Simon Wheatley

Adds two template tags, <code>latest_post_date()</code> and <code>latest_post_modified_date()</code>, the first echoes the most recent post publication date, the second echoes the modification date of the most recently modified post.
Each template tag takes two params: $date_format, standard <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Formatting_Date_and_Time" rel="nofollow ugc">WP date formatting string</a> (defaults to the default date formatting for your WP blog), and $echo, display the date, if <code>TRUE</code>, or return the date to be used in PHP, if <code>FALSE</code>, (defaults to <code>TRUE</code>).
For example: <code><?php latest_post_date( 'l, F j, Y', TRUE ); ?></code> would return a date similar to Friday, September 24, 2004 for use in PHP. Another example: <code><?php latest_post_date(); ?></code> would echo a date in the default formatting for your WP blog.
Is this plugin lacking a feature you want? I’m happy to discuss ideas, or to accept offers of feature sponsorship: <a href="http://www.simonwheatley.co.uk/contact-me/" rel="nofollow ugc">contact me</a> and we can have a chat.
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Latest Post Date

Adds two template tags latest_post_date() and latest_post_modified_date().

Justin Watt

Xavi Ivars

Display monthly archives by year with links to each month in the following compact format:
<pre><code>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
</code></pre>
Serves as a drop in replacement for <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_get_archives" rel="nofollow ugc"><code>wp_get_archives( array( 'type' => 'monthly' ) );</code></a>.
If you’re interested in contributing to the code behind this plugin, it’s also hosted on GitHub: 
https://github.com/justincwatt/wp-monthchunks

Monthchunks

Concisely display monthly archives by year with links to each month.

Latest Post Date vs Monthchunks