Create an Archive using the Archives Shortcode

You can easily and quickly create an archive index of your WordPress.com blog’s posts using the [archives] shortcode. To create an archive index for your blog, simply add a new page or post and use the following shortcode:

[archives]

You can add a shortcode to any page or post using a shortcode block.

By default, the shortcode will produce an index/listing of all published posts on your blog. You can use multiple shortcodes on one post/page and also add it to a Text Widget for use in your sidebar.

Customization

Of course you can customize it!

Here are just a few examples of how you can use the [archives] shortcode on your own blog using the customization options listed below.

Last 12 months:
[archives type=monthly limit=12]

Last 12 months with post count:
[archives type=monthly limit=12 showcount=true]

Last 18 days:
[archives type=daily limit=18]

Last 32 posts:
[archives limit=32]

Last 3 weeks:
[archives type=weekly limit=3]

All posts in a drop-down:
[archives format=option]

Last 12 months with post count in a drop-down:
[archives format=option type=monthly limit=12 showcount=true]

Last 17 weeks with some before and after text:
[archives type=weekly limit=17 before='some before text' after='some after text']

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Options

The table below includes all of the current options available to you for customizing the [archives] shortcode output.