Around this date in the past…
It shows entries/posts around today's date in the past (if they exist). It is highly customizable.
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·10 active installs·Updated 18 years agoAs of April 2026, Around this date in the past… is a WordPress archives plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 3.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2007. Last updated 18 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Disable Author Archives.
0/5Rating
10active installs
3.7K+total downloads
19 yearssince 2007
Overview
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It shows around this date entries/posts in the past (if they exist). It is highly customizable. By default it retreives a week around the current day 1 year ago.
IMPORTANT: If your sidebar supports the new WordPress Widgets, you might better use the “Around this date in the past… – Widget Edition” plugin.
Check-it here:
[ https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/plugin/around-this-date-in-the-past-widget-edition/ ]
Usage
Place the function wherever you want to show the links.
You can call to function with default parameters:
<?php around_this_date(); ?>
Or configure it:
<?php around_this_date ($before = 'One year ago... ', $after = '<br />', $daysbefore = '3', $daysafter = '3', $m…Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.0+ requiredTested up to 2.1 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
v.0.7 = All displayed in a single list with yearly sublists.
NEW Feature: display date and/or excerpt.
NEW Feature: added CSS markup to allow maximum flexibility on display.
v.0.6.3 = Fixed a bug when calling get_old_posts().
v.0.6.2 = Fixed a bug when having & in post’s title. Isolated repetitive code in its own function. Changes contributed by Mike Koepke.
v.0.6.1 = Fixed bug when having quotes in post’s title. Thanks to Mike Ko…
Contributors
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