by 5 Star Plugins (Rob) 3 (3 reviews)

Dynamic Copyright Year

Name: Dynamic Copyright Year
Rating: 3.0 (3 reviews)
Author: 5 Star Plugins (Rob)

Take year updates off your New Year’s list. This plugin dynamically updates copyright year in realtime with local timezone precision. No shortcode.

Dynamic Copyright Year ranks #7,609 among WordPress.org plugins with 800+ active installations, is #99 of 833 in the Language Tools category, a 3/5 rating from 3 reviews, and was last updated Oct 14, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v1.5.8 Current Version v1.5.8

Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 14 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#99 of 833 in Language Tools Top 10% by installs Downloads -50.6% this week Actively maintained

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800+

-5.7%

KW Avg Position

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19.1K

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60%

Review 3 out of 5

3 (3 reviews)

Next Milestone 900

Total Progress 47%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 3 months ago

Apr 30, 2026

Dynamic Copyright Year [dynamic-copyright-year] < 1.1

CVE-2024-13362 · Fixed in v1.1
Jul 18, 2023

Dynamic Copyright Year [dynamic-copyright-year] < 1.0.3

CVE-2023-33999 · Fixed in v1.0.3

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.5.8
Last Updated: Oct 14, 2026
Requires WP: 0+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: N/A
Author: 5 Star Plugins (Rob)

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ 3
Reviews: 3
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want their footer copyright year to stay current without manual edits. It automatically updates the copyright year in the site footer based on each visitor's local timezone, requiring no shortcode or coding.

Automatic copyright year updates
Local timezone precision
Works on hardcoded themes
Works on footer widgets
No shortcode required
Footer policy links (Premium)
Priority email support (Premium)

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Dynamic Copyright Year

Use the support forum here for questions about the free standard plugin. If you’ve upgraded, please do not post questions about Premium to the forum. Premium members should head to our Support Center or send an email using the “contact us” form available from our plugin menu in your WordPress dashboard.

After successful installation and activation of this plugin, head to the plugin settings page in your WordPress Dashboard located in the left sidebar. No Add © year text to your footer. Works with a footer socket or footer widget. Yes All you need to do is activate automatic updating. This plugin detects a copyright year in the footer to automatically update it to the current year based on a visitor’s location. For example: © 2022 Copyright 2022 © Copyright 2022 © YYYY - YYYY

This plugin does not work with this format: © Company YYYY Copyright Company YYYY © YYYY to YYYY Rearrange text to: © YYYY Company Copyright YYYY Company © YYYY - YYYY Clear page cache and refresh browser after saving. For more troubleshooting tips visit our knowledge base.

Our plugin is 100% ad free and we do not collect or store visitor data. I have other questions. If your question is not listed here visit our knowledge base.

Please report security bugs found in the source code of the Dynamic Copyright Year plugin through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team will assist you with verification, CVE assignment, and notify the developers of this plugin.