CP Related Posts
by codepeople · Uncategorized
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CP Related Posts is a plugin that displays related articles on your website, manually, or by the terms in the content, title or abstract, and tags
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Health
B 81/100
no flags
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “similar posts” and “associated pages” for “abstract” and “related articles”. “similar posts” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “abstract” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “associated pages” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “related articles” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
81 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 53.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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 1 release 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 77 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.4★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 3.98★ 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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
15%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tagging posts your tag | #3 | #10 | — |
| related terms your tag | #9 | #18 | — |
| abstract | #9 | #9 | 0 |
| related articles | #11 | #18 | 0 |
| related posts your tag | #15 | #22 | down 3 |
| associated pages your tag | #16 | #23 | — |
| similar posts your tag | #23 | #22 | down 4 |
| related | #24 | #21 | down 1 |
| similar related posts | #10 | #16 | 0 |
| abstract one | #10 | #19 | down 1 |
| related post | #23 | #24 | down 1 |
| manual related posts | #14 | #22 | 0 |
| related posts shortcode | #19 | #24 | 0 |
| automatic related posts | #20 | #22 | 0 |
| related posts thumbnails | #21 | #22 | down 3 |
| thumbnail related posts | #21 | #21 | down 1 |
| google related posts | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| free related posts | #24 | #24 | 0 |
34 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 18 listed. 16 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “similar posts” and “associated pages” for “abstract” and “related articles”. “similar posts” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “abstract” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “associated pages” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “related articles” sits at #11 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 “associated pages”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “related posts”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 396 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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
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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.2.0 · 16 May 2026
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months 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 1 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ MD Nadim Zobaer7.9y ago
related post must be matched with Titile and category not selected randomly
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ donmbell8.3y ago
I am currently only using the free version, pro version is probably much better. Set up is cumbersome and lacking in options, but the options would be better in pro of course. Provides a good cross link with your readers, and older messages you have posted. I recommend it, but you probably want to go pro if you want the best options….
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pattijryan9.3y ago
Automated plugins rarely lists the best links to keep readers on my site. I usually do this manually with CP Related Posts, especially to cross promote my newest related posts. This topic was modified 9 years ago by pattijryan.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pattijryan9.3y ago
Automated plugins rarely lists the best links to keep readers on my site. I usually do this manually with CP Related Posts, especially to cross promote my newest related posts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ boumy9.6y ago
Simple to configure. Sober design. I would appreciate to find language files so that we could translate it easier. Until the next upgrade, one can edit the main php file.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mutludeli10.7y ago
after I run the plugin it crushed….
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LN11.5y ago
hello, I did not want write but I tested this plugin and I am very disappointed most functions are paid free, we should see the images before titles but nothing appears free, it displays tags that are not clickable …. no interest since the themes appear mostly these tags for these same tags, proper names become separated and nothing mean nothing was displayed and I click on the button “post process previews” …. and this is the very unpleasant sensation that all items are recovered by the plugin What detestable sensation, I stopped immediately I do not recommend it at all !!!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ at2oo111.6y ago
No functionality in free version
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "CP Related Posts is a plugin that displays related articles on your website, manually, or by the terms in t..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,392 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("associated pages", "similar posts", "tagging posts" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-14 200+ → 100+ down after 177 days in tier
- 2024-06-20 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-19 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-06-17 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-16 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-15 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-14 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-13 300+ → 200+ down after 3 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★ · 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 - W Wp-Thumbie – Related Posts with thumbnails for WordPress 70+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags F
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