EG-Archives provides a widget (and a template tag) to display archives in yearly mode, AND monthly, according a specified pivot date.
As of April 2026, EG-Archives is a WordPress widget plugin with 70 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 8.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Widgets for Google Reviews.
The standard Archives widget doesn’t accept a lot of parameters. You can just specify
With the EG-Archives widget, you can choose
A specific type is added: the “mixed Yearly/monthly” type.
With this type, you can display list of archives in yearly mode before a specified year, and in monthly mode after this specified date. This type allows to shorten list, and is very useful if you don’t publish too many posts per year. Example:
The plugin comes up with 4…
| WordPress | 3.0.0+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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