Updating the copyright date in WordPress automatically

1. Log in to WordPress as the administrator.
2. On the Dashboard in the left sidebar, click Appearance, and then click Editor:
   
3. On the Theme Editor, select the Theme you want to edit from the dropdown:
   
4. The files for this selected theme are listed on the right column under Theme Files. Click on the file named “functions.php”:
   
5. Insert the following code to the end of functions.php file and click Update File Button to save the changes:

function copyright($start_year, $site_name) {
  $year = date('Y');
  echo "© Copyright ";
  echo $start_year;
  if($start_year!= $year) echo "-$year";
  echo ", $site_name, All Rights Reserved.";
}

6. Click on the file named “footer.php” and insert the following code in the file:

<div class='copyright'>
<?php copyright(2021, "Your Site Name Goes Here");?>
</div>

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