Description
What We Were Writing helps editors prepare a collection of historical posts for a specific calendar date.
Choose a future display date in the WordPress administration area. The plugin finds published posts from the same day and month in earlier years. Select the required posts and save the collection.
On the scheduled date, the [what_we_were_writing] shortcode displays a simple server-rendered HTML list grouped by year. When no collection exists for the current date, the shortcode returns no output.
Features:
- Manual selection of posts for any display date.
- Automatic search by matching day and month in previous years.
- Several posts from one year or from different years.
- Simple server-rendered output without JavaScript or animations.
- No external services, tracking, or third-party libraries.
- Multisite-compatible database installation and removal.
The plugin stores only the display date and a JSON list of selected post IDs in its own database table.
Shortcode
Basic usage:
[what_we_were_writing]
Optional attribute:
titlechanges the section heading.
Example:
[what_we_were_writing title="Our history"]
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/or install the ZIP file from the WordPress administration area. - Activate What We Were Writing.
- Open Posts > What We Were Writing.
- Choose a display date, select posts, and save the collection.
- Place
[what_we_were_writing]on the required page or in a shortcode-compatible block.
FAQ
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What happens when no collection is scheduled for today?
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The shortcode returns an empty string and does not display a notice or placeholder.
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What happens if a selected post is deleted?
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Deleted, private, draft, or otherwise unavailable posts are skipped automatically.
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Does a collection repeat every year?
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No. Each collection belongs to one exact calendar date, including the year.
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Where is the data stored?
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The plugin stores the display date and selected post IDs in its own database table.
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Does the plugin collect personal data or contact external services?
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No. The plugin does not collect personal data, send tracking information, or contact external services.
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Contributors & Developers
“What We Were Writing” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.1
- Initial public release.