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wp_get_archives( string|array $args = ): void|string

Displays archive links based on type and format.

Description

See also

Parameters

$argsstring|arrayoptional
Default archive links arguments. Optional.
  • type string
    Type of archive to retrieve. Accepts 'daily', 'weekly', 'monthly', 'yearly', 'postbypost', or 'alpha'. Both 'postbypost' and 'alpha' display the same archive link list as well as post titles instead of displaying dates. The difference between the two is that 'alpha' will order by post title and 'postbypost' will order by post date.
    Default 'monthly'.
  • limit string|int
    Number of links to limit the query to. Default empty (no limit).
  • format string
    Format each link should take using the $before and $after args.
    Accepts 'link' (<link> tag), 'option' (<option> tag), 'html' (<li> tag), or a custom format, which generates a link anchor with $before preceding and $after succeeding. Default 'html'.
  • before string
    Markup to prepend to the beginning of each link.
  • after string
    Markup to append to the end of each link.
  • show_post_count bool
    Whether to display the post count alongside the link. Default false.
  • echo bool|int
    Whether to echo or return the links list. Default 1|true to echo.
  • order string
    Whether to use ascending or descending order. Accepts 'ASC', or 'DESC'.
    Default 'DESC'.
  • post_type string
    Post type. Default 'post'.
  • year string
    Year. Default current year.
  • monthnum string
    Month number. Default current month number.
  • day string
    Day. Default current day.
  • w string
    Week. Default current week.

Default:''

Return

void|string Void if 'echo' argument is true, archive links if 'echo' is false.

Source

function wp_get_archives( $args = '' ) {
	global $wpdb, $wp_locale;

	$defaults = array(
		'type'            => 'monthly',
		'limit'           => '',
		'format'          => 'html',
		'before'          => '',
		'after'           => '',
		'show_post_count' => false,
		'echo'            => 1,
		'order'           => 'DESC',
		'post_type'       => 'post',
		'year'            => get_query_var( 'year' ),
		'monthnum'        => get_query_var( 'monthnum' ),
		'day'             => get_query_var( 'day' ),
		'w'               => get_query_var( 'w' ),
	);

	$parsed_args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );

	$post_type_object = get_post_type_object( $parsed_args['post_type'] );
	if ( ! is_post_type_viewable( $post_type_object ) ) {
		return;
	}

	$parsed_args['post_type'] = $post_type_object->name;

	if ( '' === $parsed_args['type'] ) {
		$parsed_args['type'] = 'monthly';
	}

	if ( ! empty( $parsed_args['limit'] ) ) {
		$parsed_args['limit'] = absint( $parsed_args['limit'] );
		$parsed_args['limit'] = ' LIMIT ' . $parsed_args['limit'];
	}

	$order = strtoupper( $parsed_args['order'] );
	if ( 'ASC' !== $order ) {
		$order = 'DESC';
	}

	// This is what will separate dates on weekly archive links.
	$archive_week_separator = '&#8211;';

	$sql_where = $wpdb->prepare( "WHERE post_type = %s AND post_status = 'publish'", $parsed_args['post_type'] );

	/**
	 * Filters the SQL WHERE clause for retrieving archives.
	 *
	 * @since 2.2.0
	 *
	 * @param string $sql_where   Portion of SQL query containing the WHERE clause.
	 * @param array  $parsed_args An array of default arguments.
	 */
	$where = apply_filters( 'getarchives_where', $sql_where, $parsed_args );

	/**
	 * Filters the SQL JOIN clause for retrieving archives.
	 *
	 * @since 2.2.0
	 *
	 * @param string $sql_join    Portion of SQL query containing JOIN clause.
	 * @param array  $parsed_args An array of default arguments.
	 */
	$join = apply_filters( 'getarchives_join', '', $parsed_args );

	$output = '';

	$last_changed = wp_cache_get_last_changed( 'posts' );

