Collapsed Archives

April 03, 2021

Collapsed Archives Plugin

Adds a widget to display archive links using purely CSS-based collapsing.

This plugin adds a widget to display archive links using purely CSS-based collapsing; no JavaScript is used.

Options

  • Post counts can optionally be displayed next to the archive links
  • Choice of either +/- or arrows to indicate expansion
  • Option to never automatically expand list for current post / year
  • Choice between displaying archive links in reverse chronological order or chronological order
  • Decades can be collapsed

1.6 (2021-04-03)

  • Added support for collapsing decades (thanks to @PHil-PlainTech)

1.5 (2019-05-05)

  • Fix for warning message in logs

1.4 (2019-04-12)

  • Fixed bug for sites without posts

1.3 (2019-01-16)

  • Fixed deprecation warning in PHP 7.2

1.2 (2018-07-09)

  • Added option for never automatically expanding list for current post / year
  • Fixed issue with wrong year being expanded

1.1 (2015-02-09)

  • Improved theme support

1.0 (2014-12-30)

  • Initial release

Plugin website

Installation

For a new installation of the plugin:

  1. Download the zipped plugin file to your local machine
  2. Unzip the file
  3. Upload the “collapsed-archives” folder to your “/wp-content/plugins/” directory
  4. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress
  5. Add and configure the widget

If you have already installed this plugin:

  1. Deactivate the plugin
  2. Download the latest files
  3. Follow the new installation steps

Screenshots

  1. Example archives list

    Example archives list

Changelog

1.6 (2021-04-03)

  • Added support for collapsing decades (thanks to @PHil-PlainTech)

1.5 (2019-05-05)

  • Fix for warning message in logs

1.4 (2019-04-12)

  • Fixed bug for sites without posts

1.3 (2019-01-16)

  • Fixed deprecation warning in PHP 7.2

1.2 (2018-07-09)

  • Added option for never automatically expanding list for current post / year
  • Fixed issue with wrong year being expanded

1.1 (2015-02-09)

  • Improved theme support

1.0 (2014-12-30)

  • Initial release

Details

  • Version: 1.6
  • Active installations: 1,000
  • WordPress Version: 2.8
  • Tested up to: 5.7.0

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