{"id":800,"date":"2022-12-04T14:47:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T19:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/?p=800"},"modified":"2025-08-10T23:15:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T03:15:47","slug":"annual-archive-need-a-monthly-dropdown-archive-wordpress-plugin-for-sidebar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/04\/annual-archive-need-a-monthly-dropdown-archive-wordpress-plugin-for-sidebar\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Archive: &#8216;Need a Monthly *DROPDOWN* Archive WordPress Plugin for Sidebar?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently my Theme doesn&#8217;t offer a monthly or yearly <strong><u>dropdown<\/u><\/strong> Archive widget, just some that will require 4-Lines after 4-years or 48-Lines after 48-months. \ud83d\ude09 I had tried several plugins, but they either didn&#8217;t work or were the same space wasting widgets that my Theme already offered.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-792 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Annual-Archive-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1013\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Annual-Archive-1.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Annual-Archive-1-500x263.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Annual-Archive-1-768x404.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/04\/annual-archive-need-a-monthly-dropdown-archive-wordpress-plugin-for-sidebar\/#Annual_Archive_pluginwidget\" >Annual Archive plugin\/widget<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/04\/annual-archive-need-a-monthly-dropdown-archive-wordpress-plugin-for-sidebar\/#Installation_Steps\" >Installation Steps<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/04\/annual-archive-need-a-monthly-dropdown-archive-wordpress-plugin-for-sidebar\/#Heres_how_settings_looked_%E2%80%98Afterwards%E2%80%98\" >Here&#8217;s how settings looked &#8216;Afterwards&#8216;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/04\/annual-archive-need-a-monthly-dropdown-archive-wordpress-plugin-for-sidebar\/#Here_are_Three_settings_I_made\" >Here are Three settings I made<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/04\/annual-archive-need-a-monthly-dropdown-archive-wordpress-plugin-for-sidebar\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Annual_Archive_pluginwidget\"><\/span>Annual Archive plugin\/widget<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/anual-archive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Annual Archive<\/b><\/a> plugin solved my sidebar Archive widget problem, after a little &#8216;<i>Tinkering<\/i>&#8216;. At first, I was having the same space wasting issues wid it as I did the others, but it offered a lot of settings &#8216;n so I tried a couple of them. <b>BINGO!<\/b> <b>\\o\/ \u2018<\/b><i><b>Hippity hip Hoorah<\/b><\/i><b>\u2018 \\o\/<\/b><b> <\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-793 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Archive-dropdown-500x174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Archive-dropdown-500x174.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Archive-dropdown-768x267.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Archive-dropdown.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Installation_Steps\"><\/span>Installation Steps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Download &#8216;n Activate the Annual Archive plugin:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-794 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Install-1-plugin-500x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Install-1-plugin-500x390.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Install-1-plugin.jpg 702w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then, go to Dashboard&#8217;s <b>Appearance &gt; Widgets<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-795 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Install-2-widget-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Install-2-widget-500x385.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Install-2-widget.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Either search for Annual Archive widget or go to <strong>WIDGETS<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_how_settings_looked_%E2%80%98Afterwards%E2%80%98\"><\/span>Here&#8217;s how settings looked &#8216;<i><u>A<\/u><\/i><i><u>fterwards<\/u><\/i>&#8216;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-796 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Annual-Archive-settings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"674\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Annual-Archive-settings.jpg 674w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Annual-Archive-settings-500x306.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Entering the <strong>Title<\/strong> name was easy&#8230; \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Here_are_Three_settings_I_made\"><\/span>Here are Three settings I made<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Archive type:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-797 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1-Annual-Archive-Monthly.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"671\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1-Annual-Archive-Monthly.jpg 671w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1-Annual-Archive-Monthly-500x289.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Format:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-798 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-Annual-Archive-Option.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-Annual-Archive-Option.jpg 672w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-Annual-Archive-Option-500x278.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Post Type:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-799 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-Annual-Archive-post.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-Annual-Archive-post.jpg 670w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-Annual-Archive-post-500x360.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Those are the only settings I made for the dropdown Monthly Archive widget. It offers options for other &#8216;<i>Stuff<\/i>&#8216;, but I am no expert, and finally have the dropdown Monthly plugin\/widget I had been searching for. 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