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.
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Health
C 65/100
Stale
Active installs
100K+
≈150K estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “posts” for “related posts plugin”. “posts” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “related posts plugin” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
65 health vs 65 average across 2,216 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100K of 8M lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,193 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO 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 719 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 1,165 reviews, smoothed to 4.77★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Last updated 719 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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
16%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| yarpp | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| yarpp custom post | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| contextual related posts your tag | #8 | #3 | down 1 |
| related posts plugin | #19 | #10 | 0 |
| related posts your tag | #24 | #14 | 0 |
| contextual posts | #13 | #8 | up 1 |
| dummy posts and custom posts | #13 | #7 | 0 |
| similar related posts | #15 | #7 | up 1 |
| inline related posts | #21 | #10 | down 3 |
| related posts inside | #23 | #14 | up 1 |
| inside related posts | #24 | #14 | 0 |
| manual related posts | #24 | #12 | down 2 |
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| similar posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
39 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 27 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “posts” for “related posts plugin”. “posts” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “related posts plugin” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Under-ranked on “related posts”. wp.org puts you #24; on merit you place #14. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 144K · peaks are release surges
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
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
2.0y ago
latest release · v5.30.11 · 11 Nov 2024
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.
Crossed into this band 6.4 years ago; the previous band took 2.9 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Nov 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ CharlieHamu4mo ago
Various options for what similarities to emphasize.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bug50244mo ago
問題なく動作しています。
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wporg19554mo ago
Отличный плагин! Удобный и функциональный! Рекомендую!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JesusDR4mo 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ spoc425mo 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ sourixx5mo 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ kwholley635mo ago
Not much more you can say other than it was easy and does what I needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ satinder856mo 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
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 8 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (5.30.11). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched 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 Affects <= 5.30.9 Patched in 5.30.10
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin (YARPP) <= 5.30.9 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via settings ↗2024-02-20 CVE-2024-0602 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.30.9 Patched in 5.30.10
- Patched 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 Affects <= 5.30.3 Patched in 5.30.4
- Patched High · 8.8 YARPP - Yet Another Related Posts Plugin <= 5.30.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via Shortcode ↗2023-04-25 CVE-2023-0579 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command 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 Affects <= 5.30.4 Patched in 5.30.5
- Patched Medium · 6.4 YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin <= 5.30.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗2023-01-19 CVE-2022-4471 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.30.2 Patched in 5.30.3
- Patched Critical · 9.8 YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin < 4.2.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗2015-05-08 Cross-Site Request Forgery 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, 16 at 90% or more
Plus 33 more locales with partial translations.
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 18 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 18 of 18 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 Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Block editor, bbPress and 2 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,249 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "contextual related posts", "similar posts" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2020-06-16 200K+ → 100K+ down after 1050 days in tier
- 2017-08-01 300K+ → 200K+ down after 61 days in tier
- 2017-06-01 200K+ → 300K+ up after 61 days in tier
- 2017-04-01 300K+ → 200K+ 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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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 -
Hierarchical HTML Sitemap 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Related Posts By PickPlugins 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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