Relevant – Related, Featured, Latest, and Popular Posts by BestWebSoft

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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 · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

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.

1. ★★★★★ ranawaleed007

   3.6y 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.

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2. ★★★★★ trindade54

   6.5y 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.

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3. ★★★★★ dino127

   7.6y 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.

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4. ★★★★★ mjdeh

   7.6y 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.

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5. ★★★★★ eeeMan

   10.3y ago

   thumbnails posts are not displayed

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6. ★★★★★ daniish

   11.2y 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

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7. ★★★★★ toniM07

   12.6y ago

   Had a problem with Related Posts not showing in Category Archives. Sent a support request. Response was swift and solution provided. Thank you!

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8. ★★★★★ Sashala

   12.8y ago

   This plugin does an excellent job selecting and displaying related posts.

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

1. 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.2.0 Patched in 1.2.0
2. 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.0.8 Patched in 1.0.8

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1

Translated into 106 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Plus 82 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-25 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-08-24 900+ → 800+ down after 11 days in tier
3. 2026-08-13 800+ → 900+ up after 69 days in tier
4. 2026-06-05 900+ → 800+ down after 151 days in tier
5. 2026-01-05 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2026-01-04 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2026-01-02 1K+ → 900+ down after 3 days in tier
8. 2025-12-30 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 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).

• Launchpad Popular Posts 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• Random Posts and Pages Widget 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
• Advanced Related Posts 300+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• 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
• WP ULike – Like Buttons, Voting & Engagement Analytics 60K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A

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Relevant – Related, Featured, Latest, and Popular Posts by BestWebSoft: 900+ active installs, 3.5★ (13 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/relevant