From 327bdbcde7ded952355b086f74e6dc16be908acd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Omar Alshaker <omar@omaralshaker.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2026 14:47:37 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Dashboard: Add On This Day load more button

---
 src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js              |  59 ++++++
 src/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php                   |   1 +
 src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php        |  46 +++++
 .../includes/dashboard-on-this-day.php        | 182 ++++++++++++------
 tests/phpunit/includes/testcase-ajax.php      |   1 +
 .../tests/admin/wpDashboardOnThisDay.php      |  13 +-
 .../tests/ajax/wpAjaxDashboardOnThisDay.php   |  68 +++++++
 tests/qunit/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js          |  74 +++++++
 8 files changed, 377 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/phpunit/tests/ajax/wpAjaxDashboardOnThisDay.php

diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
index 0c92f1e1b3e47..3b3408aecf2e5 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
@@ -190,6 +190,65 @@ jQuery( function($) {
 	};
 	window.quickPressLoad();
 
+	/**
+	 * Loads the remaining posts in the On This Day dashboard widget.
+	 *
+	 * @since 7.1.0
+	 */
+	$( document ).on( 'click', '#wp_dashboard_on_this_day .wp-on-this-day-load-more button', function() {
+		var $button = $( this ),
+			$widget = $button.closest( '#wp_dashboard_on_this_day' ),
+			$posts = $widget.find( '#wp-on-this-day-posts' );
+
+		if ( $button.prop( 'disabled' ) ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$button.prop( 'disabled', true );
+
+		$.post( ajaxurl, {
+			action: 'dashboard-on-this-day-load-more',
+			_ajax_nonce: $button.attr( 'data-wp-on-this-day-nonce' ),
+			offset: $button.attr( 'data-wp-on-this-day-offset' )
+		} ).done( function( response ) {
+			var $additional_years,
+				post_count;
+
+			if ( ! response.success ) {
+				$button.prop( 'disabled', false );
+				return;
+			}
+
+			$additional_years = $( response.data.html ).filter( '.wp-on-this-day-year' );
+
+			$additional_years.each( function() {
+				var $year = $( this ),
+					year = $year.attr( 'data-wp-on-this-day-year' ),
+					$existing_year = $posts.children( '[data-wp-on-this-day-year="' + year + '"]' );
+
+				if ( $existing_year.length ) {
+					$existing_year.children( '.wp-on-this-day-year-posts' ).append( $year.children( '.wp-on-this-day-year-posts' ).children() );
+				} else {
+					$posts.append( $year );
+				}
+			} );
+
+			post_count = response.data.post_count;
+			$button.closest( '.wp-on-this-day-load-more' ).remove();
+
+			if ( post_count ) {
+				wp.a11y.speak(
+					wp.i18n.sprintf(
+						wp.i18n._n( '%s additional post loaded.', '%s additional posts loaded.', post_count ),
+						post_count
+					)
+				);
+			}
+		} ).fail( function() {
+			$button.prop( 'disabled', false );
+		} );
+	} );
+
 	// Enable the dragging functionality of the widgets.
 	$( '.meta-box-sortables' ).sortable( 'option', 'containment', '#wpwrap' );
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php b/src/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
index 3ad60f95766e3..9568fbc77f3b9 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
 	'install-theme',
 	'get-post-thumbnail-html',
 	'get-community-events',
+	'dashboard-on-this-day-load-more',
 	'edit-theme-plugin-file',
 	'wp-privacy-export-personal-data',
 	'wp-privacy-erase-personal-data',
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
index 3cda30f0d523f..017d0a5d42b9c 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
@@ -412,6 +412,52 @@ function wp_ajax_get_community_events() {
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Loads the remaining posts for the On This Day dashboard widget.
+ *
+ * @since 7.1.0
+ */
+function wp_ajax_dashboard_on_this_day_load_more() {
+	check_ajax_referer( 'wp_dashboard_on_this_day_load_more' );
+
+	if ( ! current_user_can( 'read' ) ) {
+		wp_die( -1 );
+	}
+
+	require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/dashboard-on-this-day.php';
+
+	$offset      = isset( $_POST['offset'] ) ? absint( $_POST['offset'] ) : 10;
+	$count_query = _wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts_query(
+		array(
+			'posts_per_page' => 1,
+		)
+	);
+	$post_count  = max( 0, (int) $count_query->found_posts - $offset );
+	$posts       = array();
+
+	if ( $post_count > 0 ) {
+		$query = _wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts_query(
+			array(
+				'posts_per_page' => $post_count,
+				'offset'         => $offset,
+				'no_found_rows'  => true,
+			)
+		);
+		$posts = $query->posts;
+	}
+
+	ob_start();
+	_wp_dashboard_on_this_day_render_posts( $posts );
+	$html = ob_get_clean();
+
+	wp_send_json_success(
+		array(
+			'html'       => $html,
+			'post_count' => count( $posts ),
+		)
+	);
+}
+
 /**
  * Handles dashboard widgets via AJAX.
  *
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard-on-this-day.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard-on-this-day.php
index 1939f8ca4b0e3..8fcd62b311223 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard-on-this-day.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard-on-this-day.php
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ function wp_dashboard_on_this_day_postbox_classes( $classes ) {
  * @since 7.1.0
  */
 function wp_dashboard_on_this_day() {
-	$posts = wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts();
+	$query      = _wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts_query();
+	$posts      = $query->posts;
+	$post_count = (int) $query->found_posts;
 
 	if ( empty( $posts ) ) {
 		// Placeholder shown when a user reveals the hidden widget via Screen
@@ -66,18 +68,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_on_this_day() {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	$posts_by_year = array();
-	$post_count    = count( $posts );
-
-	foreach ( $posts as $post ) {
-		$year = get_the_date( 'Y', $post );
-
-		if ( ! isset( $posts_by_year[ $year ] ) ) {
-			$posts_by_year[ $year ] = array();
-		}
-
-		$posts_by_year[ $year ][] = $post;
-	}
+	$displayed_post_count = count( $posts );
 
