Step One: Got to Appearance > Editor and click on the functions.php file.
Step Two: Make a copy of the contents of the file and save to your desktop.
Step Three: Add the following code to the bottom of the file and save:
function displayTodaysDate( $atts )
{
return date(get_option('date_format'));
}
add_shortcode( 'datetoday', 'displayTodaysDate');
Step Four: Put the shortcode in where you want to display the date [datetoday]
