Best month plugins for WordPress
The most popular month plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Shortcode for Current Date leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Current Year Shortcodes (1K+) and WP-Archives (100+). All 10 plugins tagged “month” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 month plugins
- 1.
Shortcode for Current DateThe most installed month plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 116 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Current Year Shortcodes1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 3.
WP-Archives100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 17 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.7.1.
- 4.
Category Archives80+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 5.
WP Event Calendar30+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 6.
Read a Poem10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 7.
WP Month Calendar10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
- 8.
Recent Contributors Widget10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 9.
ICOUK Hijri MonthFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 10 plugins tagged “month”
Shortcode for Current Date
Down in the last 7 days:3#1,649by Imtiaz Rayhan10 months ago
Insert current Date, Month or Year anywhere in your WordPress site with a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(116)
- Downloads
- 53/day
Current Year Shortcodes
Down in the last 7 days:24#6,362by Lukas2 years ago
Insert the current year, month and day with a shortcode in any page, post or widget of your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP-Archives
Up in the last 7 days:40#14,795by Kodetop17 years ago
Display your archives with year/month list.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Category Archives
Up in the last 7 days:57#17,912by Hiroshi Sawai10 years ago
This Widget display Category Archives links on category page.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Event Calendar
Up in the last 7 days:57#23,636by John James Jacoby27 days ago
Manage events in WordPress with integrated month, week, and day views.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Read a Poem
#33,291by Ruth Maude11 years ago
Use this plugin to display dynamic fresh post content (poems) each month. Could be used for inspirational quotes or any monthly message.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Month Calendar
Down in the last 7 days:4,172#45,104by simsmaster16 years ago
A modified version of the Widget build in to WordPress. It displays a link for each month, not for each day.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Recent Contributors Widget
Down in the last 7 days:10,452#48,162by Dave Clements7 years ago
This widget shows a list of all of the users that have written content on your site, since a static or dynamic time specified by you.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 1/day
ICOUK Hijri Month
#51,936by icoukplugin10 months ago
Display the Hijri month calendar on your WordPress website using the Moon Sighting UK API.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day