Years Ago Today is a WordPress app, with a 5.0 average rating from 6 reviews, as of July 9, 2026.
Years Ago Today is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Scott Reilly. With a rating of 5.0★ from 6 reviews.
AppRanks data: Years Ago Today ranks #0 in Admin on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
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Years Ago Today is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Admin category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 6 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 Scott Reilly — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (6) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Years Ago Today works
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This plugin provides a simply admin dashboard widget that lists all of the posts published to your site on this day in previous years. The same listing can be shown on the front-end via the “Years Ago Today” block (WordPress 7.0+) or the [years-ago-today] shortcode. Users have the option (via their profiles) to opt into receiving a daily email that provides a listing and links to all of the posts published to your site on this day in previous years.
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Developer Documentation Developer documentation can be found in DEVELOPER-DOCS.md. That documentation covers the numerous hooks provided by the plugin. Those hooks are listed below to provide an overview of what’s available.
c2c_years_ago_today-email_cron_time : Customize the time of day to email the Years Ago Today email to those who have opted-in to it. By default this is “9:00 am”.
c2c_years_ago_today-email-if-no-posts : Override whether the daily Years Ago Today email is sent out on days that don’t have any posts in prior years. By default this value is false, meaning no email is sent in such circumstances.
c2c_years_ago_today-email-body-no-posts : Customize the content of the body of the daily Years Ago Today email when it is sent on days that had no posts in prior years.
c2c_years_ago_today-first_published_year : Explicitly define the earliest year to be considered when finding earlier published posts.
c2c_years_ago_today-post_types : Customize the post types included for consideration. Default ['post'].
c2c_years_ago_today-batch_size : Customize the number of daily emails sent per batch. Default 40.
c2c_years_ago_today-to_address : Customize the email address specified for the “To:” field of batched emails. Default “noreply@{site-domain}”.
Category rankings
As of Jul 9, 2026- Admin#0of 620Top 1%
- Coffee2code#0of 9Top 1%
- Dashboard#0of 88Top 1%
- History#0of 17Top 1%
- On this day#0of 1Top 1%
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Where Years Ago Today stands in the Admin category
Years Ago Today ranks #0 of 620 apps in the Admin category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Years Ago Today?
Years Ago Today is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 5.0-star rating from 6 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on a daily refresh cycle. It is listed under the Admin 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 Scott Reilly.
Who uses Years Ago Today?
Currently around 100 active stores have installed Years Ago Today. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Admin category on WordPress.