Description
Keep date time related texts relevant. “ I have worked for x years.” becomes outdated within a year. Years since keeps “ x” current in your posts and allow your content to age well.
Usage
A year must be provided in your text by the attribute “ y” such as [years-since y=2012].
As an option, Months by referencing “ m” and day by using “ d” . Months and day default to “ 1” if not added in the shortcode.
For example, on an “ About” page text, you might have something like:
We’ve worked remotely for [years-since y=2012], which has allowed the team to spend more time traveling and spending time with family.
Or, if you wanted to update a time span on a particular anniversary, you could do something like:
I’m [years-since y=1990 m=5 d=16] old.
More attributes
html
Add specific HTML tag to the calculation with the html attrribute e.g.
[years-since y=1990 html=span] will wrap the output in a span tag.
text
Add a text attribute with value false i.e.
[years-since y=1990 text=false] will remove the text years from the calculation.
It will output 23 instead of 23 years.
1.4.0
- Fix: Breaking month and day output.
- Add: Testing for WP 6.5.2
- Add: Require PHP 8.2.0
- Add: Require PHP 7.4
- Add: Function arguments and Return Type hinting.
- Add: A testing framework with pest with CI.
- Fix: Deprecate Editor poylfill function for the block editor.
1.3.5
- Fix: Breaking change HTML Default argument paragraph
htmlattribute as “ p” for the shortcode output.
1.3.4
- Fix: Restore minus text format for the calculations.
- Add: Translations file build + .pot.
- Add: Default attributes for the shortcode.
- New: HTML Default argument paragraph
htmlattribute as “ p” for the shortcode output.
1.3.3
- Fix: Time calculations and messaging.
- Test: WP 6.3.1.
- Test: PHP 8.2.10.
1.3.2
- Fix
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1.3.1
- Namespace the plugin to avoid PHP conflicts.
- Fix the breaking html when [years-since-gb] is used.
- Test WP version compatibility for 5.6.
1.3.0
- Add functionality to allow for days, months, weeks instead of 0 years when time is less than a year.
1.2.0
- Add Gutenberg support
1.1.0
- Add Gutenberg note to readme.
1.0.1
- Translate returned errors.
- Shortcode parameter to suppress “ year” and “ years” text.
1.0.0
- Initial creation.
Screenshots
Sample shortcodes added in the editor. 
Preview of the shortcodes on the front end. 
Installation
- Navigate to your plugins admin page.
- Search for “ years since” and download the plugin.
- Install using the plugin admin interface.
FAQ
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Does it work with the Block Editor/Gutenberg?
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Yes.
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Does it work with ClassicPress?
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Yes. This will still work even if you revert to the Classic Editor seamlessly.
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How can I contribute?
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You can raise lots of issues here and also make some Pull Requests through github
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Years Since – Timeless Texts” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
“Years Since – Timeless Texts” has been translated into 5 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.
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