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Herodotus

Name: Herodotus - On This Day
Rating: 1.0 (1 reviews)
Author: WP Gang

Create an "On This Day" section on your WordPress site. Displays posts based on day and month — automatically, every year.

Herodotus ranks #61,539 among WordPress.org plugins with 1+ active installations, is #1,027 of 1,692 in the Calendar & Events category, a 1/5 rating from 1 reviews, and was last updated Apr 28, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.0.2)

v1.0.0 Current Version v1.0.0

Updated 3 months ago Last Update on 28 Apr, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

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Keyword	Position	Change	Type	Updated
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Plugin Details

Version: 1.0.0
Last Updated: Apr 28, 2026
Requires WP: 5.6+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: WP Gang

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Herodotus - On This Day

Herodotus is designed for creating "On This Day in History" sections on your website. You create posts tied to a specific day and month, and they automatically appear every year on that date. It is ideal for history blogs, music, art & educational sites, museum websites, anniversary trackers, and birthday calendars.

No. Herodotus uses its own dedicated Custom Post Type (herodotus_post). Your standard WordPress Posts, Pages, and any other content remain completely untouched.

Regular WordPress posts are tied to the date they were published and appear in chronological order. Herodotus posts are tied to a recurring day and month — they have no "publication date" in the traditional sense and will appear automatically every year on the same day.

Yes. You can set February 29th as the date. On non-leap years, this post will not be shown, which is the correct and expected behavior.

Use the shortcode [herodotus] in any post, page or text widget. Alternatively, use the included Herodotus Events Gutenberg block which you can find in the block inserter.

Yes. Use the category attribute with the category slug: [herodotus category="science"]. You can create and manage categories under Herodotus → Categories.

The compact layout ([herodotus layout="compact"]) shows posts with a small square thumbnail, title and a short excerpt — without the category label or Read more button. It is designed specifically for sidebar widgets where space is limited.

Yes. Use [herodotus show_image="false"] to hide all images including the default placeholder. Posts will show only the title, excerpt and — on full pages — the Read more link.

By default, a placeholder "No Image" graphic is shown. You can replace this placeholder with any image of your choice by going to Settings → Herodotus and uploading a custom Default Image.

Yes. Each shortcode instance is independent and can have its own layout, category, limit and other settings.