 	/* translators: Date format for the On This Day widget date, without year. See https://www.php.net/manual/datetime.format.php */
 	$date = '<strong>' . esc_html( wp_date( _x( 'F jS', 'on this day date format' ) ) ) . '</strong>';
@@ -107,46 +98,93 @@ function wp_dashboard_on_this_day() {
 			}
 			?>
 		</p>
-		<ul>
-			<?php foreach ( $posts_by_year as $year => $year_posts ) : ?>
-				<li>
-					<h3><?php echo esc_html( $year ); ?></h3>
-					<ul>
-						<?php foreach ( $year_posts as $year_post ) : ?>
-							<?php
-							$title = get_the_title( $year_post );
-
-							if ( '' === trim( $title ) ) {
-								$title = __( '(no title)' );
-							}
-
-							$author_id   = (int) $year_post->post_author;
-							$author_name = $author_id > 0 ? (string) get_the_author_meta( 'display_name', $author_id ) : '';
-							$show_author = '' !== trim( $author_name ) && get_current_user_id() !== $author_id;
-							?>
-							<li>
-								<a href="<?php echo esc_url( get_permalink( $year_post ) ); ?>"><?php echo esc_html( $title ); ?></a>
-								<?php if ( $show_author ) : ?>
-									<?php
-									echo '<span class="wp-on-this-day-post-author">' . esc_html(
-										sprintf(
-											/* translators: %s: Post author's display name. */
-											__( 'by %s' ),
-											$author_name
-										)
-									) . '</span>';
-									?>
-								<?php endif; ?>
-							</li>
-						<?php endforeach; ?>
-					</ul>
-				</li>
-			<?php endforeach; ?>
+		<ul id="wp-on-this-day-posts" class="wp-on-this-day-posts">
+			<?php _wp_dashboard_on_this_day_render_posts( $posts ); ?>
 		</ul>
+		<?php if ( $post_count > $displayed_post_count ) : ?>
+			<p class="wp-on-this-day-load-more">
+				<button
+					type="button"
+					class="button-link"
+					data-wp-on-this-day-nonce="<?php echo esc_attr( wp_create_nonce( 'wp_dashboard_on_this_day_load_more' ) ); ?>"
+					data-wp-on-this-day-offset="<?php echo esc_attr( $displayed_post_count ); ?>"
+					aria-controls="wp-on-this-day-posts"
+				>
+					<?php
+					printf(
+						esc_html(
+							/* translators: %s: Number of additional posts. */
+							_n( 'Show %s more post', 'Show %s more posts', $post_count - $displayed_post_count )
+						),
+						esc_html( number_format_i18n( $post_count - $displayed_post_count ) )
+					);
+					?>
+				</button>
+			</p>
+		<?php endif; ?>
 	</div>
 	<?php
 }
 
+/**
+ * Renders On This Day posts grouped by publication year.
+ *
+ * @since 7.1.0
+ * @access private
+ *
+ * @param WP_Post[] $posts Posts to render.
+ */
+function _wp_dashboard_on_this_day_render_posts( $posts ) {
+	$posts_by_year = array();
+
+	foreach ( $posts as $post ) {
+		$year = get_the_date( 'Y', $post );
+
+		if ( ! isset( $posts_by_year[ $year ] ) ) {
+			$posts_by_year[ $year ] = array();
+		}
+
+		$posts_by_year[ $year ][] = $post;
+	}
+
+	foreach ( $posts_by_year as $year => $year_posts ) {
+		?>
+		<li class="wp-on-this-day-year" data-wp-on-this-day-year="<?php echo esc_attr( $year ); ?>">
+			<h3><?php echo esc_html( $year ); ?></h3>
+			<ul class="wp-on-this-day-year-posts">
+				<?php foreach ( $year_posts as $year_post ) : ?>
+					<?php
+					$title = get_the_title( $year_post );
+
+					if ( '' === trim( $title ) ) {
+						$title = __( '(no title)' );
+					}
+
+					$author_id   = (int) $year_post->post_author;
+					$author_name = $author_id > 0 ? (string) get_the_author_meta( 'display_name', $author_id ) : '';
+					$show_author = '' !== trim( $author_name ) && get_current_user_id() !== $author_id;
+					?>
+					<li>
+						<a href="<?php echo esc_url( get_permalink( $year_post ) ); ?>"><?php echo esc_html( $title ); ?></a>
+						<?php if ( $show_author ) : ?>
+							<?php
+							echo '<span class="wp-on-this-day-post-author">' . esc_html(
+								sprintf(
+									/* translators: %s: Post author's display name. */
+									__( 'by %s' ),
+									$author_name
+								)
+							) . '</span>';
+							?>
+						<?php endif; ?>
+					</li>
+				<?php endforeach; ?>
+			</ul>
+		</li>
+		<?php
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * Retrieves published posts from all authors that were published on this
  * calendar day in previous years.
@@ -161,6 +199,25 @@ function wp_dashboard_on_this_day() {
  * @return WP_Post[] Array of posts ordered by newest first.
  */
 function wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts() {
+	$query = _wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts_query(
+		array(
+			'no_found_rows' => true,
+		)
+	);
+
+	return $query->posts;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieves the WP_Query for On This Day posts.
+ *
+ * @since 7.1.0
+ * @access private
+ *
+ * @param array $query_args Additional query arguments.
+ * @return WP_Query Query for matching posts.
+ */
+function _wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts_query( $query_args = array() ) {
 	$today      = current_datetime();
 	$year       = (int) $today->format( 'Y' );
 	$date_query = array(
@@ -171,17 +228,20 @@ function wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts() {
 		_wp_dashboard_on_this_day_date_query_clause( $today ),
 	);
 
