Collapsed Archives
Adds a widget to display archive links using purely CSS-based collapsing.
5(7 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 5 years agoAs of April 2026, Collapsed Archives is a WordPress css plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 12K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 11% this week. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….
5/57 reviews
1.0K+active installs
12K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
This plugin adds a widget to display archive links using purely CSS-based collapsing; no JavaScript is used.
Options
- Post counts can optionally be displayed next to the archive links
- Choice of either +/- or arrows to indicate expansion
- Option to never automatically expand list for current post / year
- Choice between displaying archive links in reverse chronological order or chronological order
- Decades can be collapsed
1.6 (2021-04-03)
- Added support for collapsing decades (thanks to @PHil-PlainTech)
1.5 (2019-05-05)
- Fix for warning message in logs
1.4 (2019-04-12)
- Fixed bug for sites without posts
1.3 (2019-01-16)
- Fixed deprecation warning in PHP 7.2
1.2 (2018-07-09)
- Added option for never automatically expanding list for current post / year
- Fixed issue with wrong year being expa…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Works great!
by phixate·5 years ago
Has all the options I needed to achieve a Blogger-style treeview archive. I’m sure with some CSS I’ll be able to style it however I want in the future. Great work!
Does what it’s meant for
by lesuave·6 years ago
Awesome. And it’s just css.
- This topic was modified 6 years, 11 months ago by lesuave.
Nice & simple
by 50satoshi·7 years ago
Works great, thanks a lot.
One thing though, somehow within my theme the alignment to the left didn’t work out. margin-left: 0 !important; wasn’t enough, it seems. I fixed it by adding padding-left: 0! important; to .collapsed-archives > ul { }
Also made a modification to add a fade/transition effect to the dropdown.
For those interested it’s just some addition the last few lines of code:
/* Toggled content */
.collapsed-archives input ~ ul {
display: inline-block;
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity 0s linear 0s;
-webkit-transition: opacity 0s linear 0s;
}
.collapsed-archives input:checked ~ ul {
opacity: 1;
display: block;
transition: opacity 0.5s linear 0s;
-webkit-transition: opacity 0.5s linear 0s;
}Works perfectly and simple to install
by wongm·9 years ago
Does exactly what the description says, and super easy to install – just drag and drop the Widget. No PHP or HTML changes to your theme!
Incredible!
by Anonymous User·10 years ago
Perfect, thank you for this wonderful plugin. Works a charm and looks the neatest!
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.8+ requiredTested up to 5.7.0 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.6
92.4%
v1.5
5.5%
Other
2.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.6 (2021-04-03)
- Added support for collapsing decades (thanks to @PHil-PlainTech)
Contributors
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