indranil

ID Archives displays WordPress post archives in a simple year and month based list that is easy to peruse, and style.
Use <code><?php echo id_archives(); ?></code> in the templates or <code>[id-archives]</code> shortcode within the post.
The HTML structure the plugin puts out is <a href="https://github.com/indranil/ID-Archives/wiki#structure--styling" rel="nofollow ugc">available here</a>. Go ahead and style it with CSS as necessary.
For feature requests, please email indranild@gmail.com. 
I can be found (hardly) blogging at <a href="http://paperbo.at" rel="nofollow ugc">Paperboat</a>
<h3>TODO</h3>
<ul>
<li>Expand archive listing to custom post types.</li>
<li>Maybe an admin page for markup editing.</li>
<li>Options – date based filters etc.</li>
</ul>

ID Archives

ID Archives displays WordPress post archives in a simple year and month based list that is easy to peruse, and style.

rdsteed

By default, the sort order for queries in WordPress is descending. This will produce posts in reverse chronological order, the desired result for most blogs.
In some cases, it may be desirable to have posts in ascending order. When activated, this plugin changes the default order from descending to ascending. This affects all queries (home page, archives, dates, etc). Deactivating the plugin returns the default order to descending.
IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE RESULT, IT’S THE THEME
How well this works out varies from theme to theme. Depending on a theme’s navigation labels for posts, things may or may not make sense. If labels are “Earlier” and “Later”, things will seem backwards. Some themes make sense either way. For example, in the “Twenty Fifteen” theme, “Previous” is above “Next”, suggesting list order rather than time.

Default Sort Ascend

This plugin changes the default order of queries generating posts from descending to ascending.

ID Archives vs Default Sort Ascend