On This Day (by Room 34)

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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.

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1. ★★★★★ ricky810

   9mo ago

   This is a really solid plugin. It’s simple, with no bloat, but also pretty flexible. Does everything I need and for one refinement I asked for the author provided it within 48h.

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2. ★★★★★ dimaan

   1.2y ago

   The new update ensures that the post can also be displayed in its entirety, a great plugin!

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3. ★★★★★ cueyelink

   1.8y ago

   My personal blog is largely based on this plugin. The front page only shows posts that are up to date. I have tested a number of plugins, all were disappointing, but this one works fine.

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4. ★★★★★ madinfinity

   2.4y ago

   This is the best and only plugin to display Day in HistoryThanks to the developer!

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5. ★★★★★ darro

   5.8y ago

   Pretty much the same as doubledown00 I’ve been looking for a addin like this for ages Well done, easy to use.

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6. ★★★★★ doubledown00

   6.3y ago

   I’m not real big on leaving reviews in general but I’m leaving one here. If adding more reviews helps bring attention to this plugin and makes it more popular, so be it! I have blog entries and stuff I imported from previous platforms going back to 1996. I have been looking for a way to highlight some of this old content based on date, similar to how Slashdot.org does it in their “This Day on Slashdot” widget. The only thing is I couldn’t find anything that would do it. There were plugins that would do “this day in history” and other criteria. But I couldn’t find a plugin that would do it based on content entered in WordPress. The plugin its self is *very* easy to use. Install, activate, and add it as a widget wherever you want it. Done. There are some settings you can tweak regarding how many entries to show, what categories, etc. I had the whole thing up and running in five minutes.

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7. ★★★★★ dorfdimpaler

   6.6y ago

   I’m an outdoor writer and one day I realized: “I’ve got 15 years of content here!” I wanted a way to showcase that. This plug-in was just what I needed. My posts are all seasonal and deer and turkey hunting really don’t change from year to year, so my readers have not only what I’ve recently written, but also years and years of stuff that I’ve written on the subject. Many thanks! This topic was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by Jan Dembowski. Reason: Deleted link and reference to site, don't do that here

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8. ★★★★★ Andrew Huey

   10.6y ago

   This is just a nice little plugin to show posts on the current day in previous years. I’ve been using it for a while now, and it works great.

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

Translated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-06-25 100+ → 200+ up after 11 days in tier
2. 2026-06-14 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
3. 2026-06-10 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-06-09 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
5. 2026-06-07 100+ → 200+ up after 45 days in tier
6. 2026-04-23 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2026-04-22 100+ → 200+ up after 13 days in tier
8. 2026-04-09 200+ → 100+ down after 797 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).

• eHive Access 70+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• eHive Object Details 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• eHive Objects Image Grid 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• eHive Search 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• eHive Objects Gallery widget 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• eHive Objects Tag Cloud 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B

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On This Day (by Room 34): 200+ active installs, 5.0★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/room-34-presents-on-this-day