-	$args = array(
-		'post_type'              => 'post',
-		'post_status'            => array( 'publish' ),
-		'posts_per_page'         => 10,
-		'ignore_sticky_posts'    => true,
-		'orderby'                => 'date',
-		'order'                  => 'DESC',
-		'no_found_rows'          => true,
-		'update_post_term_cache' => false,
-		'update_post_meta_cache' => false,
-		'date_query'             => $date_query,
+	$args = array_merge(
+		array(
+			'post_type'              => 'post',
+			'post_status'            => array( 'publish' ),
+			'posts_per_page'         => 10,
+			'ignore_sticky_posts'    => true,
+			'orderby'                => 'date',
+			'order'                  => 'DESC',
+			'no_found_rows'          => false,
+			'update_post_term_cache' => false,
+			'update_post_meta_cache' => false,
+			'date_query'             => $date_query,
+		),
+		$query_args
 	);
 
 	/**
@@ -193,9 +253,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts() {
 	 */
 	$args = apply_filters( 'wp_dashboard_on_this_day_query_args', $args );
 
-	$query = new WP_Query( $args );
-
-	return $query->posts;
+	return new WP_Query( $args );
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/includes/testcase-ajax.php b/tests/phpunit/includes/testcase-ajax.php
index 2e86c29e67284..c7d3e0a17eeb6 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/includes/testcase-ajax.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/includes/testcase-ajax.php
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ abstract class WP_Ajax_UnitTestCase extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		'delete-theme',
 		'install-theme',
 		'get-post-thumbnail-html',
+		'dashboard-on-this-day-load-more',
 		'wp-privacy-export-personal-data',
 		'wp-privacy-erase-personal-data',
 	);
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/wpDashboardOnThisDay.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/wpDashboardOnThisDay.php
index 471324f9648ec..329a09da389b0 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/wpDashboardOnThisDay.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/wpDashboardOnThisDay.php
@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@ public function test_widget_groups_posts_by_year() {
 	 * @ticket 65116
 	 *
 	 * @covers ::wp_dashboard_on_this_day
-	 * @covers ::wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts
+	 * @covers ::_wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts_query
 	 */
-	public function test_widget_limits_posts_to_ten() {
+	public function test_widget_limits_initial_posts_to_ten_and_displays_load_more_button() {
 		wp_set_current_user( self::$user_id );
 
 		for ( $years_ago = 1; $years_ago <= 11; $years_ago++ ) {
@@ -352,9 +352,12 @@ public function test_widget_limits_posts_to_ten() {
 		wp_dashboard_on_this_day();
 		$output = ob_get_clean();
 
