Limit Archives Widget to Display Only 12 Months

Do you want to change the settings of the default archives widget? While there’s probably a plugin for this, we have created a quick code snippet that you can use to limit archives widget to display only 12 months in WordPress.

Instructions:

All you have to do is add this code to your theme’s functions.php file or in a site-specific plugin:

function my_limit_archives($args){
    $args['limit'] = 12;
    return $args;
}
add_filter( 'widget_archives_args', 'my_limit_archives' );

If you want to create a dropdown of the archives and limit it to 12 months, then simply add this code snippet to the functions.php file or site-specific plugin.

function my_limit_archives($args){
    $args['limit'] = 12;
    return $args;
}

add_filter( 'widget_archives_dropdown_args', 'my_limit_archives' );

Note: If this is your first time adding code snippets in WordPress, then please refer to our guide on how to properly copy / paste code snippets in WordPress, so you don’t accidentally break your site.

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