Title: Changed Format Creating Problem
Last modified: July 14, 2021

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# Changed Format Creating Problem

 *  Resolved [bishes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bishes/)
 * (@bishes)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-format-creating-problem/)
 * Hello konstantin pankratov,
 * I have used the old format [DateCounter format=”currentYear”] in hundreds of 
   posts in my blogs to display **2021**.
 * But now, it shows **DateCounter error: startDate attribute is required**.
 * Does this mean I have to change [DateCounter format=”currentYear”] to [DateCounter
   format=”Y”] manually in every single post?
 * #help

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 *  Plugin Author [Konstantin Pankratov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pankratovkm/)
 * (@pankratovkm)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-format-creating-problem/#post-14661222)
 * [@bishes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bishes/) Hi!
    I am sorry, I added
   backwards compatibility, but made a mistake.
 * Please update the plugin, it should now work!
 *  Plugin Author [Konstantin Pankratov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pankratovkm/)
 * (@pankratovkm)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-format-creating-problem/#post-14661233)
 * > Does this mean I have to change [DateCounter format=”currentYear”] to [DateCounter
   > format=”Y”] manually in every single post?
 * Of course, nothing needs to be changed, leave it like
    `[DateCounter format="
   currentYear"]`
 * Everything should work as before.
 *  Thread Starter [bishes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bishes/)
 * (@bishes)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-format-creating-problem/#post-14661399)
 * Thank You so much. <3 It works fine now after updating the plugin.

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 * Last activity: [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-format-creating-problem/#post-14661399)
 * Status: resolved