Relevant – Related, Featured, Latest, and Popular Posts by BestWebSoft
by bestweblayout · Uncategorized
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Add related, featured, latest, and popular posts to your WordPress website. Connect your blog readers with a relevant content.
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Health
C 65/100
Stale
Active installs
800+
≈860 estimated
Momentum
+32%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “featured posts” for “relevant”. “featured posts” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “relevant” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 74.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,782 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 512 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 7.1
3.5★ over 13 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.0★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 512 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.
26
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
-1.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| relevant | #10 | #21 | down 3 |
| relevant posts your tag | #14 | #21 | down 2 |
| relevant post | #20 | #21 | down 2 |
| featured posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| latest posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| popular posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| related posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “featured posts” for “relevant”. “featured posts” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “relevant” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “relevant posts”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 846 · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
1.4y ago
latest release · v1.4.5 · 10 Jun 2025
35
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 58% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ranawaleed0073.8y ago
I tried to add related posts on my site and successfully made it. But then I check all pages of my site and related posts are showing at the top and bottom of each page.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ trindade546.7y ago
I put the widget of this plugin only on the blog page, but it appeared on all pages interfering with the result unexpectedly. This topic was modified 6 years, 4 months ago by trindade54.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dino1277.7y ago
Simple, good looking but not flexible plugin. Especially for 2 and more post categories. But the main!!! > not correct pots counting! Only the post published, in a day – 1000, 3000 views! What is this? I have modest site with 100 people a day. Where 3000 a day from? ) I had to check up and install 2 more counters ( google and pageviews) – they count correct and equal each other. Ok – had to correct 40 records in DB for Relevant. I see today – again 318 views… You should correct that immediately, because without counting – it is… not a plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mjdeh7.8y ago
With every page update, the number of first posts will be doubled And also when “Display posts from the current category only” Marked, only one item from that category This topic was modified 7 years, 6 months ago by mjdeh.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eeeMan10.5y ago
thumbnails posts are not displayed
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ daniish11.4y ago
This plugin is easy to use and works well. Needed a little CSS customisation, and the support team provided the answers swiftly and professionally. Many thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ toniM0712.8y ago
Had a problem with Related Posts not showing in Category Archives. Sent a support request. Response was swift and solution provided. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sashala12.9y ago
This plugin does an excellent job selecting and displaying related posts.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.4.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Relevant – Related, Featured, Latest, and Popular Posts by BestWebSoft < 1.2.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗2017-04-12 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.2.0 Patched in 1.2.0
- Patched Medium · 5.5 Relevant – Related, Featured, Latest, and Popular Posts by BestWebSoft <= 1.0.7 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2015-10-03 CVE-2015-9384 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.0.8 Patched in 1.0.8
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 106 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Plus 82 more locales with partial translations.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add related, featured, latest, and popular posts to your WordPress website. Connect your blog readers with..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 14 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,863 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "relevant posts" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-05 900+ → 800+ down after 151 days in tier
- 2026-01-05 1K+ → 900+ down after 2359 days in tier
- 2019-07-22 2K+ → 1K+ 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).
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Launchpad Popular Posts 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Random Posts and Pages Widget 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Advanced Related Posts 300+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B - F Featured Posts Widget 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- P Popular Posts for Divi – Lite — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag C
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