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ArchiveX – Custom Archive Page Templates for Month, Year & Group

Build a useful WordPress archive page with monthly and yearly archive tabs, AJAX pagination, responsive post grid and list layouts, shortcode, widget, …

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version3.0
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 5.0 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update28 Oct 20265d ago
Active installations10Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating1.0 / 5 from 1 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records ArchiveX – Custom Archive Page Templates for Month, Year & Group version 3.0 as active, updated 5d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

ArchiveX helps readers explore older WordPress posts by month or year. It groups archive content into responsive tabs and loads additional posts with AJAX, making long blog histories easier to browse.

Use ArchiveX on a blog homepage, archive landing page, sidebar, or content area. Choose a monthly or yearly date format, customize archive headings and colors, and display posts in responsive list or grid templates.

🚀 Key Features

  • ✅ Monthly archive and yearly archive tabs.
  • ⚡ AJAX loading for additional archive posts.
  • ↔ ️ Previous/Next AJAX pagination in the free version.
  • 🧩 Responsive archive post grid and list layouts.
  • 🎨 Customizable heading text and archive tab colors.
  • 📱 Multiple widget instances for sidebars and content areas.
  • 🧱 Gutenberg block and Elementor widget support.
  • 🔗 Shortcode support for pages, posts, templates, and widgets.

🧩 Shortcodes

Monthly archive tabs:

[archivesposttab widget_title="Monthly Archives" date_format="month_year" number_of_post_display="8"]

Yearly archive tabs:

[archivesposttab widget_title="Yearly Archives" date_format="year" number_of_post_display="8"]

🎯 Perfect For

  • Personal blogs with years of published content.
  • News and magazine archive pages.
  • Corporate newsrooms and publication libraries.
  • Sidebar archive navigation and content hubs.

🔧 How It Works

  • Edit a page or post.
  • In Gutenberg, add a Shortcode block. In Elementor or a supported page builder, add a shortcode element.
  • Paste a monthly or yearly ArchiveX shortcode.
  • Select the archive date format, choose a responsive template, and publish the page.
  • Visitors can switch archive tabs and load posts with AJAX.

⭐ Premium Features

Upgrade for advanced archive filtering and presentation:

  • ⚡ Load More, Previous/Next, and numeric AJAX pagination buttons.
  • 🧱 Custom post type archive support.
  • 🧱 Elementor widget and Gutenberg block controls for premium settings.
  • 🔎 Search controls for posts in each archive tab.
  • 🎨 10+ responsive templates and hover animation effects.
  • 🔗 Dynamic multiple shortcode creation for content areas.
  • 👁️ Show or hide post counts, empty categories, dates, comments, author names, and author images.
  • ↕ ️ Sort and order archive results by month or year.
  • ⭐ Open a selected month or year by default and add an All tab.
  • ↔ ️ RTL support and adjustable spacing between post items.
  • 🖼️ Controls for post image, title, excerpt, pagination, and read more link.

🔗 Product Links

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  • Documentation
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WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • archive posts
  • archive tabs
  • monthly archive
  • post tabs
  • yearly archive
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity28 Oct 20265d ago

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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex

Recent tracked changes

Version1.2.03.0
WordPress compatibility7.1.37.1.4
Version1.01.2.0
WordPress compatibility4.9.317.1.3
WordPress requirement4.65.0
PHP requirementNot listed7.4
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