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Date counter – is just a 9 kilobytes WordPress plugin.

Easily display the current date or calculate the difference between two dates.

  • Created: Sometime in 2019
  • Update: 6 July, 2021

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Installation

Follow the steps below to setup your site template:

  1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/date-counter directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly..
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
  3. Use following shortcodes:
    • [CurrentDatetime format=""] - Displays current date & time in different formats.
    • [DatetimeDifference startDate="" endDate="" format=""] - Calculates difference between two dates and displays it in different formats.

Current date & time

Displays current date & time in different formats.

Current date & time: [CurrentDatetime format="d/m/Y H:i"]

Current date & time: 05.07.2021 12:48

Format options:

Day
Character Description Return value
d Numeric representation with leading zeros 01 to 31
j Numeric representation without leading zeros 1 to 31
l
(lowercase L) 		Full textual representation Monday to Sunday
D Short textual representation Mon to Sun
S English ordinal suffix for the day. Works well with j. st, nd, rd or th
z Day of the year 0 to 365
Week
Character Description Return value
W Numeric representation with leading zeros 01 to 53
Month
Character Description Return value
m Numeric representation with leading zeros 01 to 12
n Numeric representation without leading zeros 1 to 12
F Full textual representation January to December
M Short textual representation Jan to Dec
l
(lowercase L) 		Number of days in the current month 28 to 31
Year
Character Description Return value
Y 4-digit representation 1999, 2001, 2021
y 2-digit representation 99, 01, 21
Hours
Character Description Return value
g 12-hour format without leading zeros 1 to 12
G 24-hour format without leading zeros 0 to 23
h 12-hour format with leading zeros 01 to 12
H 24-hour format with leading zeros 00 to 23
a Lowercase Ante meridiem and Post meridiem am, pm
A Uppercase Ante meridiem and Post meridiem AM, PM
Minutes
Character Description Return value
i Numeric representation with leading zeros 00 to 59
Seconds
Character Description Return value
s Numeric representation with leading zeros 00 to 59
Timezone
Character Description Return value
e Timezone identifier Examples: UTC, GMT, Atlantic/Azores
T Timezone abbreviation Examples: EST, MDT
P Difference to Greenwich time (GMT) Examples: +02:00, +03:00

Usage:

  • [CurrentDatetime format="jS F, Y"]

    6th July, 2021

  • It's [CurrentDatetime format="g:i A (e)"]

    It's 10:35 AM (UTC)

Date & time difference

Calculates difference between two dates and displays it in different formats.

I'm [DatetimeDifference startDate="1998-08-25" endDate="now" format="Y"] years old.

I'm 23 years old.

StartDate & endDate options:

Format Description Example
NOW To set current date & time now
DD.MM.YYYY
DD-MM-YYYY
YYYY.MM.DD
YYYY-MM-DD
Date format 31.01.1991
31-01-1991
1991.01.31
1991-01-31
DD.MM.YYYY hh:mm:ss
DD-MM-YYYY hh:mm:ss
YYYY.MM.DD hh:mm:ss
YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
Date format with time 31.01.1991 12:59:59
31-01-1991 12:59:59
1991.01.31 12:59:59
1991-01-31 12:59:59

Format options:

Day
Character Description Return value
D Numeric representation with leading zeros 01, 03, 31
d Numeric representation without leading zeros 1, 3, 31
a Total number of days between dates 1, 17, 3871
Month
Character Description Return value
M Numeric representation with leading zeros 01, 03, 12
m Numeric representation without leading zeros 1, 3, 12
Year
Character Description Return value
Y Numeric representation with leading zeros 01, 03, 137
y Numeric representation without leading zeros 1, 3, 137
Hours
Character Description Return value
H Numeric representation with leading zeros 01, 03, 23
h Numeric representation without leading zeros 1, 3, 23
Minutes
Character Description Return value
I Numeric representation with leading zeros 01, 03, 59
i Numeric representation without leading zeros 1, 3, 59
Seconds
Character Description Return value
S Numeric representation with leading zeros 01, 03, 59
s Numeric representation without leading zeros 1, 3, 59

Usage:

  • [DatetimeDifference startDate="31.12.2020" endDate="now" format="a"] days have passed since the new year.

    187 days have passed since the new year.

  • Tomorrow's trip at 14:35 (2:35 PM) starts in [DatetimeDifference startDate="now" endDate="07.07.2021 14:35" format="h hours & i minutes"].

    Tomorrow's trip at 14:35 (2:35 PM) starts in 8 hours & 34 minutes.

Total date & time difference

Calculates the total difference between two dates in years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds.

The store will open in [TotalDatetimeDifference startDate="now" endDate="16.07.2021 8:00" format="i"] today.

The store will open in 19 minutes today.

StartDate & endDate options:

Format Description Example
NOW To set current date & time now
DD.MM.YYYY
DD-MM-YYYY
YYYY.MM.DD
YYYY-MM-DD
Date format 31.01.1991
31-01-1991
1991.01.31
1991-01-31
DD.MM.YYYY hh:mm:ss
DD-MM-YYYY hh:mm:ss
YYYY.MM.DD hh:mm:ss
YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
Date format with time 31.01.1991 12:59:59
31-01-1991 12:59:59
1991.01.31 12:59:59
1991-01-31 12:59:59

Format options:

Character Description Return value
y Years 1, 39, 9812, and so on.
m Months 1, 39, 9812, and so on.
w Weeks 1, 39, 9812, and so on.
d Days 1, 39, 9812, and so on.
h Hours 1, 39, 9812, and so on.
i Minutes 1, 39, 9812, and so on.
s Seconds 1, 39, 9812, and so on.

Usage:

  • The store will open in [TotalDatetimeDifference startDate="now" endDate="16.07.2021 8:00" format="i"] today.

    The store will open in 19 minutes today.

  • [TotalDatetimeDifference startDate="now" endDate="25.08.2025" format="d"] days left until my b-day.

    39 days left until my b-day.