Ignazio Di Maio

IDM Post Date Archive Link is a lightweight plugin that provides a dedicated block and a shortcode for dynamically displaying the publication date, or the last modified date, of a post or page.
Its core function is to offer display flexibility, allowing you to choose between the publication date or the last modified date. Furthermore, it enables linking the displayed date to different types of date archives.
This tool is perfect for Full Site Editing (FSE) themes and for users who require precise control over the date’s format and link destination within their templates and content.
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Gutenberg Block: Fully compatible with the block editor and FSE themes.</li>
<li>Date Selection: Choose to display the published date (default) or the last modified date.</li>
<li>Archive Links: Option to link the date to the yearly, monthly, or daily archive of the current post, to its permalink, or display it as plain text.</li>
<li>Custom Formatting: Supports date/time formatting using standard PHP formatting characters.</li>
<li>CPT Support: Correctly handles archive links for Custom Post Types by appending their slug to the URL.</li>
<li>Shortcode: Includes the shortcode for backward compatibility and use in widget areas or the Classic Editor.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h4>Block</h4>
The block is registered as “IDM Post Date Archive Link” under the Theme category. Once inserted, you can customize it using the available settings in the Block Inspector sidebar:
<ul>
<li>Use custom format: Override the default date format (set in the general settings) with a custom one.</li>
<li>Enable date link: Make the date clickable by linking it to the post or a date archive.</li>
<li>Display last modified date: If the post has been modified, display the last modified date instead of the publication date.</li>
<li>Date prefix: Custom text prefix to add before the date (e.g., “Published on:”).</li>
</ul>
The block can be styled using the Styles panel of Block Inspector sidebar. To match the current theme style, apply the class “wp-block-post-date” to the block (same class of Post Date core block).
<h4>Shortcode</h4>
You can use the <code>[ipdal]</code> shortcode in any supported area (shortcode block, widgets, classic editor), or in a classic theme template with: <code><?php echo do_shortcode('[ipdal]'); ?></code>. 
Available attributes are:
<ul>
<li>
<code>link</code> : Make the date clickable by linking it to the post or a date archive. 
Accepted Values: <code>post</code>, <code>day</code>, <code>month</code>, <code>year</code>, <code>none</code> 
Default: <code>post</code>
</li>
<li>
<code>modified</code> : If the post has been modified, display the last modified date instead of the published date. 
Accepted Values: <code>true</code>, <code>false</code> 
Default: <code>false</code>
</li>
<li>
<code>format</code> : Override the default date format (set in the general site settings) with a custom one. 
Accepted Values: Any <a href="https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/customize-date-and-time-format/" rel="ugc">date format string</a> like “<code>d/m/Y</code>” or “<code>timeago</code>” for relative date format. 
Default: <code>default</code>
</li>
<li>
<code>text</code> : Custom text prefix to add before the date. 
Accepted Values: Any string (e.g., “Published on:”) 
Default: <code>''</code> (none – empty string)
</li>
</ul>
Example:
<pre><code>[ipdal modified="true" link="month" format="m/d/Y" text="Updated:"]
</code></pre>
( this sample will displays the last modified date linked to the monthly archive, with the format month/day/year, and “Updated:” as custom text prefix )
The shortcode can be styled with custom CSS by referencing its class: “idm-post-date-archive-link_shortcode“.

IDM Post Date Archive Link

Display the publication (or modification) date in a block or shortcode, with links to date archives and custom formatting.

