Nepali Date Utilities

51 Quality Score

Active Installs

14/30

With around 1,000 active installs, adoption is modest but reasonable for a niche utility focused on a single national audience.

Update Freshness

10/25

The plugin was updated on 14 May 2025 and is tested against WordPress 6.8.5, showing active upkeep despite a very low minimum PHP requirement of 5.2.4.

User Rating

8/15

A 94 out of 100 rating sounds strong, but it comes from only 3 ratings, which is too small a sample to be statistically meaningful.

Support Health

8/15

There are no support threads on the WordPress.org forum, which means the rating may not reflect any real-world issue resolution experience.

WP Compatibility

11/15

It claims compatibility with WordPress 6.8.5 and works back to 4.0, but the PHP 5.2.4 minimum is well below current WordPress recommendations and may signal legacy code.

Scores higher than 4% of indexed plugins

About

"Nepali Date Utilities" plugin converts English to Nepali dates, offering post dates and today’s date via shortcode for easy display on sites.

Active Installs 1k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.7/5

Last Updated 2025-05-14 4:37pm GMT

Requires WordPress 4.0+

Tested Up To 6.8.8

Requires PHP 5.2.4+

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 Medium

Most recent: April 9, 2025

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What It Does

Nepali Date Utilities converts English (Gregorian) dates to Nepali (Bikram Sambat) dates and exposes them through shortcodes. Site owners can display today's Nepali date or show Nepali post publication dates anywhere on their site. It is a focused utility for Nepali-language audiences rather than a full calendar or event system.

Who It's For

This plugin is best suited for Nepali-language blogs, Nepal-based news outlets, cultural organizations, government portals, and community sites that serve readers who think in Bikram Sambat. It fits small to mid-sized sites that simply need localized date display in widgets, posts, or pages without building a custom solution.

Who Should Skip It

If your site only serves an English-speaking audience or you already use a multilingual plugin that handles Nepali date conversion, this is unnecessary. Developers who need advanced features like date pickers, recurring events, or full multilingual frameworks should look elsewhere.

The Bottom Line

Nepali Date Utilities does a narrow job and appears to do it reasonably well, with a recent update and decent compatibility. However, the tiny rating pool, zero public support history, and outdated PHP baseline mean you should test it on a staging site before relying on it for a critical publication. It is a practical pick for small Nepali sites that want a free, simple date shortcode and do not need broader multilingual tooling.