Years Ago Today
Lists posts published to your site on this day in previous years via admin dashboard widget, block, shortcode, and/or optional daily email.
Years Ago Today ranks #15,519 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews, and was last updated Jun 5, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
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- Version
- 2.0
- Last Updated
- Jun 05, 2026
- Requires WP
- 5.6+
- Tested Up To
- 7
- PHP Version
- N/A
- Author
- Scott Reilly
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- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
- Reviews
- 6
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
- 0%
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for WordPress site owners and bloggers who want to resurface older content published on the current date in past years. It solves the problem of forgotten past posts by surfacing them via a dashboard widget, block, shortcode, or optional daily email.
- Admin dashboard widget listing
- Years Ago Today block
- [years-ago-today] shortcode
- Optional daily opt-in email
- Customizable email send time
- Configurable post types included
- Customizable email batch size
- Customizable earliest year considered
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