"On this day" PHP code for template?

  • Anyone know of a PHP snippet which I could place into the template which would have a link to a post on the same day, but a year prior? Something to the effect of “On this day in 2011, 2010” etc?

    Bonus if the code is “smart” and grays out the year if no post is available.

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  • https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Class_Reference/WP_Query#Time_Parameters

    example (this links to the date archive one year ago):

    <?php $on_this_day = get_posts('year='.(date('Y')-1).'&monthnum='.date('n').'&day='.date('j'));
if( $on_this_day ) {
	echo '<a class="on-this-day" href="'.get_day_link( (date('Y')-1), date('m'), date('d')).'" title="On This Day in '.(date('Y')-1).'">';
	echo 'On this day in '.(date('Y')-1);
	echo '</a>';
} else {
	echo '<span class="on-this-day">'.'On this day in <span>'.(date('Y')-1).'</span></span>';
} ?>

    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Function_Reference/get_day_link

    if you want to link to just one (random) post, try and use:

    <?php $on_this_day = get_posts('year='.(date('Y')-1).'&monthnum='.date('n').'&day='.date('j').'&posts_per_page=1&orderby=rand');
if( $on_this_day ) {
	echo '<a class="on-this-day" href="'.get_permalink( $on_this_day[0]->ID ).'" title="On This Day in '.(date('Y')-1).'">';
	echo 'On this day in '.(date('Y')-1);
	echo '</a>';
} else {
	echo '<span class="on-this-day">'.'On this day in <span>'.(date('Y')-1).'</span></span>';
} ?>

    the ‘greying out’ of the year should be possible with css formatting of .on-this-day span { ... }

    Thread Starter drsprite

    (@drsprite)

    Perfect, thank you! I think I can use this to make it go back many years.

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