- Category rank
- #109 in Widget
- Listing audit
- 45/100
Compact Archives is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Syed Balkhi. With a rating of 5.0★ from 9 reviews, it currently ranks #109 in the Widget category.
Compact Archives is the #109 ranked Widget app on WordPress, with a 5.0 average rating from 9 reviews, as of Sep 11, 2026.
AppRanks verdict
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Compact Archives ranks #109 of 781 in Widget on WordPress. It holds a 5.0★ average from 9 reviews on WordPress.
Pros
- No standout positives in the measured data.
Cons
- −Only 9 reviews — the average can still move with a few new ratings
How Compact Archives works
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The built-in WordPress archives widget is great for new blogs, but it doesn’t look as good for more established blogs like WPBeginner. Compact Archives displays the monthly archive of posts in a more compact form rather than the usual long list. It can be shown as a compact block suitable for the body of an archives page:
2009: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2008: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2007: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
or in an even more compact form to fit a sidebar:
2009: J F M A M J J A S O N D 2008: J F M A M J J A S O N D 2007: J F M A M J J A S O N D
or something in between:
2009: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 2008: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 2007: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
Compact Archive plugin works seamlessly with Gutenberg Block Editor, Classic Editor, and WordPress widgets.
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