WP Date and Time Shortcode

by Denra.com

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80 Quality Score

Active Installs

18/30

With 10,000 active installs, the plugin has a modest user base that keeps the popularity score at a middling 60.

Update Freshness

25/25

Updated within the last several weeks and tested against WordPress 7.0, the maintenance signal is excellent and earns a perfect 100.

User Rating

15/15

A 98 out of 100 from 31 reviews indicates strong satisfaction from a small but enthusiastic group of users.

Support Health

8/15

Only 2 support threads exist, and both are resolved, which is positive but the sample is too small to draw firm conclusions, resulting in a 50.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Supports PHP 7.4 and WordPress 4.0 through 7.0, earning a full 100 for broad compatibility.

Scores higher than 79% of indexed plugins

About

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

Active Installs 10k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.9/5

Last Updated 2026-08-25 3:23pm GMT

Requires WordPress 4.0+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 7.4+

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 Medium

Most recent: March 31, 2025

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What It Does

WP Date and Time Shortcode adds a simple [wpdts] shortcode to WordPress that outputs current, past, or future dates and times in customizable formats. You can display relative references such as previous year, next month, or a specific countdown to a target date. It is a focused, single-purpose utility that handles dynamic date display without requiring manual updates to posts.

Who It's For

This plugin is well suited for sites that publish time-sensitive content, such as event calendars, product launch countdowns, appointment pages, legal disclaimers, or travel itineraries. It also fits news and publishing sites that need to inject auto-updating date references into evergreen posts. Developers and content managers who want a lightweight shortcode without a full page builder will appreciate its minimal footprint.

Who Should Skip It

If you only need to show today's date once in a static page, hard-coding it is faster and avoids plugin overhead. Users who already rely on a full shortcode suite like Shortcodes Ultimate have no reason to add this niche tool.

The Bottom Line

WP Date and Time Shortcode is a narrowly useful, actively maintained plugin that does one job and does it well, earning an overall quality score of 80.11. The tiny support footprint and limited install base are minor concerns, but the recent update and strong ratings suggest the developer is responsive. It is a solid pick if its specific date and time shortcode features match your needs.

Pick this if you want a broad shortcode library that includes date elements alongside dozens of other content blocks, not just time-related ones.

Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything 85/100

Choose this if your main need is wrapping arbitrary HTML, JavaScript, or snippets into reusable shortcodes rather than dynamic date output.

Shortcode in Menus 83/100

Select this if you specifically need to render shortcodes inside WordPress navigation menus rather than posts and pages.

Insert Pages 83/100

Use this when you need to embed one post or page inside another, which can incidentally include date shortcodes but is not a date-focused tool.

WP Meta and Date Remover 82/100

Pick this for the opposite use case: removing dates from your theme output rather than adding dynamic date shortcodes.