Dynamic Copyright Year
by 5 Star Plugins (Rob) · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 7 other plugins · 23.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Take year updates off your New Year’s list. This plugin dynamically updates copyright year in realtime with local timezone precision. No shortcode.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈800 estimated
Momentum
+57%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “dynamic”, “footer links” and “localization” for “new year”, “year” and “realtime”. “dynamic” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “new year” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “footer links” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “year” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “localization” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “realtime” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 69 average across 915 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 19.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Privacy & Consent plugin keeps 2.1%, across 502 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Privacy & Consent plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 7 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 19 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.04★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
3%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dynamic copyright | #2 | #15 | 0 |
| dynamic copyright year | #2 | #13 | 0 |
| copyright year | #2 | #11 | 0 |
| copyright your tag | #3 | #12 | down 1 |
| automatic copyright year | #2 | #14 | — |
| year | #9 | #22 | down 2 |
| new year | #9 | #22 | 0 |
| updated copyright year | #4 | #19 | 0 |
| copyright shortcode | #4 | #17 | down 1 |
| footer copyright | #7 | #18 | 0 |
| shortcode year | #9 | #21 | 0 |
| year shortcode | #9 | #22 | 0 |
| realtime | #20 | #23 | down 3 |
| current year shortcode | #9 | #22 | 0 |
| dynamic links | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| dynamic shortcode | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| dynamic your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| footer links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| localization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| privacy policy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
35 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 16 listed. 19 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “dynamic”, “footer links” and “localization” for “new year”, “year” and “realtime”. “dynamic” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “new year” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “footer links” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “year” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “localization” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “realtime” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 2 Dec 2022 · 1,432 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.8K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
7
releases in the last 12 months
19d ago
latest release · v1.5.8 · 14 Oct 2026
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 85% 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 800.
Install history since 1 Dec 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Knud1.2y ago
Works almost as expected. But not if there are numbers in the company name.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mustafa2.6y ago
No matter what you tried, it didn’t work. You wasted my time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bakkel3.6y ago
Great plugin, does what is supposed to do! Nothing more, nothing less.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.5.8). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter ↗2026-04-30 CVE-2024-13362 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.4 Patched in 1.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 10 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,609 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("footer links", "localization", "Privacy Policy" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-02 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-30 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-29 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-28 700+ → 800+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2026-10-10 800+ → 700+ down after 223 days in tier
- 2026-03-01 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-27 800+ → 700+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-02-23 700+ → 800+ up after 1 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).
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Dynamic Year Block 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Auto Update Copyright Year by Computech Store 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Polylang 900K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
iubenda | All-in-one Compliance for GDPR / CCPA Cookie Consent + more 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
TermsFeed AutoTerms: Privacy Policy Generator, Cookie Consent, GDPR, CCPA, Terms & Conditions, Disclaimers, Cookies Policy, EULA 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Dynamic Conditions 60K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag C
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