Who is Compact Archives for?

Compact Archives is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners.

Is Compact Archives free?

Yes — Compact Archives is free to use.

What platforms does Compact Archives run on?

Compact Archives runs on the web and embeddable surfaces. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Compact Archives still active?

Unverified. Compact Archives has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Compact Archives?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Collapsing Archives, Archive, and Archive Posts, Pages & Categories Accordion.

Who develops Compact Archives?

Compact Archives is developed by Syed Balkhi.

How long has Compact Archives been around?

Compact Archives first shipped in 2008.

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Compact Archives

Name: Compact Archives
Author: Syed Balkhi

wordpress.orgOther productivity

Compact Archives is a WordPress plugin that displays monthly post archives in compact layouts. It supports archive-page blocks, sidebar-friendly formats, and multiple month label styles for WordPress site owners.

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Overview

5 features

In the Other productivity space, Compact Archives takes a focused approach. It focuses on displaying a site's long monthly post archive in a compact, space-efficient format. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress site owners. Compact Archives is free to use. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces, and it can be self-hosted.

Syed Balkhi builds and maintains Compact Archives, and it first shipped in 2008. Among its 5 catalogued features are monthly archives, compact layout, and sidebar widget. The interface is available in English and Russian.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Monthly archives
Compact layout
Sidebar widget
Gutenberg support
Archive page block

Built with & integrations

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Trust & compliance

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed6 Aug · 23:29 UTC
Compact Archives verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Compact Archives

What is Compact Archives?: Compact Archives focuses on displaying a site's long monthly post archive in a compact, space-efficient format. It is catalogued under Other productivity on PulseGate.
Who is Compact Archives for?: Compact Archives is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners.
Is Compact Archives free?: Yes — Compact Archives is free to use.
What platforms does Compact Archives run on?: Compact Archives runs on the web and embeddable surfaces. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Compact Archives still active?: Unverified. Compact Archives has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Compact Archives?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Collapsing Archives, Archive, and Archive Posts, Pages & Categories Accordion.Collapsing Archives Archive Archive Posts, Pages & Categories Accordion
Who develops Compact Archives?: Compact Archives is developed by Syed Balkhi.
How long has Compact Archives been around?: Compact Archives first shipped in 2008.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Russian
First seen: 6 Aug 2026
Built for: WordPress site owners
Model: B2B
Solves: Displaying a site's long monthly post archive in a compact, space-efficient format.

Registered as

WordPress.org: compact-archives

Developer

Syed Balkhi

Index record

Indexed: 6 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 6 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: compact-archives-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 9 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 6 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 6 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/compact-archives

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