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pixelalbatross/date-block
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0.8.0(8mo ago)11.5k↓31.7%GPL-3.0-or-laterJavaScriptPHP ^7.4|^8.0CI passing

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Date Block
==========

[](#date-block)

> The date block lets users display a date on a page.

Description
-----------

[](#description)

Simple date block for the WordPress block editor.

Users have the option to select one of the pre-defined date formats or specify a custom format of their choice for displaying the date.

No styling is provided.

The icons are from [Themify Icons](https://themify.me/themify-icons).

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

### Manual Installation

[](#manual-installation)

1. Download the plugin ZIP file from the GitHub repository.
2. Go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin in your WordPress admin area.
3. Upload the ZIP file and click Install Now.
4. Activate the plugin.

### Install with Composer

[](#install-with-composer)

To include this plugin as a dependency in your Composer-managed WordPress project:

1. Add the plugin to your project using the following command:

```
composer require pixelalbatross/date-block
```

2. Run `composer install` to install the plugin.
3. Activate the plugin from your WordPress admin area or using WP-CLI.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

This plugin requires no configuration.

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

A complete listing of all notable changes to this project are documented in [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/pixelalbatross/date-block/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md).

###  Health Score

37

—

LowBetter than 81% of packages

Maintenance61

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity46

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 96.6% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~102 days

Recently: every ~112 days

Total

10

Last Release

250d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP ^7.4|^8.0

0.6.0PHP ^8.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/42eed63db46bd6dc4df88e37095ad4f8aeacfcc63f68e7e11c637eb9ec18a652?d=identicon)[s3rgiosan](/maintainers/s3rgiosan)

---

Top Contributors

[![s3rgiosan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/499982?v=4)](https://github.com/s3rgiosan "s3rgiosan (28 commits)")[![szepeviktor](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/952007?v=4)](https://github.com/szepeviktor "szepeviktor (1 commits)")

---

Tags

block-editorgutenbergwordpresswordpress-plugin

###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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