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On This Day (by Room 34)v3.7.0.1
Display your blog posts from this date in previous years as a sidebar widget.
Time Machinev26.9.0
Time Machine widget and block display a list of articles published in on this day in past, including offset in days, weeks and months.
Granite Archive Calendarv0.4.49
Make WordPress posts easier to find with an interactive archive calendar. Click a date to see posts published that day.
Display the publication (or modification) date in a block or shortcode, with links to date archives and custom formatting.
A plugin to create an "all posts since this site started by month" listing. Works on all themes with a shortcode.
Build a useful WordPress archive page with monthly and yearly archive tabs, AJAX pagination, responsive post grid and list layouts, shortcode, widget, …
Herodotus – On This Dayv1.7.0
Create an On This Day or This Day in History section with your own historical events, anniversaries and birthdays, shown automatically each year.
Years Ago Todayv2.0
Lists posts published to your site on this day in previous years via admin dashboard widget, block, shortcode, and/or optional daily email.
Organize WordPress posts into shelves and nested structures, with optional tables of contents and previous/next navigation.