Best related posts plugins for WordPress
The most popular related posts plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. VK All in One Expansion Unit leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of YARPP (100K+) and Contextual Related Posts (50K+). All 145 plugins tagged “related posts” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 related posts plugins
- 1.
VK All in One Expansion UnitThe most installed related posts plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 7 reviews, updated 6 days ago.
- 2.
YARPP100K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 1,166 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.
Contextual Related Posts50K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 201 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
Related Posts Thumbnails20K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 234 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 5.
Related Posts by Taxonomy10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 77 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 6.
Social LikeBox & Feed10K+ active installs. Rated 3.3 from 47 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 7.
Related Posts Flatsome10K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 8.
ElasticPress8K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 30 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 9.
Internal Linking of Related Contents4K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
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Related Posts By PickPlugins3K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 39 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
All 145 plugins tagged “related posts”
VK All in One Expansion Unit
Down in the last 7 days:3#298by Hidekazu Ishikawa6 days ago
This plug-in is an integrated plug-in with a variety of features that make it powerful your web site.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.0(7)
- Downloads
- 949/day
YARPP
Down in the last 7 days:9#412by YARPP2 years ago
The best WordPress plugin for displaying related posts. Simple and flexible, with a powerful proven algorithm and inbuilt caching.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.8(1.2K)
- Downloads
- 416/day
Contextual Related Posts
Down in the last 7 days:1#737by Ajay7 days ago
Keep visitors on your site longer with intelligent, fast-loading, contextually related posts. Block, shortcode, custom post type and widget ready.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.8(201)
- Downloads
- 930/day
Related Posts Thumbnails
Down in the last 7 days:4#1,290by marynixie22 days ago
Related Posts by WPBrigade is The Best Customizable plugin, that nicely displays related posts thumbnails under the post.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.9(234)
- Downloads
- 321/day
Related Posts by Taxonomy
Down in the last 7 days:10#1,711by keesiemeijer2 months ago
Display a list of related posts on your site based on the most terms in common. Supports thumbnails, shortcodes, a widget and more.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(77)
- Downloads
- 86/day
Social LikeBox & Feed
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,776by Weblizar - WordPress Themes & Plugin2 months ago
Display your FaceBook Feed and Like box on your website with this outstanding plugin. It is completely customizable, responsive and the code is search …
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 3.3(47)
- Downloads
- 73/day
Related Posts Flatsome
Down in the last 7 days:55#1,965by Minh Tiến4 years ago
Plugin for adding related articles to posts for Flatsome theme.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 20/day
ElasticPress
Down in the last 7 days:3#2,383by 10up2 months ago
A fast and flexible search and query engine for WordPress.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.2(30)
- Downloads
- 736/day
Internal Linking of Related Contents
Up in the last 7 days:155#3,473by alexvtn9 days ago
Internal Linking of Related Contents allows you to automatically insert inline related posts within your WordPress articles.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 58/day
Related Posts By PickPlugins
Down in the last 7 days:18#3,824by PickPlugins5 months ago
Display Related Post under post by taxonomy and terms.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.6(39)
- Downloads
- 29/day
Custom Related Posts
Down in the last 7 days:21#3,870by Brecht2 months ago
Manual related posts without slowing down your website!
