EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget
by Eli · Uncategorized
Also makes 8 other plugins · 101K+ installs across the portfolio →
Display a linked list of related Posts by Tags or Categories at the bottom of every post or on the sidebar. Options to show Post Date and Excerpts.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
C 67/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈180 estimated
Momentum
-12%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “categories”, “list” and “posts” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 51.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,787 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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 554 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 554 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| categories your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| list your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| related your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tags your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 4 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
- “categories”, “list” and “posts” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 195 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
1.5y ago
latest release · v1.2.04.25 · 28 Apr 2025
38
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago and the previous band took 22 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 11 Feb 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ prenr12.6y ago
Very easy to use, simple and you really get what it said.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ drfacebook201412.8y ago
After leaving Zemanta’s bloated version this is just the plugin I need. I like that it seems to favor recency and relevancy and not just relevancy. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rusty100113.1y ago
good support too…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jensnyhavn13.2y ago
A possibility to use thumpnail fra post could be good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RenoJohn13.7y ago
This plugin is brilliant, the ability to instantly have access to related posts is a great value to visitors of your site -all those past efforts to categorize and tag posts are now being put to use -and improves user experience. Additionally, our site is experiencing dramatically more ‘page views’ and users are spending more time on the site. We’re adding this plugin to more of our sites Thanks much for this plugin, it’s a great contribution. RJ
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.2.04.25). Sites still on an older version should update.
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.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Display a linked list of related Posts by Tags or Categories at the bottom of every post or on the sidebar...."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 380 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-20 200+ → 100+ down after 665 days in tier
- 2024-08-24 300+ → 200+ down after 395 days in tier
- 2023-07-26 400+ → 300+ down after 228 days in tier
- 2022-12-10 500+ → 400+ down after 119 days in tier
- 2022-08-13 600+ → 500+ down after 319 days in tier
- 2021-09-28 800+ → 600+ down after 422 days in tier
- 2020-08-02 2K+ → 800+ 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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List category posts 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Essential Widgets 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Flexible Posts Widget 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D -
SEO Auto Linker 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
GUI for List Category Posts 600+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D -
Media Library Assistant 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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