Title: Current Age Plugin Author: WP CMS Ninja Published: February 1, 2013 Last modified: September 29, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/current-age.svg) # Current Age Plugin By [WP CMS Ninja](https://profiles.wordpress.org/billiardgreg/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/current-age.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/current-age/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/current-age/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/current-age/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/current-age/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-age/) ## Description This plugin allows you to show current age using the shortcode [showcurrentage month =”1″ day=”1″ year=”2000″ template=”1″] in the content area and dynamically updates based on current date. Default template is number one if none is specified. Templates: Number 1: This template just outputs the number of years. Number 2: This template outputs the number of years with matching language. Number 3: This template outputs the number of months with matching language. Number 4: This template outputs the number of months and days with matching language. Number 5: This template outputs the number of weeks and days with matching language. Number 6: This template outputs the number of years, weeks and days with matching language. Number 7: This template outputs the number of months and weeks with matching language Number 8: This template outputs the number of days with matching language Number 9: This template outputs the number of years, months and days with matching language ## Installation This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working. e.g. 1. Upload the `CurrentAge` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Use [showcurrentage month=”1″ day=”1″ year=”2000″ tamplate=”1″] in content to show current age in number or by one of the templates. 4. If for some reason it is not working in the widgets area, you can then check the settings area for a fix. ## FAQ ### Where can I get answers to questions? You can email greg@billiardgreg.com to receive answers or go to http://www.gregwhitehead. com ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/45c71aa2e6a06e5bc038b1e6beaf327b72548942577e9d4f83e4d1efa4105d2f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-20239/)󠁿 [doobranoc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/doobranoc/) December 23, 2018 Great plugin ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4353035bd0d77c2976f7972519712fa8463861ec117c9cb7a70710a0398f88bc? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Nice work!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-work-263/)󠁿 [sviyhlopec](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sviyhlopec/) September 3, 2016 Thanks for this plugin, man. Very useful for me. [ Read all 6 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-age/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Current Age Plugin” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ WP CMS Ninja ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/billiardgreg/) [Translate “Current Age Plugin” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/current-age) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/current-age/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/current-age/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/current-age/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/current-age/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.7 * Made improvements to admin area and also improved security of variables and their usages. #### 1.6 * Added shortcode in widget option in settings area. Checks to see if filter has already been added before it does it. #### 1.5 * Added if function does not exist for date_diff functionality for previous versions of PHP. #### 1.4 * Added another template. #### 1.3 * Removed ads from admin area. #### 1.2 * Added settings link to plugins page. #### 1.1 * Added language capabilities with more template capabilities. #### 1.0 * Initial Release of Plugin ## Meta * Version **1.7** * Last updated **7 months ago** * Active installations **60+** * WordPress version ** 3.0.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/current-age/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 6 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-age/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-age/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-age/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-age/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-age/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-age/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-age/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ WP CMS Ninja ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/billiardgreg/) ## Support Got something to say? 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