	$limit = $parsed_args['limit'];

	if ( 'monthly' === $parsed_args['type'] ) {
		$query   = "SELECT YEAR(post_date) AS `year`, MONTH(post_date) AS `month`, count(ID) as posts FROM $wpdb->posts $join $where GROUP BY YEAR(post_date), MONTH(post_date) ORDER BY post_date $order $limit";
		$key     = md5( $query );
		$key     = "wp_get_archives:$key:$last_changed";
		$results = wp_cache_get( $key, 'post-queries' );
		if ( ! $results ) {
			$results = $wpdb->get_results( $query );
			wp_cache_set( $key, $results, 'post-queries' );
		}
		if ( $results ) {
			$after = $parsed_args['after'];
			foreach ( (array) $results as $result ) {
				$url = get_month_link( $result->year, $result->month );
				if ( 'post' !== $parsed_args['post_type'] ) {
					$url = add_query_arg( 'post_type', $parsed_args['post_type'], $url );
				}
				/* translators: 1: Month name, 2: 4-digit year. */
				$text = sprintf( __( '%1$s %2$d' ), $wp_locale->get_month( $result->month ), $result->year );
				if ( $parsed_args['show_post_count'] ) {
					$parsed_args['after'] = '&nbsp;(' . $result->posts . ')' . $after;
				}
				$selected = is_archive() && (string) $parsed_args['year'] === $result->year && (string) $parsed_args['monthnum'] === $result->month;
				$output  .= get_archives_link( $url, $text, $parsed_args['format'], $parsed_args['before'], $parsed_args['after'], $selected );
			}
		}
	} elseif ( 'yearly' === $parsed_args['type'] ) {
		$query   = "SELECT YEAR(post_date) AS `year`, count(ID) as posts FROM $wpdb->posts $join $where GROUP BY YEAR(post_date) ORDER BY post_date $order $limit";
		$key     = md5( $query );
		$key     = "wp_get_archives:$key:$last_changed";
		$results = wp_cache_get( $key, 'post-queries' );
		if ( ! $results ) {
			$results = $wpdb->get_results( $query );
			wp_cache_set( $key, $results, 'post-queries' );
		}
		if ( $results ) {
			$after = $parsed_args['after'];
			foreach ( (array) $results as $result ) {
				$url = get_year_link( $result->year );
				if ( 'post' !== $parsed_args['post_type'] ) {
					$url = add_query_arg( 'post_type', $parsed_args['post_type'], $url );
				}
				$text = sprintf( '%d', $result->year );
				if ( $parsed_args['show_post_count'] ) {
					$parsed_args['after'] = '&nbsp;(' . $result->posts . ')' . $after;
				}
				$selected = is_archive() && (string) $parsed_args['year'] === $result->year;
				$output  .= get_archives_link( $url, $text, $parsed_args['format'], $parsed_args['before'], $parsed_args['after'], $selected );
			}
		}
	} elseif ( 'daily' === $parsed_args['type'] ) {
		$query   = "SELECT YEAR(post_date) AS `year`, MONTH(post_date) AS `month`, DAYOFMONTH(post_date) AS `dayofmonth`, count(ID) as posts FROM $wpdb->posts $join $where GROUP BY YEAR(post_date), MONTH(post_date), DAYOFMONTH(post_date) ORDER BY post_date $order $limit";
		$key     = md5( $query );
		$key     = "wp_get_archives:$key:$last_changed";
		$results = wp_cache_get( $key, 'post-queries' );
		if ( ! $results ) {
			$results = $wpdb->get_results( $query );
			wp_cache_set( $key, $results, 'post-queries' );
		}
		if ( $results ) {
			$after = $parsed_args['after'];
			foreach ( (array) $results as $result ) {
				$url = get_day_link( $result->year, $result->month, $result->dayofmonth );
				if ( 'post' !== $parsed_args['post_type'] ) {
					$url = add_query_arg( 'post_type', $parsed_args['post_type'], $url );
				}
				$date = sprintf( '%1$d-%2$02d-%3$02d 00:00:00', $result->year, $result->month, $result->dayofmonth );
				$text = mysql2date( get_option( 'date_format' ), $date );
				if ( $parsed_args['show_post_count'] ) {
					$parsed_args['after'] = '&nbsp;(' . $result->posts . ')' . $after;
				}
				$selected = is_archive() && (string) $parsed_args['year'] === $result->year && (string) $parsed_args['monthnum'] === $result->month && (string) $parsed_args['day'] === $result->dayofmonth;
