How to limit wp_get_archives to show months for the X years only

Can anybody show me how to set a limit on wp_get_archives to show archives by month BUT only those for the year 2010 and above – so the 2009 monthly archives are not shown on the sidebar archive widget.

Thank you!

If using “regular” query in theme file (sidebar.php for example), this code will help do the trick:

<?php wp_get_archives('type=monthly&limit=12'); ?>

The above (and below) will only show the last 12 months.

However if using a widget, then add this code to your functions.php file:

function my_limit_archives( $args ) {
    $args['limit'] = 12;
    return $args;
}
add_filter( 'widget_archives_args', 'my_limit_archives' );
add_filter( 'widget_archives_dropdown_args', 'my_limit_archives' );

Note: In both of the above code examples, I don’t remember where I got the original code from (Google can probably find it?). I just pulled this from a fix I effected on another theme.

Finally, this resource may help point you in the direction to list archives only from 2010 to the present: http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-themes/how-to-customize-the-display-of-wordpress-archives-in-your-sidebar/

I hope the above helps you in some way! 🙂