FacetWP Time Since

FacetWP Time Since - Quickly filter content by age

FacetWP Time Since is a plugin that integrates with the FacetWP system, adding the ability to filter and display posts by relative time since publication or another date field. The plugin allows you to present information as "n hours ago," "x days ago," or "a month ago," and offers pre-built filters such as "last 24 hours," "last week," or "last month." FacetWP Time Since facilitates the creation of intuitive search interfaces for news sites, job boards, job directories, and event websites.

Key Features of FacetWP Time Since

• Dynamic conversion of date fields to relative format (time ago) - readable messages instead of calendar date.
• A special "Time Since" face type for FacetWP that allows you to filter entries by time elapsed (e.g. 0–24h, 1–7 days, 7–30 days).
• Support for custom fields (meta fields), ACF fields, publication dates, and taxonomy dates.
• Configurable thresholds and time ranges – the ability to create your own intervals tailored to the needs of the service.
• Ajax results refresh compatible with FacetWP mechanics - smooth user experience without page reload.
• Label formatting options: abbreviations ("min", "days"), full names ("hours ago", "days ago") and the ability to localize texts.
• Programming features: shortcode, PHP helpers, and filters for advanced behavior customization.

Practical applications and benefits

FacetWP Time Since is useful wherever publication time or content age is important. Newsrooms can highlight fresh news, classifieds sites can filter new listings, and event platforms can search for upcoming posts based on dates. By clearly presenting the passage of time, visitors receive quick context, improving the user experience and increasing engagement.

• Speed up the search process – the user quickly narrows down the results to the newest or oldest entries.
• Better conversion for time-sensitive offers (promotions, announcements, events).
• Greater clarity of content – instead of a calendar date, a time relationship is immediately visible.
• Flexibility - the site administrator defines the scopes and appearance of filters without having to interfere with the FacetWP core code.

Technical aspects of integration

FacetWP Time Since works with existing FacetWP installations and leverages the plugin's indexing mechanisms, ensuring performance even with large numbers of entries. The plugin offers relative time calculation caching and query optimizations to minimize performance impact. Additional filters and actions allow developers to customize the interval calculation logic, support time zones, and integrate with multilingual systems.

Examples of development applications

• Automatically create "latest offers" lists based on the Time Since guy.
• Generating dynamic "new" badges for posts published in the last 48 hours.
• Filter API results using the same time ranges as in the public interface.

FacetWP Time Since is a tool that enhances FacetWP's functionality by adding an intuitive, customizable time filter. The plugin improves content readability and speeds up the search process, resulting in a better visitor experience and increased website efficiency.