Today's Date Inserter
Simply and quickly add the current date and or time to your wordpress posts by using a simple shortcode in the text of your page or post. Simply use the short code [todaysdate] in your text and when the post or page is…
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Today's Date Inserter shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 700+ sites, is rated 4.3/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 36/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (700+ active installs)
- No update in 12 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.9 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Today's Date Inserter stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| current date | >100 |
| current day | >100 |
| current month | >100 |
| date | >100 |
| todays date | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 from 6 reviews
About Today's Date Inserter
From the official readme · v1.2.1Description
Simply and quickly add the current date and or time to your wordpress posts by using a simple shortcode in the text of your page or post. Simply use the short code [todaysdate] in your text and when the post or page is displayed, [todaysdate] will be replaced by the current date and/or time that you defined on the settings screen.
You can also override the default format by including the format string in the shortcode.
For example, if you placed the following text in your post and your format string was set to l, F jS Y
-> Thank you for visiting my site today [todaysdate].
The date would be displayed as
-> Thank you for visiting my site today Wednesday, April 23rd 2014.
Here how to override he default setting by including the format string in the shortcode
[todaysdate format=”F Y”] would display April 2014 no matter what the default was set to.
This plugin also includes a Today’s date widget. This widget has it’s own default format, but can be overridden by and valid php date format string
The plugin also uses the timezone settings from wordpress to display the time and date.
Installation
- Upload
lfo-todays-date-inserterfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Changelog
2014-08-19 version 1.2.1
Corrected a Typo in the default date string. The default will now display as Tuesday, August 19th 2014 instead of Tuesday, August, 19,th 2014
Thank you hannah!
2014-04-29 version 1.2.0
Added a Date widget
2014-04-25 version 1.1.1
corrected minor typos in readme.txt file
2014-04-24 version 1.1
added the ability to override the stroed format by including the format string in the shortcode
2014-04-22 version 1.0
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FAQ
Today's Date Inserter: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
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Is Today's Date Inserter free?
Yes. Today's Date Inserter is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Today's Date Inserter safe to use in 2026?
Today's Date Inserter shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 700+ sites, is rated 4.3/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 36/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Today's Date Inserter?
Today's Date Inserter is active on 700+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 11,849 times since it launched in April 2014. It was downloaded 141 times in the last 30 days.
Does Today's Date Inserter work with WordPress 7.1?
Today's Date Inserter is officially tested up to WordPress 3.9.40, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Today's Date Inserter last updated?
The latest version, 1.2.1, was released on August 19, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Today's Date Inserter?
Today's Date Inserter is developed and maintained by mulscully.
What are the best alternatives to Today's Date Inserter?
The most popular alternatives to Today's Date Inserter are Shortcode for Current Date (10K+ installs), Simple Show Date (100+ installs) and Today's Date (80+ installs).
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