Title: Current Year, Symbols and IP Shortcode Author: kgmservizi Published: Gurraandhala 22, 2018 Last modified: Ebla 12, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/current-year-shortcode/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2412784) ![](https://ps.w.org/current-year-shortcode/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2411443) # Current Year, Symbols and IP Shortcode By [kgmservizi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kgmservizi/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/current-year-shortcode.2.5.zip) * [Details](https://gax.wordpress.org/plugins/current-year-shortcode/#description) * [Reviews](https://gax.wordpress.org/plugins/current-year-shortcode/#reviews) * [Installation](https://gax.wordpress.org/plugins/current-year-shortcode/#installation) * [Development](https://gax.wordpress.org/plugins/current-year-shortcode/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-year-shortcode/) ## Description **Don’t work? Open ticket, we answer in max 48h.** **How shortcode work:** [WordPress Codex](https://codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode) **Full documentation and shortcode list:** [Documentation](http://uskgm.it/cysdoc) Current year, copyright, symbols and user IP with shortcode. [y] display current year **2026** [m] display current month **April** [d] display current day **12** [dmy] display current date **12/04/2026** [c] display copyright symbol **©** [t] display registered trademark symbol **®** [tm] display unregistered trademark symbol **™** [sm] display service mark symbol **℠** [cc] display **Copyright**[ cy] display symbol of copyright and current year **© 2026** [cyy year=”2003″] display symbol of copyright, first year, current year **© 2003-2026** [cyyl year=”2003″] display copyright, first year, current year **Copyright 2003-2026** [cyyls year=” 2003″] display copyright (+©), first year, current year **© Copyright 2003-2026**[ show_user_ip] display ip of current user **Useful attribute for extend shortcode functionality** **Format Attribute for Year** For shortcode with year you can choose format with attribute format=””. It support “Y” (es.2026) or “y” (es.26). Default format without attribute is “Y”. _You must enter year attribute in the same format._ **Example** [cyy year=”03″ format=”y”] **© 03-26** [cyy year=”2003″ format=”Y”]** © 2003-2026** **Format Attribute for Month** For shortcode with month you can choose format with attribute format=””. It support “F” – “m” – “M” – “n”. **Format Attribute for Day** For shortcode with day you can choose format with attribute format=””. It support “D” – “d” – “j” – “N” **Format Attribute for current date** All php date function attributes. **Offset Attribute** For day shortcode [d] you can add offset with attribute offset =””. It support + or -. For month shortcode [m] you can add offset with attribute offset=””. It support + or -. For year shortcode [y] you can add offset with attribute offset=””. It support + or -. For current date shortcode [dmy] you can add offset with attribute offset=””. It support + or – in standard php date format, for ex. +1 year or -1 day. **Example** [d offset=”+1″] **13** (if current day is 12) [m offset=”+1″] **May**( if current month is April) [y offset=”+1″] **2027** (if current year is 2026) [dmy offset=”+1 year”] **12/04/2027** ## Screenshots * [[ * Year shortcode. * [[ * Month shortcode. * [[ * Day shortcode. * [[ * Copyright shortcode. * [[ * Symbols and IP shortcode. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin files to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress add plugins page directly. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ page in WordPress. 3. Add shortcode in all position where WordPress accept it. ## FAQ ### What are WordPress shortcode? **Read how WordPress shortcode work:** [WordPress Codex](https://codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode) ### What are the available shortcodes? [y] display current year **2026** [m] display current month **April** [d] display current day **12** [dmy] display current date **12/04/2026** [c] display copyright symbol **©** [t] display registered trademark symbol **®** [tm] display unregistered trademark symbol **™** [sm] display service mark symbol **℠** [cc] display **Copyright**[ cy] display symbol of copyright and current year **© 2026** [cyy year=”2003″] display symbol of copyright, first year, current year **© 2003-2026** [cyyl year=”2003″] display copyright, first year, current year **Copyright 2003-2026** [cyyls year=” 2003″] display copyright (+©), first year, current year **© Copyright 2003-2026**[ show_user_ip] display ip of current user **Full list here:** [Documentation](http://uskgm.it/cysdoc) ### What are the symbols shortcode? [c] display copyright symbol **©** [t] display registered trademark symbol **®**[ tm] display unregistered trademark symbol **™** [sm] display service mark symbol** ℠** Symbols shortcode retrieve the most common “registration” symbols. For more symbols shortcode write a support ticket! ### What is the IP shortcode? [show_user_ip] display ip of current user With IP shortcode you can retrieve your user IP. ### How work year format attribute? For shortcode with year you can choose format with attribute format=””. It support“ Y” (es.2026) or “y” (es.26). Default format without attribute is “Y”. _You must enter year attribute in the same format._ **Example** [cyy year=”03″ format=”y”] **© 03-26** [cyy year=”2003″ format=”Y”]** © 2003-2026** ### How work month format attribute? For shortcode with month you can choose format with attribute format=””. It support“ F” – “m” – “M” – “n”. ### How work day format attribute? For shortcode with day you can choose format with attribute format=””. It support“ D” – “d” – “j” – “N” ### How work year, month and day offset attribute? For day shortcode [d] you can add offset with attribute offset=””. It support + or -. For month shortcode [m] you can add offset with attribute offset=””. It support + or -. For year shortcode [y] you can add offset with attribute offset=””. It support + or -. For current date shortcode [dmy] you can add offset with attribute offset =””. It support + or – in standard php date format, for ex. +1 year or -1 day. **Example** [d offset=”+1″] **13** (if current day is 12) [m offset=”+1″] **May**( if current month is April) [y offset=”+1″] **2027** (if current year is 2026) [dmy offset=”+1 year”] **12/04/2027** ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/134e9046117483af02f431a4c3b1547342b63e70d014a541fe56e355b5d8dba8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Can show year on title?