Internet February 25th, 2007 by HMTKSteve
I've been scouring the Internet to find a good plugin to use for my archives page and I found one.
This plugin was written by Shawn Grimes and is called the SRG Clean Archives.
This plugin does require you to also run the Exec-PHP plugin by Sören Weber.
Once both plugins are activated it is as easy as creating an empty page and putting the php call for the archive function in it.
srg_clean_archives()
Everyone should have a good archives page. It helps a new visitor find things of interest to them and makes it easy for you to look back and find a post you want to update or share with your new readers.
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How far does that page go back to? The beginning?
Yes, all the way to the beginning. I would prefer something that would list by month with the ability to collapse months but… I can always hack the plugin later to do this.
It looks like the plugin also creates some type of link. I have a new incoming link off your archives. Maybe it embeds your post links in the archive so we double the amount of links (the original post plus the archive)?
I downloaded the archive plugin as well as the Exec-PHP plugin which I didn’t see mentioned in the archive download site. How did you know that it required the other plugin? I just have to get around to installing it.
I’d like to be able to collapse months as well. Have you discovered a good “popular posts” plugin? I have been scouring for one.
You’re not complaining about bonus links are you?
Yes, the archive page could be better but it is good enough for now.