-		$this->assertStringContainsString( '10 posts have been published on <strong>' . wp_date( 'F jS' ) . '</strong>:', $output );
-		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'Anniversary post 1<', $output );
-		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'Anniversary post 10<', $output );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( '11 posts have been published on <strong>' . wp_date( 'F jS' ) . '</strong>:', $output );
+		$this->assertMatchesRegularExpression( '/Anniversary post 1\s*<\/a>/', $output );
+		$this->assertMatchesRegularExpression( '/Anniversary post 10\s*<\/a>/', $output );
 		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( 'Anniversary post 11', $output );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'Show 1 more post', $output );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'class="button-link"', $output );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'data-wp-on-this-day-offset="10"', $output );
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/ajax/wpAjaxDashboardOnThisDay.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/ajax/wpAjaxDashboardOnThisDay.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5329561a47bf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/ajax/wpAjaxDashboardOnThisDay.php
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Admin Ajax functions to be tested.
+ */
+require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php';
+
+/**
+ * Tests On This Day dashboard widget Ajax functionality.
+ *
+ * @group ajax
+ *
+ * @covers ::wp_ajax_dashboard_on_this_day_load_more
+ */
+class Tests_Ajax_wpAjaxDashboardOnThisDay extends WP_Ajax_UnitTestCase {
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a published post on the widget's prior-year calendar day.
+	 *
+	 * @param int    $author_id Author ID.
+	 * @param string $title     Post title.
+	 * @param int    $years_ago Number of years before today.
+	 * @return int Post ID.
+	 */
+	private function create_matching_post( $author_id, $title, $years_ago ) {
+		$post_date = current_datetime()->modify( '-' . $years_ago . ' years' )->format( 'Y-m-d' ) . ' 12:00:00';
+
+		return self::factory()->post->create(
+			array(
+				'post_author'   => $author_id,
+				'post_date'     => $post_date,
+				'post_date_gmt' => get_gmt_from_date( $post_date ),
+				'post_status'   => 'publish',
+				'post_title'    => $title,
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @covers ::_wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts_query
+	 * @covers ::_wp_dashboard_on_this_day_render_posts
+	 */
+	public function test_load_more_posts_returns_remaining_posts() {
+		$this->_setRole( 'author' );
+		$user_id = get_current_user_id();
+
+		for ( $years_ago = 1; $years_ago <= 12; $years_ago++ ) {
+			$this->create_matching_post( $user_id, 'Anniversary post ' . $years_ago, $years_ago );
+		}
+
+		$_POST['_ajax_nonce'] = wp_create_nonce( 'wp_dashboard_on_this_day_load_more' );
+		$_POST['offset']      = 10;
+
+		try {
+			$this->_handleAjax( 'dashboard-on-this-day-load-more' );
+		} catch ( WPAjaxDieContinueException $e ) {
+			unset( $e );
+		}
+
+		$response = json_decode( $this->_last_response, true );
+
+		$this->assertTrue( $response['success'] );
+		$this->assertSame( 2, $response['data']['post_count'] );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'Anniversary post 11', $response['data']['html'] );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'Anniversary post 12', $response['data']['html'] );
+		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( 'Anniversary post 10', $response['data']['html'] );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/qunit/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js b/tests/qunit/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js
index 035d6e929f277..c6df8b3a539c8 100644
--- a/tests/qunit/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/tests/qunit/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js
@@ -215,5 +215,79 @@ jQuery( document ).ready( function () {
 				getTimezoneOffsetStub.restore();
 			} );
 		} );
+
+
+		QUnit.module( 'onThisDay', function( hooks ) {
+			hooks.beforeEach( function() {
+				this.ajaxurl = window.ajaxurl;
+				window.ajaxurl = '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php';
+				this.request = jQuery.Deferred();
+				this.postStub = sinon.stub( jQuery, 'post' ).returns( this.request );
+				this.widget = jQuery(
+					'<div id="wp_dashboard_on_this_day">' +
+						'<ul id="wp-on-this-day-posts" class="wp-on-this-day-posts">' +
+							'<li class="wp-on-this-day-year" data-wp-on-this-day-year="2025">' +
+								'<h3>2025</h3>' +
+								'<ul class="wp-on-this-day-year-posts"><li>Existing post</li></ul>' +
+							'</li>' +
+						'</ul>' +
+						'<p class="wp-on-this-day-load-more">' +
+							'<button class="button-link" data-wp-on-this-day-nonce="nonce" data-wp-on-this-day-offset="10">Show 2 more posts</button>' +
+						'</p>' +
+					'</div>'
+				).appendTo( '#qunit-fixture' );
+			} );
+
+			hooks.afterEach( function() {
+				if ( this.ajaxurl ) {
+					window.ajaxurl = this.ajaxurl;
+				} else {
+					delete window.ajaxurl;
+				}
+
+				this.postStub.restore();
+				this.widget.remove();
+			} );
+
+			QUnit.test( 'loads remaining posts and preserves their year groups', function( assert ) {
+				var button = this.widget.find( 'button' ),
+					posts = this.widget.find( '#wp-on-this-day-posts' );
+
+				button.trigger( 'click' );
+
+				assert.true( button.prop( 'disabled' ), 'The button is disabled while posts load.' );
+				assert.deepEqual(
+					this.postStub.firstCall.args[1],
+					{
+						action: 'dashboard-on-this-day-load-more',
+						_ajax_nonce: 'nonce',
+						offset: '10'
+					},
+					'The request includes the expected action, nonce, and offset.'
+				);
+
+				this.request.resolve(
+					{
+						success: true,
+						data: {
+							html:
+								'<li class="wp-on-this-day-year" data-wp-on-this-day-year="2025">' +
+									'<h3>2025</h3>' +
+									'<ul class="wp-on-this-day-year-posts"><li>Another 2025 post</li></ul>' +
+								'</li>' +
+								'<li class="wp-on-this-day-year" data-wp-on-this-day-year="2024">' +
+									'<h3>2024</h3>' +
+									'<ul class="wp-on-this-day-year-posts"><li>2024 post</li></ul>' +
+								'</li>',
+							post_count: 2
+						}
+					}
+				);
+
+				assert.strictEqual( posts.children( '.wp-on-this-day-year' ).length, 2, 'Posts are grouped into two years.' );
+				assert.strictEqual( posts.children( '[data-wp-on-this-day-year="2025"]' ).find( 'li' ).length, 2, 'Matching years are merged.' );
+				assert.strictEqual( this.widget.find( '.wp-on-this-day-load-more' ).length, 0, 'The button is removed after loading posts.' );
+			} );
+		} );
 	} );
 } );

From d2f8a1bd86eec778593d075fa0e1675d3b6c0602 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Omar Alshaker <omar@omaralshaker.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2026 13:05:20 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Use pagination

---
 src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js              |  59 ----------
 src/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php                   |   1 -
 src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css                |   5 +
 src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php        |  46 --------
 .../includes/dashboard-on-this-day.php        | 101 ++++++++++++------
 tests/phpunit/includes/testcase-ajax.php      |   1 -
 .../tests/admin/wpDashboardOnThisDay.php      |  67 ++++++++++--
 .../tests/ajax/wpAjaxDashboardOnThisDay.php   |  68 ------------
 tests/qunit/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js          |  74 -------------
 9 files changed, 137 insertions(+), 285 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 tests/phpunit/tests/ajax/wpAjaxDashboardOnThisDay.php

diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
index 3b3408aecf2e5..0c92f1e1b3e47 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
@@ -190,65 +190,6 @@ jQuery( function($) {
 	};
 	window.quickPressLoad();
 
