WP Post Navigation

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wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

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1. ★★★★★ Michael Krivoshey

   7.2y ago

   An useful plugin, pure and simple . Do everything out of the box but why no updates? Please update it or make a fork.

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2. ★★★★★ jaroslawistok

   8.3y ago

   Exactly what I expected! Also on mobile device

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3. ★★★★★ wporgman

   8.8y ago

   I love the plugin. It allows my visitors to hit on the next/previous post by clicking on the buttons. However, my only complaint is that, visitors can only go to the next/previous post FROM THE SAME CATEGORY. But what if my visitors wants to browse through the LATEST posts on the homepage? It would be nice to have both! 🙂 I believe this is a WordPress issue and not a plugin issue. Anyway, I love this reliable plugin nonetheless. Good work Devs! 😀

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4. ★★★★★ clever_name

   10.2y ago

   I’ve been trying to create my own navigation links for category nav and archive nav respectively. This plugin does exactly what I need it to do! Thank you 🙂

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5. ★★★★★ JK

   10.4y ago

   I think the plugin is working with WP 4.5 (April 2016) though it has not been updated for 2 years. But what I need it for is not working, not available: sort by category. There is no field in the backend to switch from sorting by date to sorting by category. I guess it requires programming abilities, which I do not expect from a plugin. I am not a programmer and like to use WordPress´ CMS. Have to go on searching for another plugin that sorts by category… (weird enough to me that is not in the theme or WP in general as I would think it is useful for everyone in general).

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6. ★★★★★ Direct Sellers Society

   10.5y ago

   Works quite well in the Salient Theme we are using for our website

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7. ★★★★★ gistpartner1

   11.1y ago

   thanks for the awesome plugin

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8. ★★★★★ DanaMor

   11.2y ago

   Isn’t nice to when a plugin simply works… 🙂

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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. 2026-05-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 756 days in tier
2. 2024-04-26 3K+ → 2K+ down after 473 days in tier
3. 2023-01-09 4K+ → 3K+ 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).

• Post Paging 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
• WP Post Nav 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D
• P Post Navigator 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
• Keep Pagination in Same Taxonomy 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C
• S Swift Custom Post Navigator 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
• Aha Prev Next – Post Navigation & Post Link Arrows 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B

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WP Post Navigation: 1K+ active installs, 4.1★ (26 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-post-navigation