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Honestly? I’m not a big fan of snowfall animations on websites. However, a festive plugin that does exactly that has spontaneously made its way onto our Advent calendar list.

This plugin by Felix Arntz is called Snow Fall and is so new that it hasn’t even been added to the official plugin directory on WordPress.org yet. However, you can download a working version from the plugin’s GitHub repository.

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This post is part of our advent of plugins 2024.

Anyone maintaining a blog for years, constantly publishing new content, and writing about current events or world affairs may be familiar with the problem: content ages and, after one, three, or perhaps five years, no longer holds the same relevance as it did at the time of publication.
Simply deleting content is not a viable option for most. This would break backlinks from other sites and social media and contradict the log aspect of a (we)blog. And, at least for me, there is some pride in the public archive of my work.

Enter: Aged Content Message

Apart from the publication date, blogs offer little indication that a post might be older content. This is why, ten years ago, Caspar Hübinger launched the Aged Content Message plugin, which Torsten Landsiedel has maintained since last year.

Screenshot of a Hello World blog post. Below the title and above the main content, a box is displayed with the heading "Times there are a-changing," indicating that the sample post appears to be more than 2 years old.
As soon as the Aged Content Message is active and properly configured, it will display notices like this one besides older posts.

The plugin’s functionality can be easily summarized: it displays a notification box above every post exceeding a certain age. Equipped with default content and styling, almost every aspect of Aged Content Message’s behavior can be customized by an admin.

Configuration

After installing the plugin directly from the plugin directory on WordPress.org. You can go ahead and activate it. A quick visit to the settings is required. These can be found under Settings – Aged Content.

On this settings page, you can not only adjust the text displayed in the box above older content but also, if needed, modify the HTML and CSS of the box directly.

Screenshot of the plugin's settings page. In addition to a preview of the notification box, this page displays settings for the text and the visibility of the notification boxes.
On the settings page, you can customize all aspects of the plugin.

It is also important to check the box labeled “Activate Message” at the top of the page. Only then will the plugin take action and add the boxes to older blog posts as desired.

Conclusion

According to WordPress.org, Aged Content Message has yet to be officially tested with WordPress 6.7. But my tests worked without any issues. For all the plugins we are featuring in our Advent calendar this year, we would be delighted if we could support the developers with excellent reviews on WordPress.org. It’s your chance to make someone’s day.

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Hello World! This is not really the beginning of the KrautPress Blog—that part was back in 2016—but since it’s all German, I guess many of you might not have had the best of times there. So, let’s consider this a new beginning. 

We might translate and add some of the most popular content from the German site as we move forward. In the meantime, this blog will be a place for insightful posts about the WordPress community, current events, and in-depth articles that will keep you informed and engaged.

And while you’re here – can I interest you in our lovely micro blog or podcast?

And if you’re a fan of the German blog, don’t worry—it’s not going anywhere.