Herodotus – On This Day is a WordPress app, with a 5.0 average rating from 1 reviews, as of July 10, 2026.
Herodotus – On This Day is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by WP Gang. With a rating of 5.0★ from 1 reviews.
AppRanks data: Herodotus – On This Day ranks #0 in Dates on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Herodotus – On This Day is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Events category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 1 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (5.0★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by WP Gang — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (1) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Herodotus – On This Day works
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Herodotus is a specialized tool for creating recurring historical events based on Day and Month, making it perfect for “This Day in History”, birthdays, anniversaries, or any annual recurring timeline.
Unlike the default WordPress behavior where posts are tied to a specific publication year, Herodotus introduces its own herodotus_post Custom Post Type. You simply pick a day and a month from the custom date picker in the block editor, and your post will automatically appear on that exact day every single year.
Key Features:
Dedicated Custom Post Type — keeps your regular blog posts completely separate from historical events.
Custom Taxonomy — group historical events into categories like “Science”, “Politics”, “Birthdays”, etc.
Annual Recursion — just set “May 15” and the post appears every May 15, forever.
Two Layouts — standard list layout for pages, compact layout ideal for sidebars and widgets.
Shortcode & Gutenberg Block — use [herodotus] or the included block to display events anywhere.
Year Support — set the year of the event for display purposes.
Year Badge — the historical year is displayed as a badge on each event card, so visitors immediately see when the event occurred.
Category Filtering — display posts from a specific category using [herodotus category="history"].
Category Labels — category is displayed on each event card and on the single event page.
Hide Images — show posts as text-only using [herodotus show_image="false"].
Open Graph & Twitter Card — automatic meta tags for beautiful social media sharing previews.
Schema.org Markup — JSON-LD structured data (Article, Event, CollectionPage) for better SEO and Google rich results. Automatically disabled if Yoast SEO, RankMath, AIOSEO or The SEO Framework is active.
Timezone Aware — strictly respects your WordPress timezone settings.
WPML & Polylang Ready — includes wpml-config.xml for full multilingual compatibility.
Translation Ready — includes translations for Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Turkish.
Caching — built-in transient caching for fast frontend performance.
Sortable Admin Columns — the posts list in the admin shows “Herodotus Date” and “Year” columns, both clickable to sort your events by date or year.
Available Shortcode Attributes:
[herodotus] — show today’s posts using global settings.
[herodotus layout="compact"] — compact view, ideal for sidebars.
[herodotus limit="5"] — limit to first 5 posts.
[herodotus category="history"] — show posts from a specific category (use slug).
[herodotus excerpt_words="15"] — set custom excerpt length.
[herodotus show_image="false"] — hide images, show only title, excerpt and Read more.
[herodotus order="DESC"] — reverse sort order for this instance (overrides the global setting).
Category rankings
As of Jul 10, 2026- Dates#0of 12Top 1%
- Events#0of 396Top 1%
- History#0of 17Top 1%
- Recurring#0of 10Top 1%
- This day in history#0of 1Top 1%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where Herodotus – On This Day stands in the Events category
Herodotus – On This Day ranks #0 of 396 apps in the Events category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Herodotus – On This Day?
Herodotus – On This Day is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 5.0-star rating from 1 merchant review, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on a daily refresh cycle. It is listed under the Events category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by WP Gang.
Who uses Herodotus – On This Day?
Herodotus – On This Day is actively installed across WordPress stores tracked by AppRanks. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Events category on WordPress.