Generally you will see a website that has an outdated copyright date which is annoyning, but here we will provide solution for this.
Here is a simple php solution to this, that most developers must know.
In this article we will share you a function that will automatically return a copyright date based on the published date of your oldest and newest post.
© 2007– <?php echo date('Y'); ?> YourSite.com(e.g."http://www.phponweb.com/")You would paste this simple PHP code in your theme’s“functions.php “file. But there is problem respectively to this code is that, you would have to add this once your site is atleast one year old.
WordPress provides a graceful solution for dyanamic copyright date, suggested by“@frumph of CompicPress theme”.
This function will generate a dyanamic copyright date based on the published date of your oldest post and your newest post. If it is the first year of your site, then this function will only display the current year.
Just open your theme’s “functions.php” file and add the following code.
<?phpfunction comicpress_copyright() { global $wpdata; $copyright_dates = $wpdata->get_results(" SELECTYEAR(min(post_date_gmt)) AS firstdate,YEAR(max(post_date_gmt)) AS lastdateFROM $wpdata->postsWHERE post_status = 'publish' "); $output = ''; if($copyright_dates) { $copyright = "© " . $copyright_dates[0]->firstdate; if($copyright_dates[0]->firstdate != $copyright_dates[0]->lastdate) { $copyright .= '-' . $copyright_dates[0]->lastdate; } $output = $copyright; } return $output; }?> open your “footer.php” file and add the following code where you want to display the date.
<?php echo comicpress_copyright(); ?>
This function will add the following text
© 2017 – 2018
It is very helpful for your website and one thing remember that don’t keep your copyright dates outdated.