Hello, yes the shortcode is displayed like this in the customizer but it works in front end so you can use it.
Then how would I add the year to the inner footer? Where do I paste the code?
You can use this shortcode where you want. I use it in my footer bottom.
I want to add it here:
<div id="footer-bottom-inner" class="container clr">
<div id="copyright" class="clr" role="contentinfo">
YEAR
I have NO idea where to add the shortcode to have it displayed there ^ When I look at footer.php, I don’t see those divs.
You don’t need to edit any file, just go to the Footer Bottom section of the customizer and add your copyright with the shortcode in the textarea.
That’s what I said I did (in the original post). Yet when I refresh the page, it shows the shortcode and not the year.
Have you this issue in front end or only in bckend?
In that case, yes you can edit the copyright.php file into your child theme, just copy this file from oceanwp/partials/footer/ in the same path into your child theme, open it in your text editor and replace this code:
<?php echo wp_kses_post( do_shortcode( $copy ) ); ?>
by your text and for the shortcode, you need to add it like this:
<?php echo do_shortcode( '[oceanwp_date]' ); ?>
So for example:
Copyright <?php echo do_shortcode( '[oceanwp_date]' ); ?>, all right reserved.
I now see copyright.php.
So when I copy that file to my child theme, do I have to keep the directory structure intact?
In this case, /partials/footer/
Or do I place copyright.php in the same folder as functions.php & style.css?
Yes you need to paste this file in your child theme in the same path, so partials/footer.
