Chronological Posts
Chronological posts reverses the default post order throughout your site to be chronological instead of reverse-chronological.
Solid choice
Chronological Posts is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 1K+ sites, is rated 4.9/5 and was last updated 3 months ago, and scores 73/100 on our health check.
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Chronological Posts stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| chronological | #1 |
| post order | #40 |
| reverse post order | #3 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 from 12 reviews
About Chronological Posts
From the official readme · v1.1Description
Chronological posts reverses the default post order throughout your site to be chronological instead of reverse-chronological. This can be useful for sites displaying historical content, journals, books, etc. where the content is intended to be read chronologically (typically, it works well for any sites where the entire content of the site – every post – is intended to be read sequentially). It is also useful for archived sites, preserving the history of posts in a sequential format, oldest to newest.
Installation
- Take the easy route and install through the WordPress plugin installer, or,
- Download the .zip file and upload the unzipped folder to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Frequently asked questions
Where are the options?
There are no options. When active, this plugin will automatically display your posts in chronological order on all views, including the main blog index day/month/year archives, category/tag archives, author archives, searches, etc. The admin UI is not changed, only the frontend display.
Displaying only specific post types in chronological order
This plugin changes all post types to be chronological, globally. To apply it only to a specific post type, I suggest forking the plugin and adding a simple check for the post type of the query before it sets the query order to ASC. This is not a complicated process – the plugin has only 6 lines of code.
Changelog
Initial release.
1.1 (7/13/2026)
- 10-year compatibility verification and code hardening.
1.0 (3/30/2016)
- First publicly available version of the plugin.
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Chronological Posts: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is Chronological Posts free?
Yes. Chronological Posts is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Chronological Posts safe to use in 2026?
Chronological Posts is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 1K+ sites, is rated 4.9/5 and was last updated 3 months ago, and scores 73/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Chronological Posts?
Chronological Posts is active on 1K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 18,380 times since it launched in April 2016. It was downloaded 413 times in the last 30 days.
Does Chronological Posts work with WordPress 7.1?
Chronological Posts is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.6, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Chronological Posts last updated?
The latest version, 1.1, was released on July 13, 2026 (3 months ago).
Who makes Chronological Posts?
Chronological Posts is developed and maintained by Nick Halsey.
What are the best alternatives to Chronological Posts?
The most popular alternatives to Chronological Posts are Post Order By Category (900+ installs), Default Sort Ascend (400+ installs) and Selected Categories Post Or… (<10 installs).
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