On This Day (by Room 34)v3.7.0.1
Display your blog posts from this date in previous years as a sidebar widget.
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Granite Archive Calendarv0.4.49
Make WordPress posts easier to find with an interactive archive calendar. Click a date to see posts published that day.
Time Machinev26.9.0
Time Machine widget and block display a list of articles published in on this day in past, including offset in days, weeks and months.
A plugin to create an "all posts since this site started by month" listing. Works on all themes with a shortcode.
Display the publication (or modification) date in a block or shortcode, with links to date archives and custom formatting.
Herodotus – On This Dayv1.7.0
Create an On This Day or This Day in History section with your own historical events, anniversaries and birthdays, shown automatically each year.
Build a useful WordPress archive page with monthly and yearly archive tabs, AJAX pagination, responsive post grid and list layouts, shortcode, widget, …
Years Ago Todayv2.0
Lists posts published to your site on this day in previous years via admin dashboard widget, block, shortcode, and/or optional daily email.
Automate SEO and content with dynamic shortcodes for dates, years, months, age calculations, seasons and countdowns in content, titles and meta.