=== Current Year, Symbols and IP Shortcode === Contributors: kgmservizi Donate link: https://kgmservizi.com Tags: current year shortcode, copyright shortcode, copyright symbol, trademark shortcode, symbol shortcode Requires at least: 2.5 Tested up to: 6.8 Requires PHP: 5.6 Stable tag: 2.5 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Useful shortcode for WordPress. Current year, copyright, symbols and user IP with shortcode. == Description == **Don't work? Open ticket, we answer in max 48h.** **How shortcode work:** [WordPress Codex](https://codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode "WordPress Codex") **Full documentation and shortcode list:** [Documentation](http://uskgm.it/cysdoc "Documentation") Current year, copyright, symbols and user IP with shortcode. [y] display current year **2026** [m] display current month **April** [d] display current day **12** [dmy] display current date **12/04/2026** [c] display copyright symbol **©** [t] display registered trademark symbol **®** [tm] display unregistered trademark symbol **™** [sm] display service mark symbol **℠** [cc] display **Copyright** [cy] display symbol of copyright and current year **© 2026** [cyy year="2003"] display symbol of copyright, first year, current year **© 2003-2026** [cyyl year="2003"] display copyright, first year, current year **Copyright 2003-2026** [cyyls year="2003"] display copyright (+©), first year, current year **© Copyright 2003-2026** [show_user_ip] display ip of current user **Useful attribute for extend shortcode functionality** **Format Attribute for Year** For shortcode with year you can choose format with attribute format="". It support "Y" (es.2026) or "y" (es.26). Default format without attribute is "Y". *You must enter year attribute in the same format.* **Example** [cyy year="03" format="y"] **© 03-26** [cyy year="2003" format="Y"] **© 2003-2026** **Format Attribute for Month** For shortcode with month you can choose format with attribute format="". It support "F" - "m" - "M" - "n". **Format Attribute for Day** For shortcode with day you can choose format with attribute format="". It support "D" - "d" - "j" - "N" **Format Attribute for current date** All php date function attributes. **Offset Attribute** For day shortcode [d] you can add offset with attribute offset="". It support + or -. For month shortcode [m] you can add offset with attribute offset="". It support + or -. For year shortcode [y] you can add offset with attribute offset="". It support + or -. For current date shortcode [dmy] you can add offset with attribute offset="". It support + or - in standard php date format, for ex. +1 year or -1 day. **Example** [d offset="+1"] **13** (if current day is 12) [m offset="+1"] **May** (if current month is April) [y offset="+1"] **2027** (if current year is 2026) [dmy offset="+1 year"] **12/04/2027** == Installation == 1. Upload the plugin files to the '/wp-content/plugins/' directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress add plugins page directly. 2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' page in WordPress. 3. Add shortcode in all position where WordPress accept it. == Frequently Asked Questions == = What are WordPress shortcode? = **Read how WordPress shortcode work:** [WordPress Codex](https://codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode "WordPress Codex") = What are the available shortcodes? = [y] display current year **2026** [m] display current month **April** [d] display current day **12** [dmy] display current date **12/04/2026** [c] display copyright symbol **©** [t] display registered trademark symbol **®** [tm] display unregistered trademark symbol **™** [sm] display service mark symbol **℠** [cc] display **Copyright** [cy] display symbol of copyright and current year **© 2026** [cyy year="2003"] display symbol of copyright, first year, current year **© 2003-2026** [cyyl year="2003"] display copyright, first year, current year **Copyright 2003-2026** [cyyls year="2003"] display copyright (+©), first year, current year **© Copyright 2003-2026** [show_user_ip] display ip of current user **Full list here:** [Documentation](http://uskgm.it/cysdoc "Documentation") = What are the symbols shortcode? = [c] display copyright symbol **©** [t] display registered trademark symbol **®** [tm] display unregistered trademark symbol **™** [sm] display service mark symbol **℠** Symbols shortcode retrieve the most common "registration" symbols. For more symbols shortcode write a support ticket! = What is the IP shortcode? = [show_user_ip] display ip of current user With IP shortcode you can retrieve your user IP. = How work year format attribute? = For shortcode with year you can choose format with attribute format="". It support "Y" (es.2026) or "y" (es.26). Default format without attribute is "Y". *You must enter year attribute in the same format.