Auto Copyright Year Updater
by eraplugins · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 3 other plugins · 4K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin short code update the copyright year automatically every year using shortcode.
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Health
C 56/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
4K+
≈4.1K estimated
Momentum
+29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “copyright year” to your wp.org tags. You rank #11 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
56 health vs 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →28%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 14.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,192 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 845 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 845 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
27
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
-1.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| copyright year | #11 | #9 | down 1 |
| automatic copyright year | #6 | #8 | — |
| updated copyright year | #11 | #12 | 0 |
| automatic copyright update | #20 | #19 | down 4 |
| copyright shortcode | #24 | #17 | 0 |
| copyright your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “copyright year” to your wp.org tags. You rank #11 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 568 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 4K.
At the current install trend, crossing 5K+ in roughly 125 days.
Install history since 3 Sep 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ LogoLogics2.3y ago
Nice little plugin that does what it is supposed to do.Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jermbugs5.1y ago
Plugin hasn’t been updated in a while, but it still works great! Thank you! This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by Jermbugs.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ERA Solutions6.9y ago
I found this plugin to be really useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alaa17116.9y ago
its a great and simple to use
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ali881556.9y ago
too helpfull and usefull plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ momennabil6.9y ago
Since I used this plugin, I never had to bother myself with updating my websites’ copyrights again. Very useful and highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ esraa123456.9y ago
it’s really awesome i used this plugin to my website and it’s really helpful i recommend it for every website
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ boudda6.9y ago
i’ve used this plugin in several websites and it works so good
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 554 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "widget" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-14 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-13 4K+ → 3K+ down after 62 days in tier
- 2026-08-12 3K+ → 4K+ up after 703 days in tier
- 2024-09-08 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-07 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-09-05 2K+ → 3K+ up after 220 days in tier
- 2024-01-29 1K+ → 2K+ up after 293 days in tier
- 2023-04-11 900+ → 1K+ up after 30 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- A Automatic Copyright Year 6K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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Donations via PayPal 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Reusable Blocks Extended 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Shortcode Widget 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Spreaker Shortcode 4K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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