Best previous plugins for WordPress
The most popular previous plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Ambrosite Next/Previous Post Link Plus leads with 5K+ active installs, ahead of Cresta Posts Box (1K+) and Ambrosite Next/Previous Page Link Plus (900+). All 14 plugins tagged “previous” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 previous plugins
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Ambrosite Next/Previous Post Link PlusThe most installed previous plugin, with 5K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 49 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 2.
Cresta Posts Box1K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 7 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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Ambrosite Next/Previous Page Link Plus900+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
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Loop Post Navigation Links600+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 12 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
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Smarter Navigation300+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 10 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
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WP Single Post Navigation Within Category40+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.
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Linchpin20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
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Next / Previous Product for Woocommerce FREE version10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
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Retain Author10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
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Unlimited10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
All 14 plugins tagged “previous”
Ambrosite Next/Previous Post Link Plus
Up in the last 7 days:2#2,969by ambrosite9 years ago
Upgrades the next/previous post link functions to reorder or loop adjacent post navigation links, display post thumbnails, and customize link format.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.9(49)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Cresta Posts Box
Down in the last 7 days:55#6,257by CrestaProject1 year ago
Show the next or previous post in a box that appears when the user scrolls to the bottom of a current post.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(7)
- Downloads
- 13/day
Ambrosite Next/Previous Page Link Plus
Up in the last 7 days:13#7,094by ambrosite14 years ago
Creates two new template tags for generating next/previous page navigation links.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Loop Post Navigation Links
Up in the last 7 days:22#8,511by Scott Reilly6 years ago
Template tags (for use in single.php) to create post navigation loop (previous to first post is last post; next/after last post is first post).
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 9/day
Smarter Navigation
Up in the last 7 days:39#10,195by scribu11 years ago
Generates more specific previous / next post links based on referrer.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.7(10)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Single Post Navigation Within Category
Down in the last 7 days:76#21,497by mhopps15 years ago
The plugin adds navigation links on a signle post to the previous or next post within the current category
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Linchpin
Up in the last 7 days:49#27,751by Aaron Ware14 years ago
Create sibling page links. Similar to next_post_link() & previous_post_link() but for pages. Great for utilizing Wordpress for Presentations or it …
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Next / Previous Product for Woocommerce FREE version
Up in the last 7 days:94#28,999by starblank9 years ago
This free plugin shows next and previous product in single product view in same category. Installation Simply upload the .
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Retain Author
Down in the last 7 days:101#34,151by David Powell14 years ago
Prevent mixing authors in your next and previous post links.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Unlimited
#36,989by plugin.builders11 years ago
Inifinite scrolling plugin. Choose from Load on scroll, Load more button and Ajax Pagination. Includes scroll to top and opt-out button.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Intuitive Navigation
Down in the last 7 days:2,495#46,771by Denis Buka14 years ago
Creates navigation to next and previous posts based on the category or tag a visitor came from.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Page navigation by menu
Down in the last 7 days:12,866#61,992by Lovro Hrust11 months ago
Create navigation to next/previous pages similar to navigation for posts. Previous and next pages are determined from menu.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day