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Monthchunks

Concisely display monthly archives by year with links to each month.

By Justin Watt·Archive·Free
5(2 reviews)
·80 active installs·Updated 3 months ago
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As of April 2026, Monthchunks is a WordPress archive plugin with 80 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Zippy.

5/52 reviews
80active installs
4.0K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012

Overview

Display monthly archives by year with links to each month in the following compact format:

2012
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

2011
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

2010
6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Serves as a drop in replacement for wp_get_archives( array( 'type' => 'monthly' ) );.

If you’re interested in contributing to the code behind this plugin, it’s also hosted on GitHub:
https://github.com/justincwatt/wp-monthchunks

Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

52 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

3.1.1

  • Fix text domain
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Xavi IvarsXavi IvarsJustin WattJustin Watt
Plugin Info
Version
3.1.2
Last Updated
Jan 4, 2026
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
80
Downloads
4.0K+
Added
Sep 29, 2012
Business
Free

Tags

archivesidebararchivestemplate tagwp_get_archives

Developer

J
Justin Watt
4 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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