				$output  .= get_archives_link( $url, $text, $parsed_args['format'], $parsed_args['before'], $parsed_args['after'], $selected );
			}
		}
	} elseif ( 'weekly' === $parsed_args['type'] ) {
		$week    = _wp_mysql_week( '`post_date`' );
		$query   = "SELECT DISTINCT $week AS `week`, YEAR( `post_date` ) AS `yr`, DATE_FORMAT( `post_date`, '%Y-%m-%d' ) AS `yyyymmdd`, count( `ID` ) AS `posts` FROM `$wpdb->posts` $join $where GROUP BY $week, YEAR( `post_date` ) ORDER BY `post_date` $order $limit";
		$key     = md5( $query );
		$key     = "wp_get_archives:$key:$last_changed";
		$results = wp_cache_get( $key, 'post-queries' );
		if ( ! $results ) {
			$results = $wpdb->get_results( $query );
			wp_cache_set( $key, $results, 'post-queries' );
		}
		$arc_w_last = '';
		if ( $results ) {
			$after = $parsed_args['after'];
			foreach ( (array) $results as $result ) {
				if ( $result->week != $arc_w_last ) {
					$arc_year       = $result->yr;
					$arc_w_last     = $result->week;
					$arc_week       = get_weekstartend( $result->yyyymmdd, get_option( 'start_of_week' ) );
					$arc_week_start = date_i18n( get_option( 'date_format' ), $arc_week['start'] );
					$arc_week_end   = date_i18n( get_option( 'date_format' ), $arc_week['end'] );
					$url            = add_query_arg(
						array(
							'm' => $arc_year,
							'w' => $result->week,
						),
						home_url( '/' )
					);
					if ( 'post' !== $parsed_args['post_type'] ) {
						$url = add_query_arg( 'post_type', $parsed_args['post_type'], $url );
					}
					$text = $arc_week_start . $archive_week_separator . $arc_week_end;
					if ( $parsed_args['show_post_count'] ) {
						$parsed_args['after'] = '&nbsp;(' . $result->posts . ')' . $after;
					}
					$selected = is_archive() && (string) $parsed_args['year'] === $result->yr && (string) $parsed_args['w'] === $result->week;
					$output  .= get_archives_link( $url, $text, $parsed_args['format'], $parsed_args['before'], $parsed_args['after'], $selected );
				}
			}
		}
	} elseif ( ( 'postbypost' === $parsed_args['type'] ) || ( 'alpha' === $parsed_args['type'] ) ) {
		$orderby = ( 'alpha' === $parsed_args['type'] ) ? 'post_title ASC ' : 'post_date DESC, ID DESC ';
		$query   = "SELECT * FROM $wpdb->posts $join $where ORDER BY $orderby $limit";
		$key     = md5( $query );
		$key     = "wp_get_archives:$key:$last_changed";
		$results = wp_cache_get( $key, 'post-queries' );
		if ( ! $results ) {
			$results = $wpdb->get_results( $query );
			wp_cache_set( $key, $results, 'post-queries' );
		}
		if ( $results ) {
			foreach ( (array) $results as $result ) {
				if ( '0000-00-00 00:00:00' !== $result->post_date ) {
					$url = get_permalink( $result );
					if ( $result->post_title ) {
						/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/post-template.php */
						$text = strip_tags( apply_filters( 'the_title', $result->post_title, $result->ID ) );
					} else {
						$text = $result->ID;
					}
					$selected = get_the_ID() === $result->ID;
					$output  .= get_archives_link( $url, $text, $parsed_args['format'], $parsed_args['before'], $parsed_args['after'], $selected );
				}
			}
		}
	}

	if ( $parsed_args['echo'] ) {
		echo $output;
	} else {
		return $output;
	}
}

Hooks

apply_filters( ‘getarchives_join’, string $sql_join, array $parsed_args )

Filters the SQL JOIN clause for retrieving archives.

apply_filters( ‘getarchives_where’, string $sql_where, array $parsed_args )

Filters the SQL WHERE clause for retrieving archives.

apply_filters( ‘the_title’, string $post_title, int $post_id )

Filters the post title.

Changelog

Version Description
5.2.0 The $year, $monthnum, $day, and $w arguments were added.
4.4.0 The $post_type argument was added.
1.2.0 Introduced.

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