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[Clifford P]

In this section of PageLines Settings (Header and Footer): Site Terms Statement (FootCols) A line in your footer for terms and conditions text or similar Instead of typing this: Copyright 2009-2012. Is there a built-in shortcode to do something like this: Copyright 2009-[current_year] ? If not, I think it would be helpful to build one in. Thank you.

[catrina]

There is a WordPress shortcode for displaying the date and time a post was published, but not displaying a current year. There may be a Javascript you can use. I found this one:

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I tested it and it worked. Just paste it after Copyright 2009-.

[Clifford P]

thank you. I think PageLines should add a shortcode to make sure JS is properly added (or just use PHP) and also for it to be easy and better to look at.

[Simon_P]

No need,

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[Clifford P]

thanks for the reply, however, I don't see how that's relevant. What should be put in the Site Terms Statement (FootCols) footer text box that displays the current year? P.S. I tried a short code in there and it didn't work, just displayed the text. So I used Post Snippets (PHP code) to use it in a text widget in that area instead.

[Simon_P]

Well you can add the shortcode from the post i linked in your functions.php file then use it wherever you like.

[Clifford P]

I thought I read it pulls the time of the post though, not the time of the day? Regardless, however a shortcode is created, I put one in that text box area and it didn't work. Have you tried a shortcode in there?

[Rob]

I recommend

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and use it throughout my site. It adds the copyright year, and I've used its variables to automate my magazine sub-masthead

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(the greyish box below "contents", where this one plugin adds the Volume number, issue, month and year, all with shortcodes. Javascript is good, but if the visitor to a site has it turned off, they'll see nothing.

[Clifford P]

good one. thx for 2nd-ing my opinion.

[Clifford P]

The site footer box should just be set to do shortcodes, right?