Archives by Category and Date

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Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

1. ★★★★★ lisatwin1

   9.5y ago

   This displayed my archives in a table type layout grouped by post category. It wasn’t what I was looking for, but it still worked and looked nice.

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2. ★★★★★ katiewebadmin

   10.5y ago

   Sorry, but this doesn’t work – there was no admin menu item, so now way of actually selecting the categories you want to display in the archives – shame, because this was what I needed

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-05-16 90+ → 80+ down after 4 days in tier
2. 2026-05-12 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2026-05-10 90+ → 80+ down after 155 days in tier
4. 2025-12-06 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-12-05 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-12-04 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-12-03 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-12-02 100+ → 90+ down after 12 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Search & Filter 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• E Extra Shortcodes 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
• U Users by Date Registered 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
• Category Archives Block 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Taxonomy Filter 800+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
• GA Admin Taxonomy Search 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C

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Archives by Category and Date: 80+ active installs, 2.5★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/archives-by-category-and-date