WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Related Posts vs Recent Post for Custom Post Type

Custom Related Posts

by Brecht

3K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Custom Related Posts has more active installs: 3K+, against 40+ for Recent Post for Custom Post Type.
On a typical day, Custom Related Posts is downloaded about 29 times, Recent Post for Custom Post Type about 7.
Recent Post for Custom Post Type has no reviews yet.
Custom Related Posts was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Jan 18, 2011 for Recent Post for Custom Post Type.
Custom Related Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.0.5 for Recent Post for Custom Post Type.
Recent Post for Custom Post Type has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Custom Related Posts.

Custom Related Posts leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Related Posts	Recent Post for Custom Post Type
Popular rank	#3,870	#21,527
Active installs	3K+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	871	159
Rating	4.9(46)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.0.5
Search multiplier	×0.74	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	16 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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