JS Archive List
A JS widget (can be used in posts) for displaying an archive list with some effects.
4.8(46 reviews)
·3.0K+ active installs·Updated TodayAs of April 2026, JS Archive List is a WordPress list plugin with 3.0K+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 46 reviews. It has been downloaded 120K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 51% this week. Support resolution rate: 67%. Top alternative: List category posts.
4.8/546 reviews
3.0K+active installs
67%resolved
17 yearssince 2009
Overview
This plugin provides a widget and a filter to display a collapsible archive list in your sidebar or posts using the JS JS library.
Features
- Support for Gutenberg blocks. Add it to any FSE theme or Gutenberg compatible theme.
- Display a collapsed list of your archives to reduce space.
- Uses vanilla JS to add effects and to be compatible with all browsers.
- Select your expand/collapse symbol and date format.
- Support for archive filters.
- Auto expands current/select year from posts.
- Select the categories to exclude
- Multiple instances support.
- Shortcode support [JsArchiveList]
- Generates valid HTML code.
- Supports multiple languages.
- Compatible with most JS cache and minify plugins.
- And more to come…
Configuration
- Title: title of the widget.
- Trigger Symbol: characters to be displayed as…
Screenshots
Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Easy and perfect
by Piani·5 months ago·1 reply
Easy to install and add to pages and sidebars!
Great Plugin
by katribu·2 years ago·1 reply
Exactly the plugin in I was looking for – A way to show only one of my posts categories in a drop down collapsible menu! I have tried some other plugins, but none of them gave me the customizable options I was looking for.
Just what I was looking for!
by Luv2RV·2 years ago·1 reply
I was approaching 100 posts over a 5 year period on my blog, and the stock archive widget was getting very long. I was looking for a new plugin that would shrink down the list, and provide expand/contract options for years and months. Alas I find JS Archive List which provided exactly what I was looking for. It offers a smooth and clean look and feel. A slight problem with the title font/size was quickly resolved with the assistance from the developer. Kudos to a terrific plugin and a helpful responsive developer. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Was great, but seems to have stopped working at some point.
by tomgardner·7 years ago·5 replies
I’ve had it pointed out to me that this is no longer working as of Oct 2018 WordPress. It just shows the jquery tag on the page as text.
Widget
by hhtran33·8 years ago
It is a great widget.
Download Trends
Today: 263Yesterday: 33This week: 570Period total: 12K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.7+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v6.1
29.1%
v6.3
27.1%
v4.0
12.8%
Other
11.3%
v6.2
11.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
6.3.1
- Added a new block setting to open archive and post links in a new tab/window.
- Updated the frontend link rendering so year, month, and post links include
target="_blank"when the option is enabled. - Added unit tests for the new “open links in a new tab” behavior.
- Updated translation template with the new block setting label.
Contributors
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