Enter the specific date the company started (DD-MM-YYYY).
Established Year
Documentation / How to Use
Once you have saved the date above, you can use the following shortcodes:
| Shortcode |
Description |
Example Output |
[bw_year_number] |
Outputs the precise number of years since the specific date. |
45 |
[bw_year_word] |
Outputs the number spelled out in English words. |
forty-five |
Note: The calculation is precise. If your company started on Dec 31, 1980, and today is Dec 1, 2025, it will show 44 years (not 45 yet).
diff( $start_date );
// Return only the years
return $interval->y;
} catch ( Exception $e ) {
return 0;
}
}
/**
* 6. Helper Function: Convert Number to Words
*/
function bw_convert_number_to_words( $number ) {
$hyphen = '-';
$conjunction = ' and ';
$negative = 'negative ';
$dictionary = array(
0 => 'zero',
1 => 'one',
2 => 'two',
3 => 'three',
4 => 'four',
5 => 'five',
6 => 'six',
7 => 'seven',
8 => 'eight',
9 => 'nine',
10 => 'ten',
11 => 'eleven',
12 => 'twelve',
13 => 'thirteen',
14 => 'fourteen',
15 => 'fifteen',
16 => 'sixteen',
17 => 'seventeen',
18 => 'eighteen',
19 => 'nineteen',
20 => 'twenty',
30 => 'thirty',
40 => 'forty',
50 => 'fifty',
60 => 'sixty',
70 => 'seventy',
80 => 'eighty',
90 => 'ninety',
100 => 'hundred',
);
if ( ! is_numeric( $number ) ) {
return false;
}
if ( $number < 0 ) {
return $negative . bw_convert_number_to_words( abs( $number ) );
}
$string = null;
if ( $number < 21 ) {
$string = $dictionary[$number];
} elseif ( $number < 100 ) {
$tens = ( (int) ( $number / 10 ) ) * 10;
$units = $number % 10;
$string = $dictionary[$tens];
if ( $units ) {
$string .= $hyphen . $dictionary[$units];
}
} elseif ( $number < 1000 ) {
$hundreds = $number / 100;
$remainder = $number % 100;
$string = $dictionary[ (int) $hundreds ] . ' ' . $dictionary[100];
if ( $remainder ) {
$string .= $conjunction . bw_convert_number_to_words( $remainder );
}
} else {
return $number; // Fallback for very large numbers
}
return $string;
}
/**
* 7. Shortcode: [bw_year_number]
*/
function bw_shortcode_year_number() {
return bw_get_years_since();
}
add_shortcode( 'bw_year_number', 'bw_shortcode_year_number' );
/**
* 8. Shortcode: [bw_year_word]
*/
function bw_shortcode_year_word() {
$years = bw_get_years_since();
return bw_convert_number_to_words( $years );
}
add_shortcode( 'bw_year_word', 'bw_shortcode_year_word' );