Related Links
by piffpaffpuff · Uncategorized
Manually link to existing content or a custom url through a meta box on the writing page.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “deep”, “internal” and “link” 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.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 20.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,774 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.
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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 5164 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.4.2; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5164 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| deep your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| internal your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| related your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “deep”, “internal” and “link” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 207 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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 1 Nov 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
14.1y ago
latest release · v1.7.1 · 12 Sep 2012
2
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 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 5 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nuriarai13.4y 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!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MrMediaKID13.7y 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
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ catapultparlor13.7y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ securamente13.7y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ redone97513.7y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LuigiDRS14.0y ago
saved my week!!
Read on wp.org ↗
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 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ 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 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 689 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "deep", "internal" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-21 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-18 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-15 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-14 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-12 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-10 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 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
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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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