Title: How Old Am I Author: Stathis Goudoulakis Published: November 12, 2012 Last modified: August 9, 2015 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/how-old-am-i.svg) # How Old Am I By [Stathis Goudoulakis](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stathisg/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/how-old-am-i.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/how-old-am-i/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/how-old-am-i/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/how-old-am-i/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/how-old-am-i/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/how-old-am-i/) ## Description How Old Am I calculates and displays ages in several formats, giving you up-to-date detailed age information which can be added on your posts and pages, without having to constantly update them. ## Screenshots [⌊The plugin's settings⌉⌊The plugin's settings⌉[ The plugin’s settings [⌊Example using default settings⌉⌊Example using default settings⌉[ Example using default settings [⌊Example using custom format with age in numbers⌉⌊Example using custom format with age in numbers⌉[ Example using custom format with age in numbers [⌊Example using Custom format with age in full⌉⌊Example using Custom format with age in full⌉[ Example using Custom format with age in full [⌊Example using shortcode attributes⌉⌊Example using shortcode attributes⌉[ Example using shortcode attributes ## Installation #### How to install 1. Upload the extracted archive to wp-content/plugins/ or upload the archive from the admin dashboard (Plugins -> Add New -> Upload). 2. Activate the plugin via the Plugins menu #### How to configure 1. Open the plugin settings page (Settings -> How Old Am I). 2. Enter your birth date. 3. Select a display format. 4. Select how to deal with negative ages. #### How to use Select your date of birth and enter the shortcode [how-old-am-i] in any post or page. The following attributes are available to be used in the shortcode (the attributes can be combined): * on — takes as an argument either a date (format: YYYY-MM-DD) and overrides the current date, or the word “post” and uses the date & time of the post to override the current date * bday — takes as an argument either a date (format: YYYY-MM-DD) and overrides the birth date set on the plugin’s settings, or the word “post” and uses the date & time of the post to override the birth date Some examples using the attributes: * [how-old-am-i on=”2013-03-01″] — displays the age as it was on the 1st of March, 2013 * [how-old-am-i on=”post”] — displays the age as it was on the date the post was published on * [how-old-am-i bday=”1980-02-22″] — displays the age using as a birth date the 22nd of February, 1980 * [how-old-am-i bday=”post”] — displays the age using as a birth date the date that the post was published on * [how-old-am-i on=”2013-03-01″ bday=”1980-02-22″] — displays the age of a person born on the 22nd of February, 1980, as it was on the 1st of March, 2013, ignoring both the birth date set in the plugin’s setting, and the current date * [how-old-am-i on=”post” bday=”1980-02-22″] — the same example as before, using the publish date of the post as the current date * [how-old-am-i on=”2013-03-01″ bday=”post”] — the same example as before, using the publish date of the post as the birth date ## FAQ How can I get support? For questions, issues, or feature requests, you can [contact me](http://burnmind.com/contact), or post them either in the [WordPress Forum](https://wordpress.org/tags/how-old-am-i)( make sure to add the tag “how-old-am-i”), or in [this](http://burnmind.com/freebies/how-old-am-i) blog post. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ad88fc5db33abc41ff527ac7a57f99b88b774f5cf06a33adab0de3b1b996ace8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[It is a really good age calculator plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-is-a-really-good-age-calculator-plugin/)󠁿 [nsdenterprise](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nsdenterprise/) January 25, 2020 Great plugin ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7a663c6df525fdca88f5e1fc75584888654a9be65f10a29210d6d266601e6da2? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[I want this function as shortcode for a long time](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-want-this-function-as-shortcode-for-a-long-time/)󠁿 [alxctc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alxctc/) September 3, 2016 Rev.1 : I found the soln. to enable any shortcode incl. “How Old Am I”on each front page entries and excerpts : Shortcodes Anywhere or Everywhere https://wordpress. org/plugins/jonradio-shortcodes-anywhere-or-everywhere/ – – – – – – – – – – – – –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Not thing to said, simply perfect and unique! I’ve some suggestion, is it possible to use this shortcode on post title and excerpt? Thanks in advance, [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/how-old-am-i/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “How Old Am I” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Stathis Goudoulakis ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stathisg/) [Translate “How Old Am I” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/how-old-am-i) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/how-old-am-i/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/how-old-am-i/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/how-old-am-i/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/how-old-am-i/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.2.0 * Added the ability to show negative ages. * Removed support for PHP versions lower than 5.3 since WordPress rejects legacy code needed to make the plugin work for such versions. #### 1.1.0 * Added “on” and “bday” shortcode attributes. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.2.0** * Last updated **11 years ago** * Active installations **90+** * WordPress version ** 3.0.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.2.39** * Tags * [age](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/age/)[age calculator](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/age-calculator/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/how-old-am-i/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/how-old-am-i/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/how-old-am-i/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/how-old-am-i/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/how-old-am-i/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/how-old-am-i/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/how-old-am-i/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/how-old-am-i/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Stathis Goudoulakis ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stathisg/) ## Support Got something to say? 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