcode to auto-display current year in copyright info.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Current Year and Footer Information
Down in the last 7 days:49#13,708by inaudit6 years ago
Easy plugin to show the Copyright information, Current Year, Legal Notice and Cookies Policy. Compatible with WordPress Multilanguage.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Copyright Year Update
Down in the last 7 days:159#15,406by Kenny3 years ago
Effortlessly keep your website current with Copyright Year Update using shortcode. Auto-updates your copyright year to the present, ensuring your site …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Category Archives
Up in the last 7 days:149#17,963by Hiroshi Sawai10 years ago
This Widget display Category Archives links on category page.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Current Year Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:43#18,073by runthings.dev10 months ago
Adds a shortcode to display the current year or a year range, perfect for copyright statements.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Auto Update Copyright Year by Computech Store
Down in the last 7 days:73#19,292by digidopt1 year ago
A lightweight plugin that creates a [autoupco_year] shortcode to dynamically display the current year. Perfect for keeping your copyright year updated …
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Age Shortcodes
Down in the last 7 days:168#20,798by Lukas2 years ago
Add shortcodes for the age of someone or something in years
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Advanced Dates
Down in the last 7 days:379#23,113by Studio Hyperset6 years ago
Allows publishers to easily customize the publication year of posts and pages.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
TZM Copyright Block
Down in the last 7 days:185#25,278by Jakob Wiens5 months ago
A simple block to display a copyright notice with a dynamically updated year.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Copyright Shortcodes
Up in the last 7 days:508#29,345by Mirco Babini12 years ago
Provides Shortcodes to display the Copyright line automagically, year by year.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
This Day In History Widget
Down in the last 7 days:183#30,761by Eli2 years ago
This Widget lists and links to any posts posted in the same month, week, or day of the prior years. You can limit the maximum number of links to show.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Year Updater
#31,932by Emmanuel Chekumbe2 years ago
Change the year in the title easily with a click of a button. A WordPress plugin to update the titles of posts with a specific year in their title.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Current Date Free
Down in the last 7 days:110#33,238by ddeleeuw5 years ago
A lightweight plugin that provides shortcodes for the current, Year, Month, Day, Time and more.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WAJ Copyright Year
#36,417by waughjai7 years ago
Simple class for handling auto-updating copyright year in website footers.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PCF New Year Countdown
Down in the last 7 days:1,218#46,921by PC Futures11 years ago
A simple plugin that creates an easy to use New Year countdown for your WordPress sites.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Snappy Year Shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:12,297#55,264by miniweblab7 years ago
The easiest way displaying current year, copyright symbol and since year with shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/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
Title Year ShortCode
Down in the last 7 days:2,887#59,204by msunvi1 year ago
A simple and nice plugin to echo the current year to your page or post title using a shortcode, as simple as that.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Hasan Majhali Dynamic Footer Year
#60,776by Hasan Majhali1 month ago
Auto-updating footer year with LTR/RTL support, bilingual owner names, and optional Freelancing Certificate display.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Texlab Current Year
Down in the last 7 days:106#61,219by Texlab IT1 month ago
Display the current year anywhere in your WordPress site using a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lux Copyright Manager
#61,780by StarLux1 year ago
Display and automatically update your site's copyright date with a block and shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Thinkalink YearData
Down in the last 7 days:13,767#67,870by Thinkalink Web Design5 years ago
Thinkalink YearData allows you to use the [thinkalink_yeardata] shortcode to show the current year.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Update Your Footer WP
#68,029by Waren Gonzaga2 years ago
Simple and lightweight WordPress shortcode plugin to automatically update your footer year notice. No annoying ads!
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

PCIO Year Wheel
#71,326by Niels Olsen4 months ago
Visualise recurring annual events on a beautifully animated SVG year wheel. Full admin CRUD and a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Year Remaining
Down in the last 7 days:12,616#73,302by Andrew Hoyer1 year ago
Year Remaining is a plugin that allows WordPress users to integrate the Year Remaining progress bar into the WordPress Dashboard as well as on pages o …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 5/day