Dynamic Month & Year into Posts
by Gaurav Tiwari · SEO
Also makes 5 other plugins · 8.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Automate SEO and content with dynamic shortcodes for dates, years, months, age calculations, seasons and countdowns in content, titles and meta.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
8K+
≈8.9K estimated
Momentum
-18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “seo”, “shortcode” and “dates” for “years”, “modified date” and “rankmath”. “seo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “years” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shortcode” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “modified date” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “dates” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “rankmath” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 65 average across 2,224 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.6%
of downloads still active
At least 8K of 121.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,193 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO 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 13 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 66 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 4.34★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
26%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| month | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| months | #1 | #2 | — |
| year your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| filter posts by year | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| dynamic shortcode | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| auto year shortcode | #1 | #1 | — |
| dynamic content your tag | #4 | #7 | down 1 |
| years | #4 | #7 | down 2 |
| dynamic | #5 | #9 | 0 |
| new year | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| current month shortcode | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| contextual related posts | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| year shortcode | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| dynamic copyright year | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| opengraph | #5 | #2 | 0 |
| current year shortcode | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| dynamic seo | #4 | #9 | up 2 |
| years shortcode | #5 | #8 | — |
| post age | #6 | #8 | 0 |
| age | #17 | #16 | down 2 |
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
224 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 190 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “seo”, “shortcode” and “dates” for “years”, “modified date” and “rankmath”. “seo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “years” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shortcode” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “modified date” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “dates” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “rankmath” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 12.1K · 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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
13
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.8.1 · 27 Aug 2026
52
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “8K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 17 months ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Jun 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ sidewindern74mo ago
I was looking for something to keep text such as “X years of experience” on my site up to date. I thought it was a niche use case as I hadn’t found a solution until now (I was halfway through cobbling together a code snippet myself to do that when I came across this plugin, and it does a much better job 😅) It’s really thoughtfully put together, there are little touches like the ordinal support on the age shortcode (so you get “35th” instead of just “35”) and the option to have a years, months, and days format which show that the dev actually thought about how people use this in real life and not just the bare minimum to tick a box. He’s also super responsive; something I reported in the support forum was fixed in ~3 hours. Check all the other reviews here and you’ll see it’s not an accident. I really hope this stays as it is because I’ve been burned by good free plugins being sold and pulling a bait-and-switch/becoming bloated lol. Easy 5 stars from me, deserved.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dariocoutinho5mo ago
The Plugin is amazing but, It could have an option for Capitalize the first letter and uppercase
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ opheliemj1.1y ago
I’ve been searching for a plugin like this for ages! Huge thanks to the team who built it – it’s absolutely perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dejan Markovic2.8y ago
It solves the problme for recuring posts. Gaurav is supper fast in responding to support requests too!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ badshahnoon12.9y ago
Great plugin. Please add [year] support in wpDataTables plugin as well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sozibul Islam3.1y ago
Perfect for Reviewer and Blogger, thank you so match. Please add (date, year, month) translation option, now plugin useable only for English website.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tricknshop14.2y ago
This is my go to plugin for date, month, year auto updation. It does it work pretty well.The best thing about the Developer is Support, if you need any new feature or have any issue. Just ask him to get the things working in matter of hour. Loved it. Thank u
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sathoro4.6y ago
Great plugin but I did notice two issues. 1) The WebPage name in Yoast Schema doesn’t get processed correctly. You can fix that with this: add_filter('wpseo_schema_webpage', function($data) { $data['name'] = do_shortcode($data['name']); return $data; }); 2) If you use the Grow Social by Mediavine plugin then the meta tags will not be processed correctly either (will just show [year] etc). An easy fix is to check the option “Disable Open Graph Meta Tags” in Grow Social’s settings. Since I’m using Yoast I don’t think it was really doing anything anyways.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.8.0 Added: Recurring, cache-aware Live Countdown block with leap-day handling and Block Bindings presets. Improved: All date calculations now use the WordPress site timezone and calendar-day arithmetic across daylight-saving 1.8.0
- — Version 1.7.4 Changed: Tested up to WordPress 7.0. 1.7.4
- — Version 1.7.3 Fix: [season] shortcode not working in legacy (non-Composer) installations. Fix: [age] shortcode missing ordinal / rank attributes in legacy installations. Fix: Duplicate Open Graph filter registrations in legacy Rank Ma 1.7.3
- — Version 1.7.2 New: Bricks Builder integration — shortcodes now render inside Bricks dynamic data elements. New: Published Date and Modified Date Gutenberg blocks. New: dmyip_core_filters filter to selectively disable shortcode process 1.7.2
- — Version 1.7.0 New: [season] shortcode to display current season (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) [season] – Northern hemisphere (default) [season region="south"] – Southern hemisphere (reversed seasons) New: Ordinal suffix support for [ 1.7.0
- — Version 1.6.2 More PHP 7.4 improvements 1.6.2
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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
8 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 "Automate SEO and content with dynamic shortcodes for dates, years, months, age calculations, seasons and co..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "who wants").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Gutenberg, Block editor, Beaver Builder and 7 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 10 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,838 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "dynamic content" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-15 7K+ → 8K+ up after 391 days in tier
- 2024-05-20 6K+ → 7K+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2024-05-14 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-13 6K+ → 7K+ up after 173 days in tier
- 2023-11-22 5K+ → 6K+ up after 228 days in tier
- 2023-04-08 4K+ → 5K+ up after 114 days in tier
- 2022-12-15 3K+ → 4K+ up after 81 days in tier
- 2022-09-25 2K+ → 3K+ up after 124 days in tier
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