Automatic Copyrights Shortcode
Are you tired of updating the copyright year of your websites every year?
Consider an alternative
Automatic Copyrights Shortcode shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 1/5 and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 18/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 7 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.0 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Automatic Copyrights Shortc… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| automatic copyright year | #80 |
| copyright shortcode | >100 |
| dynamic copyright year | #72 |
| updated copyright year | >100 |
| year shortcode | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 1 from 1 reviews
About Automatic Copyrights Shortcode
From the official readme · v1.0Description
Are you tired of updating the copyright year of your websites every year?
Don’t worry! This plugin allows you to write once and forget about the updating it every year. Just write the schortcode [acs] in the post or widget or anywhere, and it will show the complete copyright year with ‘copyright symbol’, ‘copyright text’, ‘current year’, ‘site name’ and ‘site url’.
Tested with WordPress 5.0.3!
[acs] shortcode also support various attributes and that can be hide or modified easily.
Plugin Usage
- By default, writing [acs] shortcode will produce like
© copyright 2019 WordPress - You can skip anything in default copyright text, just write ‘hide’ for that attribute
- For example, to hide the copyright symbol from copyright, just write [asc symbol=’hide’] and it will hide the symbol
copyright 2019 WordPress - You can also change anything in default copyright text, just write the value of that attribute
- For example, to change the default title of the site, just write [asc title=’WordPress.org’] and it will override the default value
© copyright 2019 WordPress.org - You can add the founded year in copyright text, just write the year to attribute byear
- For example, to write 2012 as founded year, just write [asc byear=’2012′] and it will show like
© copyright 2012-2019 WordPress
Is it not simple? Yes! definitely it is.
Below is the list of all attributes you can modify or hide.
Available Attributes
- symbol – It shows the copyright symbol. Default value is ‘©’
- copyright – It shows the copyright text. Default value is ‘copyright’
- cyear – It shows the current year. Default value is ‘true’
- byear – It shows the founded year. Default value is ‘false’
- title – It shows the site name. Default value is your site name
- url – It links the url to the title. Default value is your site url
Installation
Installing directly from wordpress backend
- Goto Plugins -> Add New
- Search for Automatic Copyrights Shortcode
- Install and Activate the plugin
- Use the shortcode [acs] wherever you want.
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FAQ
Automatic Copyrights Shortcode: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is Automatic Copyrights Shortcode free?
Yes. Automatic Copyrights Shortcode is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Automatic Copyrights Shortcode safe to use in 2026?
Automatic Copyrights Shortcode shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 1/5 and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 18/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Automatic Copyrights Shortcode?
Automatic Copyrights Shortcode is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,069 times since it launched in January 2019. It was downloaded 75 times in the last 30 days.
Does Automatic Copyrights Shortcode work with WordPress 7.1?
Automatic Copyrights Shortcode is officially tested up to WordPress 5.0.29, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Automatic Copyrights Shortcode last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on January 25, 2019 (8 years ago).
Who makes Automatic Copyrights Shortcode?
Automatic Copyrights Shortcode is developed and maintained by linkpakdigital.
What are the best alternatives to Automatic Copyrights Shortcode?
The most popular alternatives to Automatic Copyrights Shortcode are Dynamic Year and Copyright… (200+ installs).
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