InstallActivateGo Copyright Current Date Shortcodes

This plugin provides the [iagc] shortcode, which can be inserted on a WordPress Page or Post to display the official Copyright notice, a C with a circle around it (“©”) required legally in many countries to protect (“copyright”) many forms of intellectual property.

The [iagy] shortcode displays the current year. To display the Copyright symbol followed by the current year, use the [iagcy] shortcode.

Although not required in a Copyright notice, the [iagm] shortcode displays the name of the current month and the [iagd] shortcode displays the current day of the month.

Note that the day, month and year are truly Current, accurate to the moment the Page or Post is displayed, based on the Timezone set in WordPress General Settings.

To provide compatibility with previous Versions of this plugin, the [c], [y], [cy], [m] and [d] shortcodes will still work, but one or more of them will be disabled if any other activated plugin or theme defines the same shortcode, so as not to interfere with that other plugin or theme.

Click here for examples of the shortcodes and an explanation of their use to create valid U.S.A. Copyright Notices.

This section describes how to install the jonradio Current Year and Copyright Shortcodes plugin and get it working.

1. Use Add Plugin within the WordPress Admin panel to download and install this jonradio Current Year and Copyright Shortcodes plugin from the WordPress.org plugin repository (preferred method). Or download and unzip this plugin, then upload the /jonradio-current-year-and-copyright-shortcodes/ directory to your WordPress web site’s /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
2. Activate the jonradio Current Year and Copyright Shortcodes plugin through the Installed Plugins Admin panel in WordPress. If you have a WordPress Network (“Multisite”), you can either Network Activate this plugin, or Activate it individually on the sites where you wish to use it. Activating on individual sites within a Network avoids some of the confusion created by WordPress’ hiding of Network Activated plugins on the Plugin menu of individual sites. Alternatively, to avoid this confusion, you can install the jonradio Reveal Network Activated Plugins plugin.
3. Insert the [y], [c] and/or [cy] shortcodes as many times as you wish in one or more WordPress Pages or Posts.

1. 

   [c] 1997-[y] John Smith as it was displayed in the year 2012

2.0.0

• Added unique Shortcode Names to avoid Naming Collisions with other Plugins and Themes
• Kept previous Shortcode Names, except when another plugin or theme is using the same Shortcode Name
• Use the Time Zone set in WordPress Settings for current date shortcodes

1.0.2

• Added shortcodes for the current Month and Day of the Month

1.0

• Copyright shortcode added
• Current Year Shortcode converted from Shortcode Exec PHP plugin to standalone Plugin