Best related news plugins for WordPress

The most popular related news plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Related Post leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Google News Widget (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “related news” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 2 related news plugins

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WP Related Post
The most installed related news plugin, with 10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
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Google News Widget
10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.