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Adjacent Archive Links

Adds two new template tags to output previous and next links on date archive pages.

By Justin Watt·Archive·Free
5(2 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 10 years ago
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As of April 2026, Adjacent Archive Links is a WordPress archive plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Jetpack VaultPress.

5/52 reviews
10active installs
3.1K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012

Overview

After activating the plugin, you will have two new template tags at your disposal:

<?php previous_archive_link( 'format', 'link' ); ?>
<?php next_archive_link( 'format', 'link' ); ?>

They adapt their output depending on whether the date archive is a day, a month,
or a year, and they will only output a link for an adjacent time period in which you
have published posts. Both tags take two string parameters, format and link.

The format parameter defines what comes before and after the link. In it, %link
will be replaced with whatever is declared in the link parameter below. previous_archive_link
defaults to “&laquo; %link” and next_archive_link defaults to “%link &raquo;“.

The link parameter defines the link text. Both tags default to “%date…

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Ratings & Reviews

52 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.2.39
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

3.0

  • Fixed issue where date strings were appearing non-localized (in en_US only)
  • Added Spanish localization (Hat tip: Andrew Kurtis of WebHostingHub)
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Justin WattJustin Watt
Plugin Info
Version
3.0
Last Updated
May 18, 2015
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
4.2.39
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
3.1K+
Added
Nov 26, 2012
Business
Free

Tags

archivearchivesnavigationtemplate tagdate archives

Developer

J
Justin Watt
4 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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