CleverNode Related Content
by Metup · Uncategorized
CleverNode Related Content is a semantic correlation service that allows you to place a collection of related articles on your WordPress site.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “related posts”, “similar posts” and “you also may like posts” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 5.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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 3 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 197 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| semantic textual similarity your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| semantic related posts your tag | #10 | #18 | down 1 |
| related posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| similar posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| you also may like posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “related posts”, “similar posts” and “you also may like posts” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 8 Oct 2022 · 1,484 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 540 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
7mo ago
latest release · v1.1.9 · 17 Apr 2026
20
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 7 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Fabrizio Pieroni2.3y ago
semplice e funzionale
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ apest783.0y ago
I started to use this plugin to show related posts on my magazine just a few weeks ago and it started quickly to increase the pages per session rate in my website. I suffer from “one page click and run” users that look for just something they need and leave the website, but since start using this plugin, I got a lot better results. Very easy to set up, I recommend!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ m0r130s3.9y ago
I had been looking for a related content solution that was functional, easy to set up and had a nice layout for quite some time. I stumbled upon this plugin by chance with very few reviews and was very doubtful. After installing it I had to reconsider, it is really what I was looking for. Great Work Guys
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ supergiulab3.9y ago
Compared to all other solutions to create related posts on WordPress, I like the fact that it is easy to configure, without having to manually link content or categories on my site. Very easy to install it does not require any special configuration and in a few minutes it can make the list of similar content, I tried it with the works section on my site with good results. I also find interesting that the choice is made on a semantic basis as they say… Ultimately I recommend it if you are looking for an effective alternative solution for related posts 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.1.9). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2024-12-11 CVE-2024-54329 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.5 Patched in 1.1.6
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
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 24 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "CleverNode Related Content is a semantic correlation service that allows you to place a collection of relat..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 811 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("semantic related posts", "semantic textual similarity", "similar posts", "you also may like posts" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-10-22 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-21 10+ → 20+ up after 111 days in tier
- 2024-07-02 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-01 10+ → 20+ up
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★ · 2 shared tags C -
Contextual Related Posts 50K+ installs · 4.8★ · 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 -
Advanced Related Posts 300+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
CP Related Posts 100+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B
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