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<h4>Settings:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Google Analytics code</li>
<li>Show/hide google analytics code if user is logged in</li>
<li>Head code</li>
<li>Footer code</li>
</ul>
<h4>Widgets:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Archives</li>
<li>Categories</li>
<li>Pages</li>
<li>Search</li>
</ul>
<h4>Shortcodes:</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>[sitekit_posts]</code></li>
<li><code>[sitekit_archives]</code></li>
<li><code>[sitekit_categories]</code></li>
<li><code>[sitekit_bloginfo]</code></li>
<li><code>[sitekit_iframe]</code></li>
</ul>
<h4>Parameters for [sitekit_posts]:</h4>
<ul>
<li>post_type – show posts associated with certain type: <code>[sitekit_posts post_type="page"]</code>; by default posts are shown: <code>[sitekit_posts post_type="post"]</code>; Possible params: post | page | revision | attachment | nav_menu_item | any | your_custom_post_type</li>
<li>orderby – the column to use for ordering posts list: <code>[sitekit_posts orderby="id"]</code>; by default list is sorted by date: <code>[sitekit_posts orderby="date"]</code>; Possible params: modified | title | name | ID | rand</li>
<li>order – how to sort posts list: <code>[sitekit_posts order="DESC"]</code>; by default list is sorted by ascending order (A-Z): <code>[sitekit_posts order="ASC"]</code>;</li>
<li>posts_per_page – how many posts to show in the list: <code>[sitekit_posts posts_per_page="50"]</code>; by default: <code>[sitekit_posts posts_per_page="100"]</code>;</li>
</ul>
[sitekit_posts] is based on <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query" rel="nofollow ugc">WP_Query class</a>.
<h4>Parameters for [sitekit_archives]:</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>[sitekit_archives]</code> – list of monthly archives links sorted by date;</li>
<li><code>[sitekit_archives type="yearly"]</code> – list of yearly archives links;</li>
<li><code>[sitekit_archives type="monthly"]</code> – list of monthly archives links;</li>
<li><code>[sitekit_archives type="weekly"]</code> – list of weekly archives links;</li>
<li><code>[sitekit_archives type="daily"]</code> – list of daily archives links;</li>
<li><code>[sitekit_archives type="postbypost"]</code> – list of all posts links sorted by date;</li>
<li><code>[sitekit_archives type="alpha"]</code> – list of all posts links sorted by title;</li>
<li>limit – how many links to be included in the list: <code>[sitekit_archives limit="10"]</code>; by default all links are shown: <code>[sitekit_archives limit=""]</code>;</li>
<li>format – format for the archive: <code>[sitekit_archives format="option"]</code> – show as a dropdown; by default unordered list is shown: <code>[sitekit_archives format="html"]</code>;</li>
<li>show_post_count – display counter of posts in the archive: <code>[sitekit_archives show_post_count="1"]</code>; by default counter is not shown: <code>[sitekit_archives show_post_count="0"]</code>;</li>
<li>order – how to sort archives links: <code>[sitekit_archives order="ASC"]</code>; by default links are sorted by descending order (Z-A): <code>[sitekit_archives order="DESC"]</code>;</li>
</ul>
[sitekit_archives] is based on <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_get_archives" rel="nofollow ugc">wp_get_archives function</a>.
<h4>Parameters for [sitekit_categories]:</h4>
<ul>
<li>orderby – the column to use for ordering categories list: <code>[sitekit_categories orderby="id"]</code>; by default list is sorted by title: <code>[sitekit_categories orderby="name"]</code>;</li>
<li>order – how to sort categories list: <code>[sitekit_categories order="DESC"]</code>; by default list is sorted by ascending order (A-Z): <code>[sitekit_categories order="ASC"]</code>;</li>
<li>show_count – display counter of posts in the categories list: <code>[sitekit_categories show_count="1"]</code>; by default counter is not shown: <code>[sitekit_categories show_count="0"]</code>;</li>
<li>hide_empty – the column to use for ordering categories list: <code>[sitekit_categories hide_empty="0"]</code>; by default empty categories are hidden: <code>[sitekit_categories hide_empty="1"]</code>;</li>
<li>hierarchical – show tree-like categories list: <code>[sitekit_categories hierarchical="0"]</code>; by default the list is hierarchical: <code>[sitekit_categories hierarchical="1"]</code>;</li>
<li>depth – how many levels to include in categories list: <code>[sitekit_categories depth="5"]</code>; by default depth is unlimited: <code>[sitekit_categories depth="0"]</code>;</li>
<li>taxonomy – which taxonomy to show in the list: <code>[sitekit_categories taxonomy="post_tag"]</code>; by default categories are shown: <code>[sitekit_categories taxonomy="category"]</code>;</li>
<li>child_of – term ID to retrieve child terms of: <code>[sitekit_categories child_of="77"]</code>; by default all categories are shown: <code>[sitekit_categories child_of="0"]</code>;</li>
