Contextual Related Posts vs YARPP

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Contextual Related Posts

by Ajay

Health A91

YARPP

by YARPP

Health C64

Active-install trajectory

Contextual Related Posts YARPP

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Contextual Related Posts	YARPP
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50K–60K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 91 ✓	C · 64
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	32/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	95/100	95/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.77★	4.78★ ✓
Reviews	201	1,162 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	69/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8d ago ✓	1.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	30.6K ✓	6.8K
Category	SEO	SEO

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Contextual Related Posts YARPP

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.