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This Day In History Widget

This Widget lists and links to any posts posted in the same month, week, or day of the prior years. You can limit the maximum number of links to show.

By Eli·Post·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 1 year ago
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As of April 2026, This Day In History Widget is a WordPress post plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 4.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Post Type Switcher.

0/5Rating
10active installs
4.2K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012

Overview

Just place the Widget on your sidebar to display links to any posts posted in the current month of the prior years.

Note: If you don’t have any posts posted matching the criteria you selected the widget will not show at all.

Plugin Updated August 2024

Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress2.6+ requiredTested up to 6.6.5
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

3.24.31

  • Fixed code to be compatible with PHP8 and WordPress 6.6, thanks to themightymo who was made a contributer.
  • Updated links and changed the plugin name to This Day In History Widget.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

EliEliToby Cryns (@themightymo)Toby Cryns (@themightymo)
Plugin Info
Version
3.24.31
Last Updated
Aug 8, 2024
WP Requires
2.6+
Tested Up To
6.6.5
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
4.2K+
Added
Apr 5, 2012
Business
Free

Tags

postyearlinkswidgetarchive

Developer

E
Eli
9 plugins0.1M+ total installs
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