Wordpress: Dynamic Year in Footer

Keep your WordPress site's footer up-to-date with the current year automatically using this simple, effective snippet.

Automatically updating the year in your site's footer ensures that your site appears current without needing to manually update it each year. This snippet dynamically inserts the current year into the footer.

The 'wp_footer' action is used to add a small script that updates the footer with the current year, ensuring the site always displays the correct year.

Instructions on how to integrate this feature into any WordPress theme and customize it according to your needs are included.

Tips for ensuring that this dynamic update does not affect the page load speed or SEO are provided, maintaining performance and visibility.

Best practices for using JavaScript minimally to accomplish this task, ensuring compatibility across all browsers and devices, are also discussed.

Snippet Code

Version Compatibility

This snippet is suitable for WordPress 2.8 and later, where footer modifications are easily managed.

Required PHP Version

PHP 5.2 or higher

Wordpress Core Functions Used

add_action

Use Cases

theme customization
maintenance
user experience