Siteversary
Discover your WordPress site's birthday. See the installation date, your site's age, and a countdown to the next anniversary - right on the dashboard.
Use with caution
Siteversary works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 3 months ago, and scores 55/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Siteversary stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| anniversary | #34 |
| dashboard widget | >100 |
| install date | >100 |
| site age | >100 |
| site info | >100 |
About Siteversary
From the official readme · v1.0Description
Siteversary is a lightweight, zero-configuration plugin that shows when your WordPress site was born (created).
Instead of relying on a single (often unreliable) data point, Siteversary checks multiple signals – the oldest user registration, the oldest post (including the original “Hello world!”), and the oldest comment – and uses the earliest one as your site’s birthdate. The widget tells you which signal was used, so you always know where the date came from.
Perfect for:
- Web developers managing multiple WordPress installations
- Freelancers maintaining client sites
- Website owners curious about their site’s origins
- Celebrating site anniversaries
Features:
- Dashboard widget showing the site birthdate in your own date/time format
- Site age displayed in years, months and days
- Countdown to the next site anniversary (with a little celebration on the day itself)
- Multi-signal detection for reliable results even after migrations
- Result is cached, so the widget adds no measurable load
- Visible to administrators only
- No settings, no tracking, no bloat – a single small file
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory or install via the WordPress admin panel. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu.
- View the Siteversary widget on your Dashboard.
Frequently asked questions
How does it detect the install date?
It compares three signals stored by WordPress itself: the oldest user registration date, the oldest post date, and the oldest comment date. The earliest of these is used as the site’s birthdate. This multi-signal approach survives cases where a single signal is misleading (e.g. the original admin user was deleted, or content was imported).
The detected date looks wrong. Why?
If your site was migrated or content was imported from another site, the oldest record may predate (or postdate) the actual installation. The widget shows which signal was used, so you can judge its accuracy. The detection result is cached for a week; deactivating and reactivating the plugin re-runs it immediately.
Can I customize the date format?
Yes – it automatically uses your site’s date and time format settings under Settings > General.
Will this slow down my site?
No. It runs only on the dashboard, for administrators, and the detection result is cached. It has zero effect on frontend performance.
Changelog
First release.
1.0
- Initial release
- Dashboard widget with site birthdate, age (years, months, days) and anniversary countdown
- Multi-signal detection: oldest user registration, oldest post, oldest comment – earliest wins
- Detection source shown in the widget
- Result cached in a transient (cleared on activation/deactivation)
- Administrators only, fully translatable, zero configuration
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Siteversary: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 11, 2026
Is Siteversary free?
Yes. Siteversary is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Siteversary safe to use in 2026?
Siteversary works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 3 months ago, and scores 55/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Siteversary?
Siteversary is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 208 times since it launched in July 2026. It was downloaded 59 times in the last 30 days.
Does Siteversary work with WordPress 7.1?
Siteversary is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.7, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Siteversary need?
Siteversary requires PHP 7.3 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Siteversary last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on July 28, 2026 (3 months ago).
Who makes Siteversary?
Siteversary is developed and maintained by drdrksa.
What are the best alternatives to Siteversary?
The most popular alternatives to Siteversary are Connections Business Direct… (80+ installs), What We Were Writing (<10 installs) and Anniversary For WooCommerce (<10 installs).
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