Related Links

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1. ★★★★★ nuriarai

   13.2y ago

   Very good plugin, only will be nice if the links could be edited, one can make a mistake and then we have to delete it and redo. Otherwise is a great plugin!

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2. ★★★★★ MrMediaKID

   13.5y ago

   The plugin works with WordPress version 3.5.1 Though I added some mark-up, I wanted to add a title above the links! Here is a step guide on how I did this… Step 1. Open related-links.php (found in /plugins/related-links/related-links.php. Step 2. Add a new line 124, and past the following…<div class=”related-links-title”>YOUR TITLE:</div> Step 3. Open style.css (found in plugins/related-links/css/style.css Step 4. Add the following to the bottom of all the css styles… .related-links-title { font-weight:bold; } (You can add whichever style suites your site) All done! Have fun! A big shout out to the plugin developer chabis… http://wordpress.org/support/profile/chabis

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3. ★★★★★ catapultparlor

   13.5y ago

   This did the trick for me. I found “related posts” and other plugins that added thumbnails and javascript animation to be bloated. Because this plugin provides simple functions to get the related post object, adding the bells and whistles yourself is easy – and easier to customize in your theme – unlike some other plugins out there. Added benefit – the ‘search’ in the editor includes custom post-types in the results.

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4. ★★★★★ securamente

   13.6y ago

   Just too much of a hassle to integrate on each template; and every template update will remove those changes, so they will need to be inserted again every time there is a template update. The admin side is nice, but on the client side it needs to be put by hand where you want the link to show up. This could (and should) be automatic like other plugins do (ex: Manual Related Posts), no edits should be needed manually on the templates code.

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5. ★★★★★ redone975

   13.6y ago

   This plugin saved me a lot time hacking around… The UI is very intuitive and well thought out… The flexibility of displaying the content by type is great… Nice job.

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6. ★★★★★ LuigiDRS

   13.8y ago

   saved my week!!

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Automated 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

1. 2026-02-21 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2026-02-18 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2026-02-15 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-02-14 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2026-02-12 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2026-02-10 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
7. 2026-02-07 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2026-02-06 200+ → 300+ up after 13 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).

• A Ambrosite Next/Previous Post Link Plus 5K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• P Permalink Editor 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
• Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Header and Footer Scripts 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B
• Custom Post Type Permalinks 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Post Type Switcher 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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Related Links: 200+ active installs, 4.3★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/related-links