Best related links plugins for WordPress
The most popular related links plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Contextly Recommends leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Cross-Promotion Content Recommendations by Engageya (20+) and Related Links Blender (10+). All 6 plugins tagged “related links” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 related links plugins
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Contextly RecommendsThe most installed related links plugin, with 100+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 23 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
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Cross-Promotion Content Recommendations by Engageya20+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 9 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
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Related Links Blender10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
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Custom Post Links10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
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Post Bookmarks10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
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404 Related PostsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
All 6 plugins tagged “related links”
Contextly Recommends
Up in the last 7 days:167#15,388by rsingel4 months ago
Build your audience with great related and popular recommendations. Let readers follow topics. Editorial control and machine learning.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.8(23)
- Downloads
- 66/day
Cross-Promotion Content Recommendations by Engageya
#27,275by Engageya.com12 years ago
Engageya's related posts plugin drives fresh new audience to your site by cross-promoting your posts with other related bloggers
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 4.2(9)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Related Links Blender
Down in the last 7 days:11#30,526by stephenblender9 years ago
The Related Links Blender plugin provides a easy way to cross link posts. Target posts or external links with thumbs and SEO friendly markup.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Post Links
Up in the last 7 days:1,900#45,282by grosbouff10 years ago
Adds a new metabox to the editor, allowing you to attach a set of related links to any post.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Post Bookmarks
Up in the last 7 days:1,615#46,475by grosbouff7 years ago
Manage links attached to a post through a metabox, and setup how they are displayed in your posts... With a link favicon.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
404 Related Posts
Down in the last 7 days:1,423#64,719by Ahmad Karim5 years ago
This plugin will display related posts in your 404 page template.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day