EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget

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1. ★★★★★ prenr

   12.5y ago

   Very easy to use, simple and you really get what it said.

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2. ★★★★★ drfacebook2014

   12.7y 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!

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3. ★★★★★ rusty1001

   12.9y ago

   good support too…

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4. ★★★★★ jensnyhavn

   13.0y ago

   A possibility to use thumpnail fra post could be good

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5. ★★★★★ RenoJohn

   13.6y 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

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

1. Medium · 6.1 ELI's Related Posts Footer Links and Widget <= 1.2.04.20 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-05-07 CVE-2025-47514 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.2.04.20 Patched in 1.2.04.25

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-06-20 200+ → 100+ down after 9 days in tier
2. 2026-06-11 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2026-06-08 200+ → 100+ down after 653 days in tier
4. 2024-08-24 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2024-08-23 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-08-22 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-08-21 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2024-08-20 300+ → 200+ down after 5 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).

• List category posts 80K+ 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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EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/spostarbust