[cpjennmeakinParticipant]

I would like to add a copyright with the current year in my footer. Within the wordpress files, I know that I can add <?php echo date(‘Y’); ?> and it will show the current year. However, is there a way to add this in the footer text from within the “Customise” section of the CMS?

Here is where I would like to add this info
https://www.dropbox.com/s/99myfcrpwfcv8si/currentyear.png?dl=0

[DarshanaModerator]

Hi there,

Thanks for writing in! You can use the following code in your footer content:

<p>Copyright <span id="year">TEXT</span> Company Name - All Rights Reserved.</p>

And then, add the following code into your Customizer, Custom > JavaScript section.

jQuery(document).ready(function() {
  var currentYear = (new Date).getFullYear();
  jQuery("#year").text( (new Date).getFullYear() );
});
 

Hope that helps.

[cpjennmeakinParticipant]

worked perfectly – thanks!

[NicoModerator]

You’re most welcome! Let us know if you need anything else.

Cheers!

[WPH2oParticipant]

This gave me the footer but instead of the date it showed “TEXT.”

Then I added <script> tags </script> around the jquery code and it worked.

[ThaiModerator]

Glad it worked @wph2o 🙂

[fullframenwParticipant]

When you say “add code in your footer content” do you mean paste this code into the custom css area? And if not, where can I paste this code? It doesn’t seem to work when I paste in the custom css area.

[FriechModerator]

Hi There,

No, those codes are not custom css. On the Customizer navigate to Footer panel and look for the Footer Content fields and paste the code below:

<p>Copyright <span id="year">TEXT</span> Company Name - All Rights Reserved.</p>

Notice this string <span id="year">TEXT</span> that string will be replace with a current year (2016) on the front end. To achieve that you need to add this under Custom > JavaScript in the Customizer’s Custom panel.

jQuery(document).ready(function() {
  var currentYear = (new Date).getFullYear();
  jQuery("span#year").text( (new Date).getFullYear() );
});

Hope it helps, Cheers!

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