<li>exclude – comma/space-separated string of term IDs to exclude: <code>[sitekit_categories exclude="77"]</code>; by default all categories are shown: <code>[sitekit_categories exclude=""]</code>;</li>
<li>exclude_tree – comma/space-separated string of term IDs to exclude, along with their descendants: <code>[sitekit_categories exclude_tree="77"]</code>; by default all categories are shown: <code>[sitekit_categories exclude_tree=""]</code>;</li>
</ul>
[sitekit_categories] is based on <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_list_categories/" rel="nofollow ugc">wp_list_categories function</a>.
<h4>Parameters for [sitekit_bloginfo]:</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>[sitekit_bloginfo show="name"]</code> – <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/bloginfo/" rel="nofollow ugc">sitekit_bloginfo params</a>;</li>
</ul>
[sitekit_bloginfo] is based on <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/bloginfo/" rel="nofollow ugc">bloginfo function</a>.
<h4>Parameters for [sitekit_iframe]:</h4>
<ul>
<li>src – source of the iframe: <code>[sitekit_iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4qsGTXLnmKs"]</code>; by default src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/4qsGTXLnmKs”;</li>
<li>width – width in pixels or in percents: <code>[sitekit_iframe width="100%"]</code> or <code>[sitekit_iframe width="600"]</code>; by default width=”100%”;</li>
<li>height – height in pixels: <code>[sitekit_iframe height="500"]</code>; by default height=”500″;</li>
<li>scrolling – with or without the scrollbar: <code>[sitekit_iframe scrolling="no"]</code>; by default scrolling=”yes”;</li>
<li>frameborder – with or without the frame border: <code>[sitekit_iframe frameborder="0"]</code>; by default frameborder=”0″;</li>
<li>marginheight – height of the margin: <code>[sitekit_iframe marginheight="0"]</code>; removed by default;</li>
<li>marginwidth – width of the margin: <code>[sitekit_iframe marginwidth="0"]</code>; removed by default;</li>
<li>allowtransparency – allows to set transparency of the iframe: <code>[sitekit_iframe allowtransparency="true"]</code>; removed by default;</li>
<li>id – allows to add the id of the iframe: <code>[sitekit_iframe id="custom_id"]</code>; removed by default;</li>
<li>class – allows to add the class of the iframe: <code>[sitekit_iframe class="custom_class"]</code>; by default class=”iframe-class”;</li>
<li>style – allows to add the css styles of the iframe: <code>[sitekit_iframe style="margin-left:-30px;"]</code>; removed by default;</li>
<li>any_other_param – allows to add new parameter of the iframe <code>[sitekit_iframe any_other_param="any_value"]</code>;</li>
<li>any_other_empty_param – allows to add new empty parameter of the iframe (like “allowfullscreen” on youtube) <code>[sitekit_iframe any_other_empty_param=""]</code>;</li>
</ul>
<h4>Parameters for [sitekit_menu]:</h4>
The <code>[sitekit_menu]</code> shortcode allows you to display a custom menu. It supports all the parameters of the WordPress <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_nav_menu/" rel="nofollow ugc">wp_nav_menu()</a> function.
<ul>
<li>menu – The menu that should be displayed. Accepts (matching in order) id, slug, name. Default: empty. Example: <code>[sitekit_menu menu="main-menu"]</code></li>
<li>container – Whether to wrap the ul, and what to wrap it with. Default ‘div’. Example without a container: <code>[sitekit_menu menu="main-menu" container=""]</code></li>
<li>container_class – The class that is applied to the container. Default ‘menu-{menu slug}-container’. Example: <code>[sitekit_menu menu="main-menu" container_class="custom-container"]</code></li>
<li>container_id – The ID that is applied to the container. Default empty.</li>
<li>menu_class – CSS class to use for the ul element which forms the menu. Default ‘menu’. Example: <code>[sitekit_menu menu="main-menu" menu_class="custom-menu"]</code></li>
<li>menu_id – The ID that is applied to the ul element. Default empty.</li>
<li>echo – Whether to echo the menu or return it. Default false.</li>
<li>fallback_cb – If the menu doesn’t exist, a callback function will fire. Default ‘wp_page_menu’.</li>
<li>before – Text before the link markup. Default empty.</li>
<li>after – Text after the link markup. Default empty.</li>
<li>link_before – Text before the link text. Default empty.</li>
<li>link_after – Text after the link text. Default empty.</li>
<li>items_wrap – How the list items should be wrapped. Default <code><ul id="%1$s" class="%2$s">%3$s</ul></code>.</li>
<li>depth – How many levels of the hierarchy are to be included. 0 means all. Default 0. Example: <code>[sitekit_menu menu="primary-menu" depth="2"]</code></li>
<li>walker – Custom walker object to use. Default empty.</li>
</ul>

Sitekit

Widgets: search, archives and categories. Shortcodes: archives, bloginfo, iframe and categories.

IDM Post Date Archive Link vs Sitekit