Custom Wording for Archive Titles
Rewrites archive headings with your own wording, such as "Articles by Jane" on author pages or "Posts from March 2026" on monthly archives.
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Code
// Title templates. %s is replaced with the term, author or date.
$wpide_archive_titles = array(
'category' => '%s',
'tag' => 'Posts tagged "%s"',
'author' => 'Articles by %s',
'year' => 'Posts from %s',
'month' => 'Posts from %s',
'day' => 'Posts from %s',
);
add_filter( 'get_the_archive_title', function ( $title ) use ( $wpide_archive_titles ) {
if ( is_category() ) {
return sprintf( $wpide_archive_titles['category'], single_cat_title( '', false ) );
}
if ( is_tag() ) {
return sprintf( $wpide_archive_titles['tag'], single_tag_title( '', false ) );
}
if ( is_author() ) {
return sprintf( $wpide_archive_titles['author'], get_the_author_meta( 'display_name', get_queried_object_id() ) );
}
if ( is_day() ) {
return sprintf( $wpide_archive_titles['day'], get_the_date() );
}
if ( is_month() ) {
return sprintf( $wpide_archive_titles['month'], get_the_date( 'F Y' ) );
}
if ( is_year() ) {
return sprintf( $wpide_archive_titles['year'], get_the_date( 'Y' ) );
}
return $title;
}, 20 );Notes
Edit the templates at the top; %s is replaced with the name or date.
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