Today’s date shortcode
Type [today] to show today’s date in your site’s date format, or pick your own: [today format="l, j F"].
<?php
// [today] or [today format="l, j F"]
$atts = shortcode_atts( array( 'format' => get_option( 'date_format' ) ), $atts, 'today' );
return esc_html( wp_date( (string) $atts['format'] ) );
Good to know
With a page cache, the date is the day the page was cached.
How to use it
Type [today] in a post, a page or a Shortcode block.
In these packs
- Shortcodes: Handy shortcodes for dates, breadcrumbs, buttons, share links, members-only content and more.