Related Posts for WordPress

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

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.

144 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 103 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 6 months ago and the previous band took 2.4 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 20K.

1. ★★★★★ sonnycool

   11mo ago

   is not as author claim, it won’t work for WPMS, worst once you active, it crash your site, you need FTP manually delete this plugin to make it work to moderator this is NO support, is my OWN/USER personal experience (not opinion)/ first it WONT work with WPMS like what Author CLAIM it work. Second it DOES CRASH my site, it needed manually DELETE the plugin to make it WORK.

   Read on wp.org ↗
2. ★★★★★ mariodegan

   12mo ago

   Buon plugin, funziona bene, è un buon riscontro per i lettori

   Read on wp.org ↗
3. ★★★★★ Renaat

   1.3y ago

   A fast way to set up good-looking related posts. Great plugin!

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4. ★★★★★ arthurdg

   1.9y ago

   Easy to install, very straightforward. This is a good way of improving internal linking in our blog in just a few seconds.

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5. ★★★★★ flaneuring

   2.1y ago

   Very simple to set up. Some of the recommendations are good, others not as good, but it allows customization for each post. I used styling so that the posts look really good. I think it will keep more users on the site. if the recommendations were better it would be five stars.

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6. ★★★★★ boyalasco

   2.1y ago

   This is a very good plugin, and it has been of great use and value. i believe I will continue using it for a very long time

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7. ★★★★★ pradg

   2.2y ago

   I am searching for a related posts plugin which is designed for the new Block style websites. Unfortunately all the current related posts plugins only have very minimal block support. I would like to see these blocks being updated to provide full block features. If the make it work like the Query Loop Block where every aspect of the post (featured image, title, excerpt, author, date etc) can be added/removed/configured, then these will be amazing. Of course the underlying algo which does the related post link building and caching should remain but the user should be able to use it exactly like the Query Block. As of now, the query blocks do not perform any link building and no store anything in the cache. Every request is made to the DB and only options are to fetch the posts from a category and by the date added or an attribute like that. Not true relational linking. This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by pradg.

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8. ★★★★★ msgpratik

   2.2y ago

   Atleast useful

   Read on wp.org ↗

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.3.0 Feature: Added support for an offset in the [rp4wp] shortcode. 2.3.0
2. — Version 2.2.4 Tweak: Added $rp4wp_post variable to rp4wp_post_title_html_values filter. Tweak: Removed PHP 5.2 classmap autoloading support. 2.2.4
3. — Version 2.2.3 Tweak: Adding empty string instead of null in add_submenu_page, fixes PHP 8.1 warnings. 2.2.3
4. — Version 2.2.2 Tweak: Fixed a WPCLI issue where HTTP_HOST notices were logged. Tweak: Added nonces and nonce checks to link adding in admin screen. Fixes CVE-2024-0592, props Krzysztof Zając. Tweak: Various fixes and improvements. 2.2.2
5. — Version 2.2.1 Tweak: Playground links need to be opened in a new tab. 2.2.1
6. — Version 2.2.0 Tweak: Updated & improved stop words list for en_US. Tweak: Corrected ahref detection in linking process. Tweak: Multiple word-processing improvements. Tweak: Skipping the default category in the linking process. Tweak: 2.2.0

All 8 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.0.1). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 4.3 Related Posts for WordPress <= 3.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via 'rp4wp_create_link' Parameter ↗
   2026-10-27 CVE-2026-109979 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.0.0 Patched in 3.0.1
2. Patched Medium · 4.3 Related Posts for WordPress <= 3.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via 'rp4wp_view' Parameter ↗
   2026-10-27 CVE-2026-109980 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.0.0 Patched in 3.0.1
3. Patched Medium · 5.4 Related Posts for WordPress <= 2.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2024-03-13 CVE-2024-0592 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 2.2.1 Patched in 2.2.2
4. Patched Medium · 5.5 Related Posts for WordPress <= 2.1.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-10-24 CVE-2022-3506 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.1.2 Patched in 2.1.3
5. Patched Medium · 6.1 Related Posts for WordPress <= 2.1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-10-03 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.1.1 Patched in 2.1.2
6. Patched Medium · 5.5 Related Posts for WordPress <= 2.0.4 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-05-17 CVE-2021-24482 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.0.4 Patched in 2.0.5
7. Patched Medium · 5.4 Related Posts for WordPress <= 2.0.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-03-15 CVE-2021-24180 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.0.3 Patched in 2.0.4
8. Patched Medium · 6.1 Related Posts for WordPress < 1.8.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2015-04-20 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.8.2 Patched in 1.8.2

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

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.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-27 20K+ → 10K+ down after 865 days in tier
2. 2023-12-14 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2023-12-13 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2023-12-12 30K+ → 20K+ down after 615 days in tier
5. 2022-04-06 40K+ → 30K+ down after 601 days in tier
6. 2020-08-13 50K+ → 40K+ down after 545 days in tier
7. 2019-02-15 40K+ → 50K+ up after 167 days in tier
8. 2018-09-01 30K+ → 40K+ up after 153 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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Related Posts for WordPress: 10K+ active installs, 4.6★ (325 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/related-posts-for-wp