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-show-year-on-title/)󠁿 [shabbirout](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shabbirout/) Ebla 17, 2023 2 replies will be better if can you allow Current Year for title ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/634ee7679c3ee83a7eb2f9ac62b195ea0d7ebb13d4401208d542936c19b8f6c6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Easy and flexible to use](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-and-flexible-to-use/)󠁿 [Asadullah Al Galib](https://profiles.wordpress.org/galibri/) Muddee 29, 2022 2 replies Easy to use, flexible to insert different shortcodes. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8487c153164b116de4be4e3ceaa25f9e5164a9616ec3f19897345e47d4ac4703? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Ottimo plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ottimo-plugin-198/)󠁿 [uccciucci73](https://profiles.wordpress.org/uccciucci73/) Muddee 9, 2020 1 reply Funziona perfettamente! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4bbc62f98f077d5697efcd20be23b75144e847c94e8a993a0fd14340848b9a4e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great! Inserts the current year with a shortcode.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-inserts-the-current-year-with-a-shortcode/)󠁿 [Caged](https://profiles.wordpress.org/caged/) Gurraandhala 19, 2020 1 reply This works like advertised. Thanks for coding this. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/55893d484179aa8aa7d945560db09066c8531671d2d1ac5fbff37be6ec254f62? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Does what it says.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-what-it-says-694/)󠁿 [marketingeimpactkevin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marketingeimpactkevin/) Caamsaa 1, 2018 1 reply This is a straight forward little plugin that delivers on it’s promises, and I’ve had no problems with it. Thank-you! [ Read all 5 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-year-shortcode/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Current Year, Symbols and IP Shortcode” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ kgmservizi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kgmservizi/) [Translate “Current Year, Symbols and IP Shortcode” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/current-year-shortcode) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/current-year-shortcode/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/current-year-shortcode/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/current-year-shortcode/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/current-year-shortcode/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.5 * Improved accessibility: symbols and copyright shortcodes now include aria-label for screen readers. * Security: improved input sanitization and output escaping across all shortcodes. * Fixed offset bug with negative values (e.g. [y offset=”-3″]). * Fixed loose type comparison in copyright year range shortcodes. * Removed duplicate validation code, consolidated into shared functions. * Optimized date function calls for better performance. * Renamed internal filter hook from wpb_get_ip to cys_get_ip (old hook still works with deprecation notice). * Fixed function prefix inconsistency (csy_ renamed to cys_). * Code formatting aligned to WordPress Coding Standards. * Error messages now include role=”alert” for accessibility. #### 2.4.1 * Bugfix. #### 2.4 * Complete code revision. #### 2.3.5 * 6.6 compatibility. #### 2.3.4 * 6.5 compatibility. #### 2.3.3 * 6.4 compatibility. #### 2.3.2 * Code revisions. #### 2.3.1 * Bugfix and compatibility. #### 2.3 * Translation with date_i18n. Added current date shortcode (dmy). #### 2.2.3 * Months translatable with .pot. #### 2.1 * Bugfix. #### 2.0 * Bugfix. #### 1.9 * Compatibility WordPress 5.8. #### 1.8.3 * Compatibility WordPress 5.7. #### 1.8.2 * Bugfix. #### 1.8.1 * FAQ updated. #### 1.8 * New shortcode for month and day, new documentation. #### 1.7.2 * Version compatibility update. #### 1.7.1 * Version compatibility update. #### 1.7 * Bugfix and new shortcode for retrieve IP. #### 1.6 * New name and compatibility update. #### 1.5 * Bugfix and offset for [y] shortcode. #### 1.4 * Added ™ and ℠ symbol. #### 1.3 * Compatibility revision. #### 1.2 * Compatibility revision. #### 1.1 * Bugfix. #### 1 * Now you can format year with format=”” attribute. You can choose “y” or “Y”. More info in description. #### 0.4 * Now with [cyy] if current year is = attribute year, first year isn’t displayed. New shortcode [cyyl] for show “Copyright year-year”. New shortcode [cyyls] for show “©Copyright year-year”. #### 0.3.1 * Bugfix #### 0.3 * Added [cc] shortcode “Copyright”. #### 0.2 * Added more shortcode (copyright, trademark, copyright + year of creation + current year) #### 0.1 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **2.5** * Last updated **2 days ago** * Active installations **10,000+** * WordPress version ** 2.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * PHP version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/current-year-shortcode/) * Tags * [copyright shortcode](https://gax.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/copyright-shortcode/) [copyright symbol](https://gax.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/copyright-symbol/)[current year shortcode](https://gax.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/current-year-shortcode/) * [Advanced View](https://gax.wordpress.org/plugins/current-year-shortcode/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 5 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-year-shortcode/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-year-shortcode/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-year-shortcode/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-year-shortcode/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-year-shortcode/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-year-shortcode/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-year-shortcode/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ kgmservizi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kgmservizi/) ## Support Got something to say? 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