Related Post Shortcode
by enguerranws · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 130+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple WP plugin that add a TinyMCE button and popin to easily add a related post section in a post.
45 health vs 56 average across 16,378 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.35, 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 3450 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 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
48
now · peak 81
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.
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
9.5y ago
latest release · v1.2
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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2021-01-19 · 1,383 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 ↗- ★★★★★ marcodimitri110.1y ago
This plugin is perfect, a simple automatic short code, a search engine in post editor to get the post title you need to add as “You mat also like… (customizable of course)”. No any issue found even using many js and css. Work with and without a cache plugin. Elegant, like the “related post” used by newspaper. It is minimalist without unnecessary stupid effects. My website still to 100% in Google Pagespeed. Nice job Marco
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Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.
- Medium · 4.4 Related Post Shortcode <= 1.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-01-18 CVE-2025-22276 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.2 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 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-04 20+ → 30+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2025-09-13 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-12 20+ → 30+ up after 65 days in tier
- 2025-07-09 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-08 20+ → 30+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-07-05 30+ → 20+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-07-01 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-30 30+ → 20+ down after 28 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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AADMY – Add Auto Date Month Year Into Posts 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Hide Broken Shortcodes 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
One Click Demo Import 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B - M MW WP Form 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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