Timeline Express
by Evan Herman 4.3 (165 reviews)

Timeline Express

Timeline Express creates a beautiful vertical animated and responsive timeline of posts, in chronological order.

Timeline Express ranks #2,322 among WordPress.org plugins with 9,000+ active installations, is #61 of 1,885 in the Calendar & Events category, a 4.3/5 rating from 165 reviews, and was last updated Mar 22, 2023. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.2 (Current: 7.1)
v1.8.1 Current Version v1.8.1
Updated 3 years ago Last Update on 22 Mar, 2023
Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#61 of 1,885 in Calendar & Events Top 5% by installs Downloads -13.5% this week No update in over a year
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Review 4.3 out of 5
4.3 (165 reviews)

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Reviews & Ratings

4.3
165 reviews
Overall 86%
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Security History

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

Timeline Express is for WordPress site owners who want to display announcements, events, or history in date order. It solves the problem of presenting chronological content in an animated, responsive vertical timeline without custom development.

  • Shortcode placement anywhere
  • Responsive timeline design
  • Font Awesome icon selection
  • Custom excerpt length
  • Hide date display
  • Hide read more link
  • Custom images per announcement
  • Ascending or descending order

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Timeline Express

Yes! Check out the demo we've set up on our site, which shows off some of the features of the pro version. View the Timeline Express Demo
Not in the free version, but with our pro version you can create numerous timelines and assign posts to a single timeline or all timelines. Also with the pro version you can easily filter announcements by categories on the front end. View the Timeline Express Pro Demo
Begin by simply installing the plugin. Once the plugin has been installed, go ahead and begin creating announcement posts. You'll find a new menu item just below 'Posts'. After you have a substantial number of announcements set up, you're ready to display the timeline on the front end of your site. Timeline Express displays best on full width pages, but is not limited to them. Create a new page, and drop the shortcode into the page - [timeline-express]. Publish your page, and view it on the front end the see your new super sweet timeline! (scroll for animation effects!)
Yes! In version 1.2 and above, we have a templating engine built into the plugin - allowing you to fully customize both the announcement containers on the timeline or the single announcement page. All you have to do is copy over the proper templates. Take a look at our documentation articles on customizations.
Due to a limitation with the built in php function strtotime(), you may not be able to save dates prior to 1970. We've built out a premium add-on that works with both the free and pro versions of Timeline Express to allow dates to be saved between the years 1000-9999. If this is a feature you need, please consider purchasing the Historical Dates Add-On.
The free version limits you to one timeline. With the pro version, you can create unlimited number of timelines and even assign categories to your announcements.
You can assign categories and filter your timelines by category with the pro version only.
Breakpoints are set at 822px. The timeline will shift/re-adjust automatically based on the height of each announcement container.
The text-domain for all gettext functions is timeline-express. If you enjoy this plugin and want to contribute, we are always looking for people to help translate the plugin into their native language. Anyone who translates this plugin to 100% completion, will receive a single site license for Timeline Express Pro, valid for 1 full calendar year. If you need help getting started, read through Codex article "[GlotPress]"(https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/tools/glotpress-translate-wordpress-org/) for more information.

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