As of April 2026, A Long Time Ago is a WordPress date plugin with 10 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Meta and Date Remover.
4/52 reviews
10active installs
2.7K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
A Long Time Ago is a WordPress plugin that replaces the default post time (for example: “Posted on 01/01/2011 at 11:11”) with “Posted x time ago” (examples: “Just now”, “2 hours ago”, “Yesterday”, “on Thursday”, “3 weeks ago”, “1 year ago”).
Enjoy!
Features Include:
- Translation-ready. Includes English, Polish and Spanish.
[time_ago]shortcode allowing to place the time within posts and plugins.- ISO-formatted
<time>HTML element - special cases: “just now” and “yesterday”
Bonus:
- Function improving display of weekdays when using Polish language
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 3.7.41 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
0.1
- Initial release. Includes English, Polish and Spanish translations.
Contributors
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