-	/**
-	 * Loads the remaining posts in the On This Day dashboard widget.
-	 *
-	 * @since 7.1.0
-	 */
-	$( document ).on( 'click', '#wp_dashboard_on_this_day .wp-on-this-day-load-more button', function() {
-		var $button = $( this ),
-			$widget = $button.closest( '#wp_dashboard_on_this_day' ),
-			$posts = $widget.find( '#wp-on-this-day-posts' );
-
-		if ( $button.prop( 'disabled' ) ) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		$button.prop( 'disabled', true );
-
-		$.post( ajaxurl, {
-			action: 'dashboard-on-this-day-load-more',
-			_ajax_nonce: $button.attr( 'data-wp-on-this-day-nonce' ),
-			offset: $button.attr( 'data-wp-on-this-day-offset' )
-		} ).done( function( response ) {
-			var $additional_years,
-				post_count;
-
-			if ( ! response.success ) {
-				$button.prop( 'disabled', false );
-				return;
-			}
-
-			$additional_years = $( response.data.html ).filter( '.wp-on-this-day-year' );
-
-			$additional_years.each( function() {
-				var $year = $( this ),
-					year = $year.attr( 'data-wp-on-this-day-year' ),
-					$existing_year = $posts.children( '[data-wp-on-this-day-year="' + year + '"]' );
-
-				if ( $existing_year.length ) {
-					$existing_year.children( '.wp-on-this-day-year-posts' ).append( $year.children( '.wp-on-this-day-year-posts' ).children() );
-				} else {
-					$posts.append( $year );
-				}
-			} );
-
-			post_count = response.data.post_count;
-			$button.closest( '.wp-on-this-day-load-more' ).remove();
-
-			if ( post_count ) {
-				wp.a11y.speak(
-					wp.i18n.sprintf(
-						wp.i18n._n( '%s additional post loaded.', '%s additional posts loaded.', post_count ),
-						post_count
-					)
-				);
-			}
-		} ).fail( function() {
-			$button.prop( 'disabled', false );
-		} );
-	} );
-
 	// Enable the dragging functionality of the widgets.
 	$( '.meta-box-sortables' ).sortable( 'option', 'containment', '#wpwrap' );
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php b/src/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
index 9568fbc77f3b9..3ad60f95766e3 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@
 	'install-theme',
 	'get-post-thumbnail-html',
 	'get-community-events',
-	'dashboard-on-this-day-load-more',
 	'edit-theme-plugin-file',
 	'wp-privacy-export-personal-data',
 	'wp-privacy-erase-personal-data',
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css b/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
index 860fe9696b873..bad19e5a82e3d 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
@@ -1054,6 +1054,11 @@ body #dashboard-widgets .postbox form .submit {
 	color: #646970;
 }
 
+/* Align the pagination with the widget content instead of the list table default. */
+#wp_dashboard_on_this_day .tablenav-pages {
+	float: none;
+}
+
 /* Browse happy box */
 
 #dashboard-widgets #dashboard_browser_nag.postbox .inside {
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
index 017d0a5d42b9c..3cda30f0d523f 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
@@ -412,52 +412,6 @@ function wp_ajax_get_community_events() {
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * Loads the remaining posts for the On This Day dashboard widget.
- *
- * @since 7.1.0
- */
-function wp_ajax_dashboard_on_this_day_load_more() {
-	check_ajax_referer( 'wp_dashboard_on_this_day_load_more' );
-
-	if ( ! current_user_can( 'read' ) ) {
-		wp_die( -1 );
-	}
-
-	require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/dashboard-on-this-day.php';
-
-	$offset      = isset( $_POST['offset'] ) ? absint( $_POST['offset'] ) : 10;
-	$count_query = _wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts_query(
-		array(
-			'posts_per_page' => 1,
-		)
-	);
-	$post_count  = max( 0, (int) $count_query->found_posts - $offset );
-	$posts       = array();
-
-	if ( $post_count > 0 ) {
-		$query = _wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts_query(
-			array(
-				'posts_per_page' => $post_count,
-				'offset'         => $offset,
-				'no_found_rows'  => true,
-			)
-		);
-		$posts = $query->posts;
-	}
-
-	ob_start();
-	_wp_dashboard_on_this_day_render_posts( $posts );
-	$html = ob_get_clean();
-
-	wp_send_json_success(
-		array(
-			'html'       => $html,
-			'post_count' => count( $posts ),
-		)
-	);
-}
-
 /**
  * Handles dashboard widgets via AJAX.
  *
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard-on-this-day.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard-on-this-day.php
index 8fcd62b311223..e7a7a700f1f19 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard-on-this-day.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard-on-this-day.php
@@ -53,13 +53,28 @@ function wp_dashboard_on_this_day_postbox_classes( $classes ) {
  * Renders the On This Day dashboard widget.
  *
  * Outputs the matching posts grouped by publication year, newest year first.
+ * Posts are paginated, with the requested page read from the
+ * `on-this-day-page` query argument.
  *
  * @since 7.1.0
  */
 function wp_dashboard_on_this_day() {
-	$query      = _wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts_query();
-	$posts      = $query->posts;
-	$post_count = (int) $query->found_posts;
+	$current_page = isset( $_GET['on-this-day-page'] ) ? max( 1, absint( $_GET['on-this-day-page'] ) ) : 1;
+	$query        = _wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts_query(
+		array(
+			'paged' => $current_page,
+		)
+	);
+
+	// A page number past the last page falls back to the first page.
+	if ( empty( $query->posts ) && $current_page > 1 ) {
+		$current_page = 1;
+		$query        = _wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts_query();
+	}
+
+	$posts       = $query->posts;
+	$post_count  = (int) $query->found_posts;
+	$total_pages = (int) $query->max_num_pages;
 
