Title: Monthchunks Author: Justin Watt Published: September 29, 2012 Last modified: January 4, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/monthchunks/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2528356) # Monthchunks By [Justin Watt](https://profiles.wordpress.org/justincwatt/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/monthchunks.3.1.2.zip) * [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/monthchunks/#description) * [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/monthchunks/#reviews) * [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/monthchunks/#installation) * [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/monthchunks/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/monthchunks/) ## Description Display monthly archives by year with links to each month in the following compact format: ``` 2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2010 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ``` Serves as a drop in replacement for [`wp_get_archives( array( 'type' => 'monthly' ) );`](https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_get_archives). If you’re interested in contributing to the code behind this plugin, it’s also hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/justincwatt/wp-monthchunks ## Screenshots * [[ * This is how Monthchunks looks with the Twenty Eleven theme. You can see here that 4 years of archives (eventually 48 links) take up less than 200 vertical pixels of precious sidebar real estate. Note that if you’re browsing a monthly archive page, that month’s number is emboldened, but not linked. If you hover over the link for any month, you’ll see the localized month name and year as a _tooltip_. * [[ * [[ ## Installation 1. Extract the zip file, drop the contents in your wp-content/plugins/ directory, and then activate from the Plugins page. 2. Edit your theme file (e.g. sidebar.php) and replace the WordPress template tag ` wp_get_archives();` with `monthchunks();` 3. You can also add it as a widget to any sidebar ## FAQ ### How do I make the years display in ascending order (2010, 2011, 2012…) instead of descending (the default)? The monthchunks function takes two optional parameters and the first is `year_order`, which accepts two string values: `"descending"` or `"ascending"`. ### Can I make months display in a format other than the default month number (1, 2, 3…)? The monthchunks function takes two optional parameters and the second is `month_format`, which accepts three string values: `"numeric"`, `"alpha"`, or `"abbreviation"`. The “alpha” format displays the first letter of the month (e.g. J, F, M…) which may not make sense in all languages. The “abbreviation” format displays the language- specific abbreviation for the month, e.g. (Jan, Feb, Mar…). ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ae68f1e027440678c309b93a1e1dfdec0be2bb9ee6accb2a9eb83023ee72f6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[nice](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-4589/)󠁿 [Muscular girl](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thomasalvaedison/) May 17, 2023 Widget archives are easier to see. [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/monthchunks/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Monthchunks” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Justin Watt ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/justincwatt/) * [ Xavi Ivars ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/xavivars/) “Monthchunks” has been translated into 3 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/monthchunks/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Monthchunks” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/monthchunks) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/monthchunks/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/monthchunks/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/monthchunks/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/monthchunks/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 3.1.1 * Fix text domain #### 3.1 * Changed l10n to adjust to new plugin translation process ** Updated text-domain #### 3.0.4 * Fix PHP Notice, incorrectly using variable instead of instance field. (thanks Birgir Erlendsson – @birgire) #### 3.0.3 * Improve class constructor #### 3.0.2 * Fix backwards compatibility calls to monthchunks #### 3.0.1 * Fix admin area issue #### 3.0 * Major refactor of the code ** Created different files to split the backend logic and the widget * Includes widget support * Added localization templates #### 2.4 * Added the new “abbreviation” mode for month display (thanks Xavi Ivars) #### 2.3 * Use WordPress’ Date and Time Locale object to localize month names in tooltip * Change default year_order sort to descending (more closely matches wp_get_archives) * Appropriately escape html output (though largely unnecessary) * Fix: only display archive link for months with posts (not pages) #### 2.2 * Generate output with a single SQL query, instead of N+1, where N was the number of years of post archives #### 2.1 * Add year_order and month_format options * Add `title="month_name year"` attribute (aka tooltips) to the month links * Lmited visible archives to posts with post_status = ‘publish’ * Revise pretty html output slightly * Add semifix for year = “0000” bug #### 2.0 * Remove `` output to make monthchunks more of a drop-in replacement for` wp_get_archives()` * Add logic to de-link from current month * Sort years in chronlogical order * Don’t print separator space after last month of year #### 1.2 * Use `$wpdb->posts` instead of `wp_posts` as table name #### 1.1 * Use WordPress’ `get_month_link()` function to output link to monthly archive ( thanks raphaële) #### 1.0 * Initial version ## Meta * Version **3.1.2** * Last updated **3 months ago** * Active installations **80+** * WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * Languages * [Catalan](https://ca.wordpress.org/plugins/monthchunks/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/monthchunks/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/monthchunks/), and [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/monthchunks/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/monthchunks) * Tags * [archive](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/archive/)[archives](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/archives/) [sidebar](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sidebar/)[template tag](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/template-tag/) [wp_get_archives](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wp_get_archives/) * [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/monthchunks/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/monthchunks/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/monthchunks/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/monthchunks/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/monthchunks/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/monthchunks/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/monthchunks/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/monthchunks/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Justin Watt ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/justincwatt/) * [ Xavi Ivars ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/xavivars/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/monthchunks/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](http://justinsomnia.org/2005/04/monthchunks-howto/)