Related Posts Thumbnails Plugin for WordPress

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Directory rank vs rivals

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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 · 22% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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 declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

1. ★★★★★ istok

   7mo ago

   Thanks for helping me

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2. ★★★★★ vimpsoft

   7mo ago

   I gave 5 stars because is doing well the jobNo problems

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3. ★★★★★ tuxmerlin

   11mo ago

   What I was looking for: simple, efficient and beautiful.Thank you!

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4. ★★★★★ mbruno

   1.1y ago

   It performs consistently well and adds some pop to my posts.

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5. ★★★★★ Giới Tính Tuổi Teen

   1.2y ago

   it very easy to use and helpfull. My site’s have good.

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6. ★★★★★ woolami

   1.4y ago

   This plugin does what I need, it is very easy to use and has plenty of options to customise it to suit your website.

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7. ★★★★★ Hóa Chất Thuận Nam

   1.5y ago

   Plugin hay hỗ trợ tốt

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8. ★★★★★ Huỳnh Tấn Rin

   1.6y ago

   một plugin tuyệt vời

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-07-16 Version 5.0.1 Bugfix: Fixed enqueued asset versioning to prevent stale cached CSS/JS after updates. 5.0.1
2. 2026-07-15 Version 5.0.0 New Feature: Introduced related posts by author – Now you can display posts written by the same author (great for multi-author blogs). New Feature: Use images from anywhere – Upload images from external sources or CDN in 5.0.0
3. 2026-05-25 Version 4.3.4 Enhancement: General code refactoring and internal cleanup. Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress 7.0. 4.3.4
4. 2026-03-17 Version 4.3.3 Security Fix: Added nonce verification and capability checks to prevent CSRF attacks. 4.3.3
5. 2026-02-12 Version 4.3.2 Security Fix: Fixed CSRF vulnerability in settings form by verifying nonce first. Enhancement: Updated the translation template (POT file). Enhancement: Updated translations for German, French, Indonesian, Italian, Russi 4.3.2
6. 2025-08-06 Version 4.3.1 Bugfix: The HTML title tag now correctly defaults to its intended value. 4.3.1

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Related Posts Thumbnails Plugin for WordPress <= 4.3.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2026-01-15 CVE-2026-24596 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 4.3.2 Patched in 4.3.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 78 languages, 10 at 90% or more

Plus 54 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-10-21 30K+ → 20K+ down after 836 days in tier
2. 2023-07-08 40K+ → 30K+ down after 167 days in tier
3. 2023-01-22 30K+ → 40K+ up after 17 days in tier
4. 2023-01-05 40K+ → 30K+ 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).

• Related Posts With Slider 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• Visualmodo Related Posts 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• VK All in One Expansion Unit 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B
• YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag C
• Contextual Related Posts 50K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Related Posts by Taxonomy 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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Related Posts Thumbnails Plugin for WordPress: 20K+ active installs, 4.9★ (233 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/related-posts-thumbnails