Month List

Loops through the months of the year starting with current month start_month/start_year (default: current), exposing {{name}}, {{abbr}}, {{number}}, {{id}}, {{year}} per iteration.

Attributes:

Attributes	Description
`[start_month]`	(Optional) The first month to show, as a number from 1 to 12. Default: the current month.
`[start_year]`	(Optional) The year of the first month. Default: the current year.

Tokens you can use inside the shortcode

Token	Output
{{name}} / {{month}}	Full month name (October)
{{abbr}}	Short month name (Oct)
{{number}} / {{id}}	Month number with no leading zero (10)
{{year}}	Four-digit year (2026)

Shortcode:

[month_list]

Code Examples:

Month filter dropdown (starts at the current month):

<select name="month">
  [month_list]
  <option value="{{year}}-{{number}}">{{name}} {{year}}</option>
  [/month_list]
</select>

Output (in October 2026): October 2026, November 2026, December 2026, January 2027 … September 2027

Fixed calendar year, January to December:

<ul class="nav nav-pills">
  [month_list start_month="1" start_year="2026"]
  <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="?month={{number}}&year={{year}}">{{abbr}}</a></li>
  [/month_list]
</ul>

Output: Jan, Feb … Dec, each linking to ?month=1&year=2026 and so on.

Note:

One thing to know before publishing these: each month is built from today's day of the month. So on the 29th–31st, a shorter month can roll over into the next one.

Month List

Note:

See also