 	if ( empty( $posts ) ) {
 		// Placeholder shown when a user reveals the hidden widget via Screen
@@ -68,8 +83,6 @@ function wp_dashboard_on_this_day() {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	$displayed_post_count = count( $posts );
-
 	/* translators: Date format for the On This Day widget date, without year. See https://www.php.net/manual/datetime.format.php */
 	$date = '<strong>' . esc_html( wp_date( _x( 'F jS', 'on this day date format' ) ) ) . '</strong>';
 	?>
@@ -98,29 +111,57 @@ function wp_dashboard_on_this_day() {
 			}
 			?>
 		</p>
-		<ul id="wp-on-this-day-posts" class="wp-on-this-day-posts">
+		<ul class="wp-on-this-day-posts">
 			<?php _wp_dashboard_on_this_day_render_posts( $posts ); ?>
 		</ul>
-		<?php if ( $post_count > $displayed_post_count ) : ?>
-			<p class="wp-on-this-day-load-more">
-				<button
-					type="button"
-					class="button-link"
-					data-wp-on-this-day-nonce="<?php echo esc_attr( wp_create_nonce( 'wp_dashboard_on_this_day_load_more' ) ); ?>"
-					data-wp-on-this-day-offset="<?php echo esc_attr( $displayed_post_count ); ?>"
-					aria-controls="wp-on-this-day-posts"
-				>
-					<?php
-					printf(
-						esc_html(
-							/* translators: %s: Number of additional posts. */
-							_n( 'Show %s more post', 'Show %s more posts', $post_count - $displayed_post_count )
-						),
-						esc_html( number_format_i18n( $post_count - $displayed_post_count ) )
-					);
-					?>
-				</button>
-			</p>
+		<?php
+		if ( $total_pages > 1 ) :
+			// The fragment scrolls back to the widget once the dashboard reloads.
+			$page_url = admin_url( 'index.php' ) . '#wp_dashboard_on_this_day';
+
+			/*
+			 * The page field and total page count are combined with the same
+			 * string list tables use, so the order can be translated.
+			 */
+			$paging_text = sprintf(
+				/* translators: 1: Current page number field, 2: Total number of pages. */
+				_x( '%1$s of %2$s', 'paging' ),
+				sprintf(
+					'<input class="current-page" id="wp-on-this-day-page-selector" type="text" name="on-this-day-page" value="%1$s" size="%2$d" aria-describedby="wp-on-this-day-paging" />',
+					esc_attr( $current_page ),
+					strlen( (string) $total_pages )
+				),
+				'<span class="total-pages">' . esc_html( number_format_i18n( $total_pages ) ) . '</span>'
+			);
+			?>
+			<form class="tablenav" method="get" action="<?php echo esc_url( $page_url ); ?>">
+				<div class="tablenav-pages">
+					<span class="pagination-links">
+						<?php if ( 1 === $current_page ) : ?>
+							<span class="tablenav-pages-navspan button disabled" aria-hidden="true">&lsaquo;</span>
+						<?php else : ?>
+							<a class="prev-page button" href="<?php echo esc_url( add_query_arg( 'on-this-day-page', $current_page - 1, $page_url ) ); ?>">
+								<span class="screen-reader-text"><?php esc_html_e( 'Previous page' ); ?></span>
+								<span aria-hidden="true">&lsaquo;</span>
+							</a>
+						<?php endif; ?>
+						<span class="paging-input">
+							<label class="screen-reader-text" for="wp-on-this-day-page-selector"><?php esc_html_e( 'Current Page' ); ?></label>
+							<span class="tablenav-paging-text" id="wp-on-this-day-paging">
+								<?php echo $paging_text; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped -- Values are escaped above. ?>
+							</span>
+						</span>
+						<?php if ( $current_page < $total_pages ) : ?>
+							<a class="next-page button" href="<?php echo esc_url( add_query_arg( 'on-this-day-page', $current_page + 1, $page_url ) ); ?>">
+								<span class="screen-reader-text"><?php esc_html_e( 'Next page' ); ?></span>
+								<span aria-hidden="true">&rsaquo;</span>
+							</a>
+						<?php else : ?>
+							<span class="tablenav-pages-navspan button disabled" aria-hidden="true">&rsaquo;</span>
+						<?php endif; ?>
+					</span>
+				</div>
+			</form>
 		<?php endif; ?>
 	</div>
 	<?php
@@ -149,7 +190,7 @@ function _wp_dashboard_on_this_day_render_posts( $posts ) {
 
 	foreach ( $posts_by_year as $year => $year_posts ) {
 		?>
-		<li class="wp-on-this-day-year" data-wp-on-this-day-year="<?php echo esc_attr( $year ); ?>">
+		<li class="wp-on-this-day-year">
 			<h3><?php echo esc_html( $year ); ?></h3>
 			<ul class="wp-on-this-day-year-posts">
 				<?php foreach ( $year_posts as $year_post ) : ?>
@@ -190,9 +231,9 @@ function _wp_dashboard_on_this_day_render_posts( $posts ) {
  * calendar day in previous years.
  *
  * The date constraint matches today's month and day, combined with a
- * `before` clause anchored to January 1 of the current year. Up to ten posts
- * are returned; use the `wp_dashboard_on_this_day_query_args` filter to change
- * the limit. Results are cached by WP_Query's native query caching.
+ * `before` clause anchored to January 1 of the current year. Ten posts are
+ * displayed per page; use the `wp_dashboard_on_this_day_query_args` filter to
+ * change the limit. Results are cached by WP_Query's native query caching.
  *
  * @since 7.1.0
  *
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/includes/testcase-ajax.php b/tests/phpunit/includes/testcase-ajax.php
index c7d3e0a17eeb6..2e86c29e67284 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/includes/testcase-ajax.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/includes/testcase-ajax.php
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ abstract class WP_Ajax_UnitTestCase extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		'delete-theme',
 		'install-theme',
 		'get-post-thumbnail-html',
-		'dashboard-on-this-day-load-more',
 		'wp-privacy-export-personal-data',
 		'wp-privacy-erase-personal-data',
 	);
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/wpDashboardOnThisDay.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/wpDashboardOnThisDay.php
index 329a09da389b0..8ad2bed90615e 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/wpDashboardOnThisDay.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/wpDashboardOnThisDay.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public static function wpTearDownAfterClass() {
 
