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PW_Archives

A fully-customizable yet light-weight and intuitive archiving plugin. Its features include custom post type support, optional javascript enhancement, …

By philipwalton·Map·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 14 years ago
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As of April 2026, PW_Archives is a WordPress map plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 4.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps).

0/5Rating
10active installs
4.8K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011

Overview

The primary goal of PW_Archives is to be light-weight and efficient. I’ve tried almost all of the popular archiving plugins out there, and so many of them make hundreds or even thousands of queries depending on the number of posts you have on your site. PW_Archives makes only one query to get your posts. That’s it. Not only that but it doesn’t do endless amounts of looping and counting to determine post and comment counts. That’s all included in the one query it does, and it’s very efficient.

The second main goal of PW_Archives is customization. Almost everything is customizable. Select what post types to include, choose whether you want the javascript to fade in or slide down (or no javascript at all). You can even select the date format and add custom marku…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

2.0.4

  • Updated to support WordPress 3.3
  • Fixed a minor bug where a JS files was being properly dequeued
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

philipwaltonphilipwalton
Plugin Info
Version
2.0.4
Last Updated
Dec 15, 2011
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
3.3.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
4.8K+
Added
Feb 9, 2011
Business
Free

Tags

mapsitearchivesitemaparchives

Developer

P
philipwalton
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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