[Resolved] Simple archives page without having a child theme?

[Jay]

I want to create a simple archives page that is just a list of my categories, a list of months/years, and a list of my (for example) 100 most recent posts.

Is this possible to do without a child theme?

Thanks.

[Leo]

Hi there,

Would a plugin like Tom’s WP Show Posts help?
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-show-posts/

Then you can just create a list and insert them into a static page.

Let me know 🙂

[Jay]

That might work, I’ll test it out.

Thanks!

[Leo]

No problem 🙂

[Jay]

Just in case anyone comes across this thread looking for a way to create an archives page without using a child theme or plugin or anything else, I just came up with a super easy solution using the new Elements module in GP 1.7.

1. Create a new page in WordPress (e.g. /archives/).
2. Add a new GP “hook” element.
3. Make it something like…

<h2>Archives By Category:</h2>
<ul>
<?php wp_list_categories( 'sort_column=name&title_li=' ); ?>
</ul>		
<h2>Archives by Month:</h2>
<ul>
<?php wp_get_archives('type=monthly'); ?>
</ul>
<h2>Recent Posts:</h2>
<ul>
<?php wp_get_archives( 'type=postbypost&limit=100' ); ?>
</ul>

4. Set the hook location to after_entry_header.
5. Check “Execute PHP”
6. Set the display rule to “Page” and select the /archives/ page you made in step 1.
7. Save/publish.

Loving this new Elements functionality, by the way.

[Leo]

Thanks for sharing the solution and glad you are enjoying Elements 🙂

[Author]

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