WordPress plugin comparison

Free Backlinks & Guest Post Exchange vs Contextual Related Posts

Free Backlinks & Guest Post Exchange

by Marijan Karajanov

50+ installs5.0

Contextual Related Posts

by Ajay

50K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Contextual Related Posts has more active installs: 50K+, against 50+ for Free Backlinks & Guest Post Exchange.
On a typical day, Contextual Related Posts is downloaded about 930 times, Free Backlinks & Guest Post Exchange about 10.
Free Backlinks & Guest Post Exchange is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.8 from 201 reviews.
Contextual Related Posts was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 24, 2026 for Free Backlinks & Guest Post Exchange.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Contextual Related Posts has been around longer: since 2009, against 2018 for Free Backlinks & Guest Post Exchange.

Contextual Related Posts leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Free Backlinks & Guest Post Exchange	Contextual Related Posts
Popular rank	#21,291	#736
Active installs	50+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	252	67.5K
Rating	5.0(8)	4.8(201)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.32	×1.22
Last release	16 days ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	8.0	7.4

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