Best on this day plugins for WordPress
The most popular on this day plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Years Ago Today leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Posts On This Day (50+) and Time Machine (40+). All 5 plugins tagged “on this day” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 on this day plugins
- 1.
Years Ago TodayThe most installed on this day plugin, with 100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.
Posts On This Day50+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 3.
Time Machine40+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Herodotus10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
RSS Reply via emailFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
All 5 plugins tagged “on this day”
Years Ago Today
Down in the last 7 days:31#15,572by Scott Reilly5 months ago
Lists posts published to your site on this day in previous years via admin dashboard widget, block, shortcode, and/or optional daily email.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Posts On This Day
Down in the last 7 days:39#20,707by Jeremy Herve5 months ago
Widget to display a list of posts published "on this day" in years past. A good little bit of nostalgia for your blog.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Time Machine
Up in the last 7 days:96#22,087by Aleksandar Urošević1 month ago
Time Machine widget and block display a list of articles published in on this day in past, including offset in days, weeks and months.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Herodotus
#29,140by Igrika9 days ago
Create an On This Day or This Day in History section with your own historical events, anniversaries and birthdays, shown automatically each year.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
RSS Reply via email
Down in the last 7 days:10,623#64,349by Jeremy Herve5 months ago
Add a reply-to email address for each post in your RSS feeds.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day