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WP Date and Time Shortcode

by Denra.com · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.7.1 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

WP Date and Time Shortcode has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 155,592 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 25, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

WP Date and Time Shortcode at a glance

Active installs
10,000+
Total downloads
155,592
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is WP Date and Time Shortcode well maintained?

Support threads resolved
1 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
3%
1 of 31 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Show date and/or time in the default WordPress formats
  • Show date and/or time in custom format based on the PHP date and time formatting characters
  • Show date and/or time based on fixed SQL/date/time format or any relative date and time format. See the Relative Formats section
  • Show year separately as 4 or 2-digit number (e.g. 1999 or 99)
  • Show month as number (1-12), full name (January-December) or 3-letter name (Jan-Dec)
  • Show day as number with or without leading zero, with or without suffix (st, nd, rd, th)
  • Show hour, minutes, seconds with or without leading zero
  • Show day of week as number (1-7), full name (Monday-Sunday) or three letters (Mon-Sun)
  • Show the day of the year (1-366)
  • Show the number of days for the month (28-31)
  • Show the number of days in February for the year (28 or 29)
  • Show the day of the year (365 or 366)

WP Date and Time Shortcode reviews and ratings

31 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.9 out of 5

31 reviews

5★
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1

  • Roman month dates

    What about a Roman month dates? I did this in the standard Wordpress date field ($text = str_replace('January', 'I', $text);). However, the standard field does not allow HTML. Can you add Roman numerals to the date? Thank you!

    pavelberg1

  • Top plugin

    Great plugin. Great support.

    artstu

  • 曜日が日本語で表示された!

    曜日を日本語で表示するには数字で表示を選択して一つづつ指定する必要があるのか、困っていましたが、mon-sunで指定したら普通に日本語の月-日で表示されました。WPのサイトの言語で対応してくれてるんですね! 時刻と曜日だけ表示したかったけど、シンプルと思いきやなかなか思ったサンプルコードがなかったので大変助かりました! ありがとうございます💛

    rurucop05

  • Light, simple, but comprehensive

    Very useful and has fast publishing of updates to correct issues.

    Malae

  • Best date and time plugin on wordpress

    I am using it for specifying Estimated Delivery Date for my woocommerce products. Best date and time plugin on wordpress, and top notch cutomer support. Thank you

    securebiz

  • Perfect!

    This plugin is exactly what I was looking for! Light and easy to use.

    rntrice74

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Details

Shortcode to show any current, past, and future date or time. Display this, previous, or next year, month, day, etc.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • date
  • shortcode
  • shortcodes
  • time
  • wpdts

More from Denra.com

Version
2.7.1
Last updated
Aug 25, 2026
First published
Sep 17, 2019
Requires WordPress
4.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WP Date and Time Shortcode FAQ

What does WP Date and Time Shortcode do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, WP Date and Time Shortcode offers Show date and/or time in the default WordPress formats, Show date and/or time in custom format based on the PHP date and time formatting characters, Show date and/or time based on fixed SQL/date/time format or any relative date and time format. See the Relative Formats section, Show year separately as 4 or 2-digit number (e.g. 1999 or 99) and Show month as number (1-12), full name (January-December) or 3-letter name (Jan-Dec).

How many active installs does WP Date and Time Shortcode have?

WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for WP Date and Time Shortcode as of September 7, 2026.

Is WP Date and Time Shortcode still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 25, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Does WP Date and Time Shortcode have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for WP Date and Time Shortcode are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is WP Date and Time Shortcode free?

WP Date and Time Shortcode is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.