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.

ulfben

This plugin provides <a href="http://www.destroydrop.com/javascripts/tree/" rel="nofollow ugc">dynamic navigation trees</a> to replace the standard archives, categories, pages and link lists. They’re widgets so you can setup the awesome tree navigation with drag & drop ease, but it also exposes several <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-dtree-30/installation/" rel="ugc">new template tags</a> for developers.
//<a href="http://www.ulfbenjaminsson.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Ulf Benjaminsson</a>
<h4>Changes in v4.4.5 (2019-03-25)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Fixed translation regression.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Changes in v4.4.4 (2019-03-24)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Updated <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/support-for-php-704/?replies=2" rel="ugc">for PHP 7</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-prepending-with-name-of-site/?replies=3" rel="ugc">Fixed https support</a> for links in the Links-widget</li>
<li>Added support to <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/include-parent-page-in-tree-hierarchy/?replies=7" rel="ugc">always include parent page in hierarchy</a> when selecting child ID’s.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Changes in v4.4.3.1 (2015-03-20)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Added support for category-specific archives</li>
<li>Added support to use description instead of name for taxonomy trees.</li>
<li>Fixed the sort ordering of archives</li>
<li>Fixed potential “duplicate entry”-mysql error</li>
<li>Removed forgotten debug-call.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Changes in v4.4.2 (2015-01-03)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Better sorting options for posts</li>
<li>Archives now support Custom Post Types</li>
<li>Support for <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-dtree-update?replies=1#post-4583198" rel="ugc">Post Types Order</a> (thank you, sydcode)</li>
<li>Minor bug fixes</li>
</ul>
<h4>Changes in v4.4 (2014-12-22)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Added support for WordPress’ Menus.</li>
<li>Added multisite support. (thanks, John Pariseau)</li>
<li>Added option to set navigation root to the current page or category. </li>
<li>Fixed broken l10n.</li>
<li>Fixed a XSS vulnerability. (thanks, Patrick Riggs)</li>
<li>Replaced all deprecated functions.</li>
<li>Fixed tons of PHP warnings and notices.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Changes in v4.3.1 (2012-01-11)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Fixed: uninitialized settings will not cause <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-dtree-works-but-has-bugs?replies=3" rel="ugc">wierd output</a>.</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-dtree-30/changelog/" rel="ugc">Older changelogs moved here</a>.
<h3>Additional Info</h3>
The original ‘WP-dTree’ was created by <a href="http://www.silpstream.com/blog/" rel="nofollow ugc">Christopher Hwang</a> in ~2005. By 2007 Mr. Hwang seemed to have dropped of the internet for good so <a href="http://www.ulfbenjaminsson.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ulf Benjaminsson</a> forked the plugin in and named it ‘WP-dTree 3.0’ (note to self: having a release number in the title was stupid).
The fork was focused on performance improvements – mainly caching – but soon expanded to add a lot of new features and modernizations; compatibility with WP 2.7 through WP 3.3, widgets, out-of-the-box Scriptaculous support, link trees, feed icons and more.
For version 4.0 the entire plugin has been rewritten from scratch by Ulf, bringing it in line with the much matured WP 3.x API.
*WP-dTree (3.0 and up) is Copyright (C) 2007-2021 Ulf Benjaminsson (email: hello at my full name dot com)
*WP-dTree (3.x and lower) Copyright (C) 2006 Christopher Hwang (email: chris at silpstream dot com).
*<a href="http://www.destroydrop.com/javascripts/tree/" rel="nofollow ugc">dTree</a>-JavaScript is Copyright (c) 2002-2003 Geir Landrö
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