Date counter

Date counter – is just a 9 kilobytes WordPress plugin.

Easily display the current date or calculate the difference between two dates.

Current date & time

Current date & time: [CurrentDatetime format="d/m/Y H:i"].
Current date & time: 05.07.2021 12:48.

[CurrentDatetime format="jS F, Y"].
6th July, 2021.

It's [CurrentDatetime format="g:i A (e)"].
It's 10:35 AM (UTC).

You can find all possible formats in documentation.

Date & time difference

I'm [DatetimeDifference startDate="1998-08-25" endDate="now" format="Y"] years old.
I'm 23 years old now.

[DatetimeDifference startDate="31.12.2020" endDate="now" format="a"] days have passed since the new year.
187 days have passed since the new year.

Tomorrow's trip at 14:35 (2:35 PM) starts in [DatetimeDifference startDate="now" endDate="07.07.2021 14:35" format="h hours & i minutes"].
Tomorrow's trip at 14:35 (2:35 PM) starts in 8 hours & 34 minutes.

You can find all possible formats in documentation.

Total date & time difference

The store will open in [TotalDatetimeDifference startDate="now" endDate="16.07.2021 8:00" format="i"] minutes today.
The store will open in 19 minutes today.

[TotalDatetimeDifference startDate="now" endDate="25.08.2025" format="d"] days left until my b-day.
39 days left until my b-day.

You can find all possible formats in documentation.

🤘Extra

Shift from today’s date: ± N days | ± N weeks | ± N months | ± N years

[DatetimeDifference startDate="now" endDate="+1day" format="d"]
[TotalDatetimeDifference startDate="-3years" endDate="now" format="d"]

Post created & modified date

[DatetimeDifference startDate="post:created" endDate="now" format="d"]
[TotalDatetimeDifference startDate="now" endDate="post:modified" format="d"]

1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/date-counter directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
3. Place shortcode.

2.0.3

Fixed exception messages in DatetimeDifference and TotalDatetimeDiffrence classes. Added support for creation and modification dates of the current post.

2.0.0

Redesigned plugin: added new features and simplified general workflow.

1.0.4

Added support for Time Zone management. You can now change the time zone using the WordPress settings.

1.0.2

• Improved calculations
• Added support for PHP DateInterval::format

1.0.1

• Just a first version of a Date counter plugin.