Most websites include a copyright notice somewhere in the footer, but manually updating the year every January quickly becomes repetitive.

Using a small piece of server-side code automatically updates the current year while still showing the website's original creation year. This approach keeps the footer cleaner, reduces maintenance, and provides visitors with a more polished, professional website experience.

[ASP.NET and C#.NET]

CFFCS | CarrzSynEdit: | ASP.NET (VB/C#)

(
    int currentYear = DateTime.Now.Year;
    string thecurrentYear = "";
    string siteName = "My Website";
    if (currentYear == Conversions.ToDouble("2026"))
    (
        thecurrentYear = "2026";
    )
    else
    (
        thecurrentYear = "2026-" + currentYear;
    )
)

[HTML Footer]

CFFCS | CarrzSynEdit: | HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language)

Copyright © <span title="mywebsite.com Purchased on May 22, 2026 : Registered on Date  | <%=siteName%>"><%=thecurrentYear%></span>

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