WordPress plugin comparison
Contextual Related Posts vs YARPP
At a glance
- YARPP has more active installs: 100K+, against 50K+ for Contextual Related Posts.
- On a typical day, Contextual Related Posts is downloaded about 851 times, YARPP about 456.
- Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
- Contextual Related Posts was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Nov 11, 2024 for YARPP.
- Contextual Related Posts resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for YARPP.
- Contextual Related Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for YARPP.
- YARPP has been around longer: since 2008, against 2009 for Contextual Related Posts.
Line by line
Contextual Related Posts leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Contextual Related Posts |  YARPP |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #736 | #410 |
| Active installs | 50K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 70.7K | 13.9K |
| Rating | 4.8(201) | 4.8(1.2K) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.22 | ×0.27 |
| Last release | 5 days ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.3 |
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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