Best WordPress Plugins for Archives

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Archives

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for archives comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

1. Advanced File Manager Best overall 89/100
2. Xpro Theme Builder For Elementor 86/100
3. ShopBuilder 84/100
4. Disable Author Archives 83/100
5. Simple Yearly Archive 83/100
6. Magical Shop Builder 82/100
7. Custom Add to Cart labels for WooCommerce 81/100
8. Tainacan 81/100
9. Custom Query Blocks 80/100
10. Archive Page 80/100
11. JS Archive List 79/100
12. Archivarix External Images Importer 79/100
13. Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer 79/100
14. Category Archives Block 79/100
15. Ajaxified Cart 79/100

Best overall Free by Saad Iqbal

Advanced File Manager

Use Advanced File Manager to manage WordPress files, create archives, and build document libraries—all directly from your WordPress dashboard!

4.8★: from 438 ratings
100k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

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Free by Xpro

Xpro Theme Builder For Elementor

Try FREE Theme Builder for Elementor with 50+ FREE widgets. Create a custom header, footer, singular, and archive layout in no time.

5★: from 14 ratings
20k+: active installs
Updated: Jun 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

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Free by RadiusTheme

ShopBuilder

WooCommerce builder for Elementor includes 80+ widgets, WooCommerce templates, quick view, compare, wishlist, shop & archive page builder and more.

4.7★: from 18 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

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Free by freemp

Disable Author Archives

Disable Author Archives completely removes author archives and makes the web server return status code 404 ('Not Found') instead.

4.4★: from 7 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

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Free by wpseek

Simple Yearly Archive

Simple Yearly Archive is a rather neat and simple Wordpress plugin that allows you to display your archives in a year-based list.

4.7★: from 30 ratings
6k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

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Free by Noor Alam

Magical Shop Builder

The complete WooCommerce Shop Builder for Elementor. Build custom single product pages, cart, checkout, my account & shop archives with 60+ widgets.

5★: from 9 ratings
2k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

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Free by Saad Iqbal

Custom Add to Cart labels for WooCommerce

Easily customize "Add to Cart" button labels for every WooCommerce product type — on single product pages AND archive/shop pages. No coding required.

3.9★: from 14 ratings
5k+: active installs
Updated: Jul 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

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Free by tainacan

Tainacan

A powerful and flexible open-source repository platform that brings digital collection management to WordPress.

5★: from 12 ratings
1k+: active installs
Updated: Jul 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

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Free by Ronald Huereca

Custom Query Blocks

Map your archives to pages. Map 404 and term archives as well.

4.6★: from 25 ratings
700+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

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Free by Alobaidi

Archive Page

Make archive page easily with full customize and in all languages of the world.

5★: from 3 ratings
700+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

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Free by Miguel Useche

JS Archive List

A JS widget (can be used in posts) for displaying an archive list with some effects.

4.8★: from 45 ratings
3k+: active installs
Updated: Apr 2026
Tested to: WP 6.9.7

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Free by Archivarix Support

Archivarix External Images Importer

Import external images in posts and pages from external sources or Web Archive if original sources are not available anymore.

5★: from 9 ratings
1k+: active installs
Updated: May 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

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Free by Internet Archive

Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer

Automatically fix broken links by replacing them with archived versions from the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.

3.8★: from 8 ratings
1k+: active installs
Updated: Jun 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by Daniel Floeter

Category Archives Block

Displays a monthly or yearly archive of posts for one or more specific categories.

4.2★: from 5 ratings
900+: active installs
Updated: Jun 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by Abhishek Kumar

Ajaxified Cart

AJAX add-to-cart for WooCommerce: simple & variable products on archives/blocks via accessible modal and instant cart refresh.

4.8★: from 13 ratings
300+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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