This plugin will allow for WordPress yearly category archives.
| Author: | Andy Warren (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 3.5.2 |
| WordPress version tested: | 4.9.2 |
| Plugin version: | 1.2.8 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 18-08-2013 |
| Last updated: | 30-01-2018
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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| Rating, %: | 100 |
| Rated by: | 4 |
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| Total downloads: | 7 707 |
| Active installs: | 200+ |
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Screenshots
This screenshot is of the shortcode needed to generate the yearly links. Place this shortcode where you would like to display the year links to the specified category.
This screenshot is of the unordered list the above shortcode will generate.
This screenshot is of the optional dropdown that can be used in place of the unordered list in the screenshot above.
This screenshot is of the shortcode needed to display the yearly category archives. Place this shortcode where you would like to display your yearly archived posts.
This screenshot is of the post layout you will see when using the above shortcode.
This screenshot shows the settings page when you first arrive there.
This screenshot shows the settings page when you have opted to include a custom post structure for the output loop.
Installation Instructions
To install the plugin follow these instructions:
- Download the plugin and unzip it.
- Upload the folder aw_yearly_category_archives to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
- Activate the plugin from your WordPress admin panel.
- Installation finished.
ChangeLog
1.2.8
- Remove get_post_types() from both shortcodes as it was causing issues for logged out users
- changed get_posts() post_type parameter to “any”
1.2.7
- Added strip_tags() to the returned excerpt text to remove any html tags from the standard post layout. Does not affect custom post layout.
1.2.6
- Set Year Links to show in Ascending order from most current to least current.
1.2.5
1.2.4
- Corrected parameter in WP_Query() for the post output function
1.2.3
- Wrapped shortcode functions in an output buffer to make rendered content display correctly when the shortcode is used in a widget.
1.2.2
1.2.1
- Removed jQuery script from being echoed, and properly regsitered/enqueued it.
- Updated “Compatible Up To” version.
1.2
- Added new attribute
dropdown="yes" to the shortcode used to generate the year links. This will allow for a dropdown to be used in place of the standard unordered list of years.
- Added ability to query multiple categories
1.1.1
- Updated paths to the plugin menu pages.
1.1
- Added settings page to allow site admin to input custom HTML and/or WordPress Template tags to be used for the archived posts output loop.
1.0.1
- Corrected file path for menu item icon.
- Bug fixes.