* **Example** [cyy year="03" format="y"] **© 03-26** [cyy year="2003" format="Y"] **© 2003-2026** = How work month format attribute? = For shortcode with month you can choose format with attribute format="". It support "F" - "m" - "M" - "n". = How work day format attribute? = For shortcode with day you can choose format with attribute format="". It support "D" - "d" - "j" - "N" = How work year, month and day offset attribute? = For day shortcode [d] you can add offset with attribute offset="". It support + or -. For month shortcode [m] you can add offset with attribute offset="". It support + or -. For year shortcode [y] you can add offset with attribute offset="". It support + or -. For current date shortcode [dmy] you can add offset with attribute offset="". It support + or - in standard php date format, for ex. +1 year or -1 day. **Example** [d offset="+1"] **13** (if current day is 12) [m offset="+1"] **May** (if current month is April) [y offset="+1"] **2027** (if current year is 2026) [dmy offset="+1 year"] **12/04/2027** == Screenshots == 1. Year shortcode. 2. Month shortcode. 3. Day shortcode. 4. Copyright shortcode. 5. Symbols and IP shortcode. == Changelog == = 2.5 = * Improved accessibility: symbols and copyright shortcodes now include aria-label for screen readers. * Security: improved input sanitization and output escaping across all shortcodes. * Fixed offset bug with negative values (e.g. [y offset="-3"]). * Fixed loose type comparison in copyright year range shortcodes. * Removed duplicate validation code, consolidated into shared functions. * Optimized date function calls for better performance. * Renamed internal filter hook from wpb_get_ip to cys_get_ip (old hook still works with deprecation notice). * Fixed function prefix inconsistency (csy_ renamed to cys_). * Code formatting aligned to WordPress Coding Standards. * Error messages now include role="alert" for accessibility. = 2.4.1 = * Bugfix. = 2.4 = * Complete code revision. = 2.3.5 = * 6.6 compatibility. = 2.3.4 = * 6.5 compatibility. = 2.3.3 = * 6.4 compatibility. = 2.3.2 = * Code revisions. = 2.3.1 = * Bugfix and compatibility. = 2.3 = * Translation with date_i18n. Added current date shortcode (dmy). = 2.2.3 = * Months translatable with .pot. = 2.1 = * Bugfix. = 2.0 = * Bugfix. = 1.9 = * Compatibility WordPress 5.8. = 1.8.3 = * Compatibility WordPress 5.7. = 1.8.2 = * Bugfix. = 1.8.1 = * FAQ updated. = 1.8 = * New shortcode for month and day, new documentation. = 1.7.2 = * Version compatibility update. = 1.7.1 = * Version compatibility update. = 1.7 = * Bugfix and new shortcode for retrieve IP. = 1.6 = * New name and compatibility update. = 1.5 = * Bugfix and offset for [y] shortcode. = 1.4 = * Added ™ and ℠ symbol. = 1.3 = * Compatibility revision. = 1.2 = * Compatibility revision. = 1.1 = * Bugfix. = 1 = * Now you can format year with format="" attribute. You can choose "y" or "Y". More info in description. = 0.4 = * Now with [cyy] if current year is = attribute year, first year isn't displayed. New shortcode [cyyl] for show "Copyright year-year". New shortcode [cyyls] for show "©Copyright year-year". = 0.3.1 = * Bugfix = 0.3 = * Added [cc] shortcode "Copyright". = 0.2 = * Added more shortcode (copyright, trademark, copyright + year of creation + current year) = 0.1 = * Initial release == Upgrade Notice == = 2.5 = Security and accessibility improvements. Fixed negative offset bug. If you use the wpb_get_ip filter hook, please update to cys_get_ip (old hook still works for now). = 2.4.1 = Bugfix. = 2.4 = Complete code revision. = 2.3.5 = 6.6 compatibility. = 2.3.4 = 6.5 compatibility. = 2.3.3 = 6.4 compatibility. = 2.3.2 = Code revisions. = 2.3.1 = Bugfix and compatibility. = 2.3 = Translation with date_i18n. Added current date shortcode (dmy). = 2.2.3 = Months translatable with .pot. = 2.1 = Bugfix. = 2.0 = Bugfix. = 1.9 = Compatibility WordPress 5.8. = 1.8.3 = Compatibility WordPress 5.7. = 1.8.2 = Bugfix. = 1.8.1 = FAQ updated. = 1.8 = New shortcode for month and day, new documentation. = 1.7.2 = Version compatibility update. = 1.7.1 = Version compatibility update. = 1.7 = Bugfix and new shortcode for retrieve IP. = 1.6 = New name and compatibility update. = 1.5 = Bugfix and offset for [y] shortcode. = 1.4 = Added ™ and ℠ symbol. = 1.3 = Compatibility revision. = 1.2 = Compatibility revision. = 1.1 = Bugfix. = 1 = Now you can format year with format="" attribute. You can choose "y" or "Y". More info in description. = 0.4 = Now with [cyy] if current year is = attribute year, first year isn't displayed. New shortcode [cyyl] for show "Copyright year-year" = 0.3.1 = Bugfix = 0.3 = Added [cc] shortcode "Copyright". = 0.2 = Added more shortcode (copyright, trademark, copyright + year of creation + current year) = 0.1 = Initial release. ``