YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin
by YARPP · SEO
The best WordPress plugin for displaying related posts. Simple and flexible, with a powerful proven algorithm and inbuilt caching.
64 health vs 64 average across 1,223 SEO plugins
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 652 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,421 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
6.7K
now · peak 144.0K
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
1.8y ago
latest release · v5.30.11
252
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 84% 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 “100K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-12-19 · 1,500 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
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.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ CharlieHamu2mo ago
Various options for what similarities to emphasize.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bug50242mo ago
問題なく動作しています。
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wporg19552mo ago
Отличный плагин! Удобный и функциональный! Рекомендую!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JesusDR2mo ago
By easily promoting withing your won website your other related posts, your reader amy find the information that is seeking for, while reading from post to post, and staying in your site
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ spoc422mo ago
I love plugins that do what they say they’ll do without fuss and without having to faff around trying to get the settings just right.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sourixx3mo ago
We use it on our 5 thousands+ post blog and we are very happy with it – THANKS a LOT for your plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kwholley633mo ago
Not much more you can say other than it was easy and does what I needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ satinder854mo ago
Works good
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 5.30.11 Bugfix: Resolves minor Unauthenticated Broken Access Control bug Tested on WordPress 6.7 5.30.11
- — Version 5.30.10 Bugfix: Resolves stored Cross-Site Scripting bug 5.30.10
- — Version 5.30.9 Enhancement: Better input sanitization for a more predictable output Enhancement: Misc performance improvements 5.30.9
- — Version 5.30.8 Enhancement : Adds ability to set sort order to Random from the YARPP Admin UI 5.30.8
- — Version 5.30.7 Tested on WordPress 6.4 Bugfix: Fixes PHP 8.2 warnings that were filling up server logs 5.30.7
- — Version 5.30.6 Tested on WordPress 6.3 5.30.6
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence8 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- Medium · 5.3 YARPP <= 5.30.10 - Missing Authorization ↗
- Medium · 4.4 YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin <= 5.30.9 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-06-18 CVE-2023-6495 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 5.30.9 Patched in 5.30.10
- 2024-02-20 CVE-2024-0602 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 5.30.9 Patched in 5.30.10
- Medium · 6.4 YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin <= 5.30.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-07-17 CVE-2023-2433 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 5.30.3 Patched in 5.30.4
- 2023-04-25 CVE-2023-0579 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects < 5.30.3 Patched in 5.30.3
- 2023-04-18 CVE-2022-45374 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') Affects <= 5.30.4 Patched in 5.30.5
- 2023-01-19 CVE-2022-4471 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 5.30.2 Patched in 5.30.3
- 2015-05-08 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects < 4.2.5 Patched in 4.2.5
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 57 languages, 14 at 90% or more
Plus 33 more locales with partial translations.
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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Contextual Related Posts 50K+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A -
Related Posts by Taxonomy 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
- B Bulk Post Update Date 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
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No External Links 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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Hierarchical HTML Sitemap 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Related Posts By PickPlugins 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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