Adding a Dynamic Year to the Copyright Notice in the Footer Area

Article Number: 172 | Rating: Unrated | Last Updated: Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 9:25 AM

Purpose:

To include a dynamic year in the copyright notice in the footer area of your website so you don't have to remember to update this notice every year.

Solution:

Select System (horizontal top menu) / Configuration.
Go to the General section, and then click on the Design tab.
Expand the HTML Head panel.
Copy and paste the following in the Miscellaneous Scripts field:

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"> var dateObject=new Date(); </script>
Expand the Footer panel.
Copy and paste the following in the Copyright field and modify as needed:
© <script type="text/javascript"> document.write(dateObject.getFullYear()); </script> by [YOUR COMPANY NAME]. All rights reserved.
Save your changes.
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