by Imtiaz Rayhan 5 (116 reviews)

Shortcode for Current Date

Name: Shortcode for Current Date
Rating: 5.0 (116 reviews)
Author: Imtiaz Rayhan

Insert current Date, Month or Year anywhere in your WordPress site with a simple shortcode.

Shortcode for Current Date ranks #1,647 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #250 of 8,548 in the Customization category, a 5/5 rating from 116 reviews, and was last updated Dec 22, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1)

v2.2.2 Current Version v2.2.2

Updated 8 months ago Last Update on 22 Dec, 2025

Refreshed 13 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#250 of 8,548 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads -9.8% this week

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10K+

-41.9%

KW Avg Position

7.8

0.3 worse

Downloads

252.1K

+61 today

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100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (116 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 71.8%

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

116 reviews

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115 (99%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

4 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Jul 7, 2022

Shortcode for Current Date [shortcode-for-current-date] < 2.1.7

Fixed in v2.1.7
Jul 7, 2022

Shortcode for Current Date [shortcode-for-current-date] < 2.1.7

Fixed in v2.1.7
Apr 5, 2022

Shortcode for Current Date [shortcode-for-current-date] < 2.1.5

Fixed in v2.1.5
Shortcode for Current Date [shortcode-for-current-date] < 2.1.7

Fixed in v2.1.7

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.2.2
Last Updated: Dec 22, 2025
Requires WP: 5.0+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Imtiaz Rayhan

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 116
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

current date month shortcode year

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and content creators who want to display dynamic date information on their site. It solves the problem of manually updating dates by providing a shortcode and Gutenberg block that automatically display the current date, month, or year with customizable formatting and styling.