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Current Year Shortcodes lets you insert the current year, month and day anywhere in your WordPress site with a simple shortcode.
Use the shortcode [Y] in any post, page or widget to display the current year.
<h3>How it works</h3>
[Y] – inserts the current year with four digits e.g. 2023 
[y] – inserts the current year with two digits e.g. 23 
[m] – inserts the current month with two digits e.g. 01 
[n] – inserts the current month without leading zeros e.g. 1 
[F] – inserts the current month as a text e.g. January 
[M] – inserts the current month with three letters e.g. Jan 
[d] – inserts the current day with two digits e.g. 06 
[j] – inserts the current day without leading zeros e.g. 6 
[D] – inserts the current day with three letters e.g. Mon 
[l] – inserts the current day as a text e.g. Monday

Current Year Shortcodes

Insert the current year, month and day with a shortcode in any page, post or widget of your WordPress site.

PC Futures

<h4>Basic Instructions</h4>
This plugin works out-of-the-box, so once the plugin is installed, you can place a shortcode wherever you want.
Use the shortcode <code>[pcf_ny_countdown]</code> to output the countdown.
The countdown will output in days by default (e.g ‘105 days until New Year!’).
<h4>Changing output type</h4>
The shortcode can be given a ‘type’ attribute, like so:
<pre><code>[pcf_ny_countdown type="days|weeks|sleeps"]
</code></pre>
This enables you to change the output type.
There are 3 types to choose from:
<ul>
<li>Days</li>
<li>Weeks</li>
<li>Sleeps</li>
</ul>
If you do not specify the type attribute, or specify an invalid type, it will default to ‘days’.
Example:
<pre><code>[pcf_ny_countdown type="weeks"]
</code></pre>
will output as
<pre><code>It's `x` weeks and `y` days until New Year!
</code></pre>
<h4>Styling the output</h4>
Styling the output is an advanced setting, that involves writing custom CSS.
The shortcode can be given an ‘id’ attribute, which can then be used to style the output using CSS.
For example,
<pre><code>[pcf_ny_countdown id="my-id"]
</code></pre>
would output in HTML as
<pre><code>...
</code></pre>
You can then add custom CSS through <code>Appearance > Editor</code>. If your theme supports custom CSS, you may be able to add your styles in Theme Options. If there is a custom css file in Editor, it is advised to use that for custom styles.
Here is an example of some custom styles:
<pre><code>#my-id{
 color: red;
 font-size: 16px;
 text-decoration: underline;
}
</code></pre>
This will set the output to be red, underlined, and to have a font size of 16px.

PCF New Year Countdown

A simple plugin that creates an easy to use New Year countdown for your WordPress sites.

Current Year Shortcodes vs PCF New Year Countdown