Advanced Related Posts
by Ays Pro · Uncategorized
Also makes 17 other plugins · 107.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows you to display related posts with widget or under the post with advanced options.
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Health
B 80/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+67%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “posts”, “popular posts” and “related” for “related articles”, “vocabulary” and “related content”. “posts” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “related articles” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “popular posts” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “vocabulary” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “related” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “related content” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
80 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 20.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 200 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
28%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| contextual related posts | #3 | #17 | down 1 |
| beautiful related posts | #3 | #20 | up 1 |
| related posts your tag | #9 | #20 | down 1 |
| similar posts your tag | #12 | #21 | down 1 |
| related articles | #8 | #20 | 0 |
| related your tag | #17 | #22 | down 1 |
| inside related posts | #7 | #20 | up 2 |
| related posts inside | #7 | #20 | up 2 |
| related post | #13 | #22 | down 3 |
| advanced related posts widget | #8 | #23 | down 1 |
| popular posts your tag | #24 | #23 | down 2 |
| similar related posts | #8 | #18 | down 2 |
| easy related posts | #9 | #24 | up 1 |
| automatic related posts | #9 | #20 | down 1 |
| advanced recent posts widget | #9 | #21 | up 2 |
| thumbnail related posts | #9 | #20 | 0 |
| free related posts | #10 | #22 | down 2 |
| custom related posts | #18 | #23 | 0 |
| related posts thumbnails | #11 | #21 | down 1 |
| related links | #21 | #23 | 0 |
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
69 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 37 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “posts”, “popular posts” and “related” for “related articles”, “vocabulary” and “related content”. “posts” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “related articles” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “popular posts” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “vocabulary” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “related” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “related content” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “similar posts”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
7mo ago
latest release · v1.9.3 · 14 Apr 2026
94
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 49% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Dpsachou2.0y ago
This plugin satisfies all my related posts needs. It can be manipulated the way I want as a vertical related posts widget on the sidebar, and has all the options I need. I will consider the pro version for support and improvements.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cryptolivelist2.2y ago
The documentation says that there is a widget option, which is not true.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ragazzo2.5y ago
Some people don’t know how this plugin “related posts” can keep attention of the readers
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.9.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin allows you to display related posts with widget or under the post with advanced options."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Facebook.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 9,329 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-06 200+ → 300+ up after 290 days in tier
- 2025-07-20 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-18 200+ → 100+ down after 342 days in tier
- 2024-08-10 100+ → 200+ up after 81 days in tier
- 2024-05-21 90+ → 100+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2024-05-16 80+ → 90+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-05-13 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-12 80+ → 70+ down after 2 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags C -
Contextual Related Posts 50K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Related Posts by Taxonomy 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Related Posts for WordPress 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Related Posts By PickPlugins 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Internal Linking of Related Contents 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A
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