WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Related Posts vs Contextual Related Posts
At a glance
- Contextual Related Posts has more active installs: 50K+, against 300+ for Advanced Related Posts.
- On a typical day, Contextual Related Posts is downloaded about 930 times, Advanced Related Posts about 14.
- Contextual Related Posts is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 201 reviews, against 4.0 from 4 reviews.
- Contextual Related Posts was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Apr 14, 2026 for Advanced Related Posts.
- Contextual Related Posts resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Advanced Related Posts.
- Contextual Related Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Advanced Related Posts.
- Contextual Related Posts has been around longer: since 2009, against 2021 for Advanced Related Posts.
Line by line
Contextual Related Posts leads on 8 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Related Posts |  Contextual Related Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #10,311 | #737 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 389 | 59.8K |
| Rating | 4.0(4) | 4.8(201) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.42 | ×1.22 |
| Last release | 7 months ago | 6 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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