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Herodotus – On This Day
Create an "On This Day" section on your WordPress site. Displays posts based on day and month — automatically, every year.
Herodotus ranks #32,111 among WordPress.org plugins with 10+ active installations, is #686 of 1,913 in the Calendar & Events category, a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews, and was last updated Aug 18, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
Compatible with WP 7.1.1
v1.5.0
Current Version v1.5.0
Updated 1 month ago
Last Update on 18 Aug, 2026
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- Version
- 1.5.0
- Last Updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- Requires WP
- 5.6+
- Tested Up To
- 7.1.1
- PHP Version
- 7.4 or higher
- Author
- Igrika
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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.
