January 1, 2008

This is my New Year’s tradition. Every year I write a blog item reminding everyone to check the footer on their sites and blogs, and change the date if necessary. It’s 2008. Get that © 2007 off your site!

Of course, many systems have simple scripts that change the year automatically. But it’s surprising how many systems still require that you make this change manually. I use WordPress for my personal blog, and I had to change the year manually in my theme template.

So get with the times! It’s 2008, already. (Happy New Year.)

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