One of my biggest pet peeves is when a website has the wrong copyright year in the footer. I interpret this as a site that is not well maintained or cared for (but I may be overly critical).
Updating the copyright year for your Magento store couldn’t be easier!
Log into your Dashboard, and go to System > Configuration
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On the left side bar, click on Design, under the GENERAL heading
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Scroll down to the Footer section
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In the Copyright text area, carefully change the old year, to the current year. In this example, I am changing 2014 to 2015
![](https://www.amsive.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015.jpg)
Click the orange [Save Config] button.
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You will get a green status message that the configuration has been saved.
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Now, we’ll need to refresh the cache so that you can see the changes on the front end of your Magento site. Go to System > Cache Management
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Check off any/all cache type that are INVALIDATED
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Make sure that the Action is set to Refresh, then click the orange [Submit] button
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You’ll get another green status message stating that the cache type(s) has been refreshed
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Refresh the front-end of your site to see your updated copyright year!
![](https://www.amsive.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20151-1024x453.jpg)
This tiny, yet significant change can act as a Trust Factor so that your customers will feel confident using your site and build a stronger site reputation.
It is important to note that these steps may not work for every Magento site; if you have a highly customized theme, your copyright year may not be accessible via the Magento CMS depending on how your site was setup. If that is the case, talk to your developer; they’ll be able to tell you where it’s located in the code.
Questions? Drop us a line and we’ll be happy to help.