 	public function tear_down() {
 		unset( $GLOBALS['wp_meta_boxes']['dashboard'] );
+		unset( $_GET['on-this-day-page'] );
 
 		parent::tear_down();
 	}
@@ -341,10 +342,10 @@ public function test_widget_groups_posts_by_year() {
 	 * @covers ::wp_dashboard_on_this_day
 	 * @covers ::_wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts_query
 	 */
-	public function test_widget_limits_initial_posts_to_ten_and_displays_load_more_button() {
+	public function test_widget_paginates_posts() {
 		wp_set_current_user( self::$user_id );
 
-		for ( $years_ago = 1; $years_ago <= 11; $years_ago++ ) {
+		for ( $years_ago = 1; $years_ago <= 22; $years_ago++ ) {
 			$this->create_matching_post( self::$user_id, 'Anniversary post ' . $years_ago, $years_ago );
 		}
 
@@ -352,12 +353,66 @@ public function test_widget_limits_initial_posts_to_ten_and_displays_load_more_b
 		wp_dashboard_on_this_day();
 		$output = ob_get_clean();
 
-		$this->assertStringContainsString( '11 posts have been published on <strong>' . wp_date( 'F jS' ) . '</strong>:', $output );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( '22 posts have been published on <strong>' . wp_date( 'F jS' ) . '</strong>:', $output );
 		$this->assertMatchesRegularExpression( '/Anniversary post 1\s*<\/a>/', $output );
 		$this->assertMatchesRegularExpression( '/Anniversary post 10\s*<\/a>/', $output );
 		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( 'Anniversary post 11', $output );
-		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'Show 1 more post', $output );
-		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'class="button-link"', $output );
-		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'data-wp-on-this-day-offset="10"', $output );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( '<form class="tablenav" method="get"', $output );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( '<span class="tablenav-pages-navspan button disabled" aria-hidden="true">&lsaquo;</span>', $output );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( '<input class="current-page" id="wp-on-this-day-page-selector" type="text" name="on-this-day-page" value="1" size="1"', $output );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( ' of <span class="total-pages">3</span>', $output );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'class="next-page button" href="' . esc_url( admin_url( 'index.php?on-this-day-page=2#wp_dashboard_on_this_day' ) ) . '"', $output );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 65116
+	 *
+	 * @covers ::wp_dashboard_on_this_day
+	 * @covers ::_wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts_query
+	 */
+	public function test_widget_displays_the_requested_page() {
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$user_id );
+
+		for ( $years_ago = 1; $years_ago <= 22; $years_ago++ ) {
+			$this->create_matching_post( self::$user_id, 'Anniversary post ' . $years_ago, $years_ago );
+		}
+
+		$_GET['on-this-day-page'] = 2;
+
+		ob_start();
+		wp_dashboard_on_this_day();
+		$output = ob_get_clean();
+
+		$this->assertMatchesRegularExpression( '/Anniversary post 11\s*<\/a>/', $output );
+		$this->assertMatchesRegularExpression( '/Anniversary post 20\s*<\/a>/', $output );
+		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( 'Anniversary post 1</a>', $output );
+		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( 'Anniversary post 21', $output );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( '<input class="current-page" id="wp-on-this-day-page-selector" type="text" name="on-this-day-page" value="2" size="1"', $output );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'class="prev-page button" href="' . esc_url( admin_url( 'index.php?on-this-day-page=1#wp_dashboard_on_this_day' ) ) . '"', $output );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'class="next-page button" href="' . esc_url( admin_url( 'index.php?on-this-day-page=3#wp_dashboard_on_this_day' ) ) . '"', $output );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 65116
+	 *
+	 * @covers ::wp_dashboard_on_this_day
+	 */
+	public function test_widget_falls_back_to_the_first_page_for_an_out_of_range_page() {
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$user_id );
+
+		for ( $years_ago = 1; $years_ago <= 22; $years_ago++ ) {
+			$this->create_matching_post( self::$user_id, 'Anniversary post ' . $years_ago, $years_ago );
+		}
+
+		$_GET['on-this-day-page'] = 99;
+
+		ob_start();
+		wp_dashboard_on_this_day();
+		$output = ob_get_clean();
+
+		$this->assertMatchesRegularExpression( '/Anniversary post 1\s*<\/a>/', $output );
+		$this->assertMatchesRegularExpression( '/Anniversary post 10\s*<\/a>/', $output );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( '<input class="current-page" id="wp-on-this-day-page-selector" type="text" name="on-this-day-page" value="1" size="1"', $output );
+		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( 'No posts were published on this day', $output );
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/ajax/wpAjaxDashboardOnThisDay.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/ajax/wpAjaxDashboardOnThisDay.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 5329561a47bf6..0000000000000
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/ajax/wpAjaxDashboardOnThisDay.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * Admin Ajax functions to be tested.
