Next Page, Not Next Post
by Matt McInvale · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily create navigation to sibling pages. Similar to next_post_link() and previous_post_link() but for pages.
49 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4377 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
154
now · peak 247
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-08 · 1,426 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ tommcgee9.2y ago
I was happy to find this solution!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jon Dennis9.9y ago
Have been looking for something like this for ages. Ignore the out of date notice on the WordPress website, this plugin is excellent if you want next previous links for Pages (and not posts). The loop parameter even offers a ‘cousins’ feature which allows the next/prev links to traverse child pages with the same grandparent!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ enky10.8y ago
So Easy to use. Helped me a lot and saving me a lot of time!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ prunly11.5y ago
I’ve always found WP’s native functions for next/previous posts to be a bit lacking. This plugin does a great job of solving these problems, especially for sets of pages within a parent page. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mikehas11.5y ago
Great little plugin. Easy to implement and does what it says.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User11.6y ago
When it makes more sense for content to be in pages instead of posts, this plugin makes it quick and simple to add Previous and Next links using shortcodes or template tags, just like posts. It works right out of the box so you can get back to building your site. Well done. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pyro97911.8y ago
Exactly what I needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ di5311.9y ago
great plugin, saved me
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Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.
- Medium · 6.4 Next Page, Not Next Post <= 0.3.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-10-10 CVE-2025-62943 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 0.3.0 No patch available
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 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-11-23 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-11-22 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-11-20 2K+ → 1K+ down
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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Better Section Navigation 600+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B - L Lock Pages 300+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
- C CMS Dashboard 300+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
- P Pagely MultiEdit 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Expandable/Collapsible Menu 200+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D - N Nice Navigation 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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