Clean My Archives

FAQ

Why was this plugin created?

First and foremost, I wanted a simple archives solution for, what’s now, over 12 years of blog posts. You can check out my archives to see how the plugin performs.

The second reason was to share my solution with other users who want the same simplicity.

How do I use it?

Add the [clean-my-archives] shortcode to a shortcode-ready area, such as the page editor. That’s it. You have nothing more to do.

Of course, there are some other configuration options. Examples follow.

Limit the number of posts with the `limit` parameter:

[clean-my-archives limit=”100″]

Reverse the order with the `order` parameter (default is `DESC`):

[clean-my-archives order=”ASC”]

[clean-my-archives order="DESC"]

Use the `year` parameter to limit to a year:

[clean-my-archives year=”2013″]

Use the `month` parameter to limit by month:

[clean-my-archives month=”12″]

Load specific post types with the `post_type` parameter:

[clean-my-archives post_type=”post”]

[clean-my-archives post_type="post, page"]

Disable the comment count from showing:

[clean-my-archives show_comment_count=”0″]

Change the month and day date/time format

[clean-my-archives format_month_year=”F Y” format_post_date=”d:”]

For a full list of formats, see the PHP Date Formats guide.

Does it support pagination?

Sort of. Technically, it doesn’t. However, WordPress pages support pagination. So, you could enter the following in your page editor to paginate by year.

[clean-my-archives year="2013"]

<!-- nextpage -->

[clean-my-archives year="2012"]

<!-- nextpage -->

[clean-my-archives year="2011"]