On This Day (by Room 34)
Explore this tool and check the official listing for its latest features and requirements.
About this tool.
On This Day (formerly “Room 34 presents On This Day”) is a simple widget that displays a list of blog posts that were published on the same date in previous years. Customization options include:
- Title
- Message to display if no posts are found
- Maximum posts to display
- Show featured images (if available)
- Category filtering
- Optional On This Day archive page (new in version 2.0)
Important: While not technically required, the On This Day archive page assumes your theme includes an archive.php file that uses the the_archive_title() function to display the page title.
Getting started.
- 01Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
- 02Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- 03Place the widget in one of your sidebars and customize as desired.
Note: This plugin requires PHP 5.3 or greater due to the use of anonymous functions (closures).
Frequently asked questions.
Why isn’t the archive page displaying the correct (or any) title?
If there’s an incorrect title, or no title, at the top of your page (before the title of the first post), check your theme. It should have an archive.php file, and that file must use the the_archive_title() function to display the page title.