WordPress plugin comparison
Contextual Related Posts vs Shadow Terms
At a glance
- Contextual Related Posts has more active installs: 50K+, against 20+ for Shadow Terms.
- On a typical day, Contextual Related Posts is downloaded about 930 times, Shadow Terms about 5.
- Shadow Terms is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 201 reviews.
- Contextual Related Posts was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Feb 10, 2026 for Shadow Terms.
- Contextual Related Posts resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Shadow Terms.
- Contextual Related Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Shadow Terms.
- Contextual Related Posts has been around longer: since 2009, against 2022 for Shadow Terms.
Line by line
Contextual Related Posts leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Contextual Related Posts |  Shadow Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #737 | #27,873 |
| Active installs | 50K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 59.1K | 111 |
| Rating | 4.8(201) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.22 | ×0.18 |
| Last release | 6 days ago | 9 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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