Display the current year as a shortcode in WordPress

To call the current year in any WordPress website you can do so by using the following.

Functions.php

Add the following code to your WordPress themes functions.php file.

function year_shortcode() {
$year = date(‘Y’);
return $year;
}
add_shortcode(‘year’, ‘year_shortcode’);

Usage

Then, add the following shortcode anywhere on your website to call the current year

[year]