SoftIcon Related Posts – Similar Posts & Internal Linking
by softiconai · Blocks
Also makes 4 other plugins · 10+ installs across the portfolio →
Show related posts by category, tag or taxonomy. Smart relevance, Gutenberg block, grid and list layouts, WooCommerce support, built-in cache.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
—
not reported yet
Momentum
+400%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “gutenberg”, “internal links” and “related content” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
83 health vs 71 average across 2,525 Blocks plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 8 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| internal links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| related content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| related posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| similar posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “gutenberg”, “internal links” and “related content” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 19 Sep 2025 · 408 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 341 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #49,700 to #68,000, alongside the other plugins with fewer than 10 installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
8d ago
latest release · v1.7.2 · 24 Oct 2026
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
wp.org publishes an install count once a plugin has enough of them. This one has none yet.
wp.org reports no install count for this plugin yet.
Install history since 19 Sep 2025
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
8 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Show related posts by category, tag or taxonomy. Smart relevance, Gutenberg block, grid and list layouts, W..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 16 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 16 of 16 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "perfect for", "for developers").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Block editor, ACF, Zoom.
- ✓ Headings and lists 13 headings and 10 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,865 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "related content" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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 By PickPlugins 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C -
Contextual Related Posts 50K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Internal Linking of Related Contents 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
Classic Editor 8M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A - C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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