WordPress plugin comparison
Clean My Archives vs Shortcode for Current Date
Clean My Archives
by Justin Tadlock
800+ installs5.0
Shortcode for Current Date
by Imtiaz Rayhan
10K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Shortcode for Current Date has more active installs: 10K+, against 800+ for Clean My Archives.
- On a typical day, Shortcode for Current Date is downloaded about 53 times, Clean My Archives about 7.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Shortcode for Current Date was updated more recently: Dec 22, 2025, against Sep 30, 2017 for Clean My Archives.
- Shortcode for Current Date is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.8.34 for Clean My Archives.
- Clean My Archives has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for Shortcode for Current Date.
Line by line
Shortcode for Current Date leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Clean My Archives | Shortcode for Current Date |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,522 | #1,650 |
| Active installs | 800+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 163 | 1.8K |
| Rating | 5.0(12) | 5.0(116) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.8.34 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.59 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 10 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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