Timeline Express

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1. ★★★★★ Zinza

   2.6y ago

   Thanks to the developers for this nice plugin! Very easy to handle and good looking. 🙂

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2. ★★★★★ mitchmann

   3.0y ago

   For whatever reason, the text shows up totally unformatted and the block are huge making the timeline totally out of scale. This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by mitchmann.

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3. ★★★★★ chinaraj

   3.9y ago

   Do not use this plugin free or paid. I paid for this plugin and received absolutely no response. The author doesn’t reply to contact form messages, message through the website or the support button in the plugin. I had to resort to getting a refund from Paypal because of no response from the author about the 15 day money back guarantee. I was also charged recently for renewal even though I wrote that I didn’t want to use this plugin anymore. Better, well coded options are available. Skip this hassle. This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by chinaraj.

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4. ★★★★★ sagency

   3.9y ago

   Tried to purchase this from their site. Each time it said the credit card transaction failed. So we kept trying and gave up. Credit card statement shows all those transactions went through despite never getting a receipt or license code. This seems abandoned. Looking into disputing the charges and legal options for fraud. Tried contacting developer nearly 10 different ways including an active Slack account of theirs. At this point they do not respond and do not refund money. I also see in the terms the subscription is autorenew. We definitely will take legal action including filing a police report and notifying ic3 if the credit card dispute fails. This topic was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by sagency.

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5. ★★★★★ oliongnichs

   4.3y ago

   Unfortunately have to give a 1* review as a result of the customer support. I paid for pro membership, but have been experiences glitches from preventing the plugin from doing what I need. I have sent 3 emails and started one forum chain and had no response. Very frustrating!

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6. ★★★★★ darylnewswanger

   4.3y ago

   This is a mixed review. The product works fine. However, Code Parrots appears to be a dead company since 2020. We have been double charged (automatically) for two years running, and despite various attempts to contact them for months now, there is no response. Their Twitter and Facebook accounts have not been updated since 2020. There are multiple complaints on their FB feed similar to mine about double charging and no response. Buyer beware!

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7. ★★★★★ nicodeluxe

   4.7y ago

   Very easy to use and customize. Fits our needs completly This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by nicodeluxe.

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8. ★★★★★ edgranpeum

   5.1y ago

   I would say it’s a good free plugin. This topic was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by edgranpeum.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.8.1 New: Prevent clicking announcement container links in the editor. Fix: Fix various block errors. Fix: Remove reference to $ in favor of jQuery . Tweak: Adjust welcome page styles. Tweak: Various fixes for WordPress 5.4 c 1.8.1
2. — Version 1.8.0 New: Introduce new Timeline content block (inside of the widget content blocks). Tweak: Remove unused jquery masonry script enqueue. 1.8.0
3. — Version 1.7.4 New: Disable the block editor for announcements. New: Introduce new filters for better control over caching. 1.7.4
4. — Version 1.7.3 View Changes New: Introduce support for new Timeline Express – This Day in History Add-On and Timeline Express – Sliders Add-On. New: Introduce timeline_express_transient_name filter to customize the transient name New: 1.7.3
5. — Version 1.7.2 New: Introduce a method for toggling on/off the built-in caching. This new toggle is in the sidebar on the Timeline Express settings page. New: Introduce timeline_express_disable_cache filter to disable caching. New: Add 1.7.2
6. — Version 1.7.1 Tweak: Add class year-icon to the announcement container when TIMELINE_EXPRESS_YEAR_ICONS is defined and true. Tweak: Tweak admin table announcement image thumbnail height. Tweak: Resolve PHP warnings on add-ons page. 1.7.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1

Translated into 10 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-03-20 10K+ → 9K+ down

Competes with

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Timeline Express: 9K+ active installs, 4.3★ (165 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/timeline-express