- */
-require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php';
-
-/**
- * Tests On This Day dashboard widget Ajax functionality.
- *
- * @group ajax
- *
- * @covers ::wp_ajax_dashboard_on_this_day_load_more
- */
-class Tests_Ajax_wpAjaxDashboardOnThisDay extends WP_Ajax_UnitTestCase {
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a published post on the widget's prior-year calendar day.
-	 *
-	 * @param int    $author_id Author ID.
-	 * @param string $title     Post title.
-	 * @param int    $years_ago Number of years before today.
-	 * @return int Post ID.
-	 */
-	private function create_matching_post( $author_id, $title, $years_ago ) {
-		$post_date = current_datetime()->modify( '-' . $years_ago . ' years' )->format( 'Y-m-d' ) . ' 12:00:00';
-
-		return self::factory()->post->create(
-			array(
-				'post_author'   => $author_id,
-				'post_date'     => $post_date,
-				'post_date_gmt' => get_gmt_from_date( $post_date ),
-				'post_status'   => 'publish',
-				'post_title'    => $title,
-			)
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @covers ::_wp_dashboard_on_this_day_get_posts_query
-	 * @covers ::_wp_dashboard_on_this_day_render_posts
-	 */
-	public function test_load_more_posts_returns_remaining_posts() {
-		$this->_setRole( 'author' );
-		$user_id = get_current_user_id();
-
-		for ( $years_ago = 1; $years_ago <= 12; $years_ago++ ) {
-			$this->create_matching_post( $user_id, 'Anniversary post ' . $years_ago, $years_ago );
-		}
-
-		$_POST['_ajax_nonce'] = wp_create_nonce( 'wp_dashboard_on_this_day_load_more' );
-		$_POST['offset']      = 10;
-
-		try {
-			$this->_handleAjax( 'dashboard-on-this-day-load-more' );
-		} catch ( WPAjaxDieContinueException $e ) {
-			unset( $e );
-		}
-
-		$response = json_decode( $this->_last_response, true );
-
-		$this->assertTrue( $response['success'] );
-		$this->assertSame( 2, $response['data']['post_count'] );
-		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'Anniversary post 11', $response['data']['html'] );
-		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'Anniversary post 12', $response['data']['html'] );
-		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( 'Anniversary post 10', $response['data']['html'] );
-	}
-}
diff --git a/tests/qunit/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js b/tests/qunit/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js
index c6df8b3a539c8..035d6e929f277 100644
--- a/tests/qunit/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/tests/qunit/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js
@@ -215,79 +215,5 @@ jQuery( document ).ready( function () {
 				getTimezoneOffsetStub.restore();
 			} );
 		} );
-
-
-		QUnit.module( 'onThisDay', function( hooks ) {
-			hooks.beforeEach( function() {
-				this.ajaxurl = window.ajaxurl;
-				window.ajaxurl = '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php';
-				this.request = jQuery.Deferred();
-				this.postStub = sinon.stub( jQuery, 'post' ).returns( this.request );
-				this.widget = jQuery(
-					'<div id="wp_dashboard_on_this_day">' +
-						'<ul id="wp-on-this-day-posts" class="wp-on-this-day-posts">' +
-							'<li class="wp-on-this-day-year" data-wp-on-this-day-year="2025">' +
-								'<h3>2025</h3>' +
-								'<ul class="wp-on-this-day-year-posts"><li>Existing post</li></ul>' +
-							'</li>' +
-						'</ul>' +
-						'<p class="wp-on-this-day-load-more">' +
-							'<button class="button-link" data-wp-on-this-day-nonce="nonce" data-wp-on-this-day-offset="10">Show 2 more posts</button>' +
-						'</p>' +
-					'</div>'
-				).appendTo( '#qunit-fixture' );
-			} );
-
-			hooks.afterEach( function() {
-				if ( this.ajaxurl ) {
-					window.ajaxurl = this.ajaxurl;
-				} else {
-					delete window.ajaxurl;
-				}
-
-				this.postStub.restore();
-				this.widget.remove();
-			} );
-
-			QUnit.test( 'loads remaining posts and preserves their year groups', function( assert ) {
-				var button = this.widget.find( 'button' ),
-					posts = this.widget.find( '#wp-on-this-day-posts' );
-
-				button.trigger( 'click' );
-
-				assert.true( button.prop( 'disabled' ), 'The button is disabled while posts load.' );
-				assert.deepEqual(
-					this.postStub.firstCall.args[1],
-					{
-						action: 'dashboard-on-this-day-load-more',
-						_ajax_nonce: 'nonce',
-						offset: '10'
-					},
-					'The request includes the expected action, nonce, and offset.'
-				);
-
-				this.request.resolve(
-					{
-						success: true,
-						data: {
-							html:
-								'<li class="wp-on-this-day-year" data-wp-on-this-day-year="2025">' +
-									'<h3>2025</h3>' +
-									'<ul class="wp-on-this-day-year-posts"><li>Another 2025 post</li></ul>' +
-								'</li>' +
-								'<li class="wp-on-this-day-year" data-wp-on-this-day-year="2024">' +
-									'<h3>2024</h3>' +
-									'<ul class="wp-on-this-day-year-posts"><li>2024 post</li></ul>' +
-								'</li>',
-							post_count: 2
-						}
-					}
-				);
-
-				assert.strictEqual( posts.children( '.wp-on-this-day-year' ).length, 2, 'Posts are grouped into two years.' );
-				assert.strictEqual( posts.children( '[data-wp-on-this-day-year="2025"]' ).find( 'li' ).length, 2, 'Matching years are merged.' );
-				assert.strictEqual( this.widget.find( '.wp-on-this-day-load-more' ).length, 0, 'The button is removed after loading posts.' );
-			} );
-		} );
 	} );
 } );