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.9(46)
- Downloads
- 29/day
Same Category Posts
Up in the last 7 days:6#4,119by Daniel Floeter1 month ago
Show posts related to the current category or other custom post types.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.7(13)
- Downloads
- 33/day
Manual Related Posts
Down in the last 7 days:24#6,257by Marcel Pol2 months ago
A simple 'related posts' plugin that lets you select related posts manually.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(23)
- Downloads
- 20/day
Post Grid & Post Slider
Up in the last 7 days:33#6,342by Nks2 months ago
Display posts in a responsive grid or slider. Category filter tabs, related posts, Gutenberg block and shortcode. No coding needed.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(8)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Random Posts and Pages Widget
Down in the last 7 days:55#6,618by Ays Pro6 months ago
The main advantage of this widget is random movement of random links and every time they are changing.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 14/day
Relevant
Down in the last 7 days:19#7,390by bestweblayout1 year ago
Add related, featured, latest, and popular posts to your WordPress website. Connect your blog readers with a relevant content.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 3.5(13)
- Downloads
- 13/day
Gabfire Widget Pack
#8,283by Gabfire5 years ago
The Gabfire Widget Pack contains over a dozen useful widgets to extend your WordPress site. It is a free plugin that will work with ANY theme.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.4(13)
- Downloads
- 13/day
Advanced Related Posts
Down in the last 7 days:33#10,311by Ays Pro7 months ago
This plugin allows you to display related posts with widget or under the post with advanced options.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 14/day
Custom Post Types Relationships (CPTR)
Down in the last 7 days:23#10,374by Anastis Sourgoutsidis4 years ago
This plugin will let you create custom post relationships among posts, pages and custom post types.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Simple Related Posts
Down in the last 7 days:3#10,418by horike3 years ago
Related Posts plugin. It's flexible and fast and simple.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WZ Followed Posts
Up in the last 7 days:13#10,471by Ajay7 days ago
Show "Readers who viewed this page, also viewed" a.k.a. followed posts on your page. Much like Amazon.com's product pages.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 14/day
Toolbelt
Up in the last 7 days:110#11,013by Cool Plugins2 years ago
Fast, privacy focused, utilities to improve your website. Includes a Markdown block, spam protection, related posts, cookie banner, and more.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(16)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Related Posts by Category Widget
Down in the last 7 days:35#12,020by dcannon116 years ago
Customizable widget area that displays posts from the same categories as the current post.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
IGIT Related Posts and Post Nudges
Down in the last 7 days:28#13,074by phpaddicted5 months ago
Show related posts with thumbnails and post nudges. Six layouts, Gutenberg block, Elementor widget, shortcode, and smart content matching.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.5(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
ARK Related Posts
Down in the last 7 days:225#13,900by AlexKar11 months ago
Плагин выводит связанные записи к постам с миниатюрами этих записей.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day
El mejor Cluster
Down in the last 7 days:23#14,442by derethor1 year ago
Create easy related posts blocks with a simple shortcode. This plugin is light, very easy to use and designed for SEO.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.9(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Related Posts and Products (WRI)
Down in the last 7 days:19#14,705by WebshopLogic6 years ago
WP Related Items plugin offers different types of similar contents for your users. For example, some related products can be displayed to your posts.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
CP Related Posts
Up in the last 7 days:369#14,892by codepeople2 months ago
CP Related Posts is a plugin that displays related articles on your website, manually, or by the terms in the content, title or abstract, and tags
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.4(10)
- Downloads
- 5/day
Author Recommended Posts
Down in the last 7 days:6#15,967by telepathy11 years ago
Pick specific posts to promote and recommend to your audience.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 4/day
Visualmodo Related Posts
Down in the last 7 days:79#16,188by Visualmodo6 years ago
Visualmodo Related Posts for WordPress will help increase your visitors’ time on website and decrease your bounce rate.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Init Live Search
Up in the last 7 days:193#16,781by Init HTML1 month ago
Fast REST API live search with optional FULLTEXT index, Meilisearch, AI-powered Related Posts, slash commands, ACF and WooCommerce support.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Related Posts Widget
Up in the last 7 days:43#17,357by Mrinal Roy11 years ago
Adds a widget that shows posts related to the current post based on tags.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Post Connector
Down in the last 7 days:4#17,750by Barry Kooij3 years ago
A WordPress plugin that allows you to easily create related posts that don't lag your server!
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 4/day
Related Items
Up in the last 7 days:24#18,017by ChrisHurst13 years ago
Related Items plugin lets you relate a page, post or custom post type to other pages, posts and custom post types.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Wp-Thumbie
Down in the last 7 days:95#18,229by blogsdna14 years ago
Show user defined number of related / similar posts with thumbnail image
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 1.0(3)
- Downloads
- 4/day
LSX Blog Customizer
Down in the last 7 days:116#18,788by Ash Shaw3 years ago
The LSX Blog Customiser will let you create the type of blog you want, showcasing your content in the layout and with the right metadata that you deci …
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Stunning Related for Posts, Products, Pages and widgets
Down in the last 7 days:66#19,133by wp-buy2 months ago
Rule-based related content for posts, pages, WooCommerce products and any custom post type. Unlimited displays, 12 templates, CTR analytics.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 3.4(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Modern Related Posts
Down in the last 7 days:122#19,683by wphigh11 years ago
A beautiful, modern, animated, responsive Related Posts Plugin.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 4.8(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Related Posts by ThemeinProgress
Down in the last 7 days:112#19,876by alexvtn1 month ago
Related Posts by ThemeinProgress is the perfect plugin to easily display related posts in your WordPress articles.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Widgets of Posts by Same Categories
Down in the last 7 days:41#20,435by alphasis15 years ago
The widget area lists posts of the same category as the current post.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Floating Related Posts
Up in the last 7 days:130#21,023by fransoft4 years ago
Increase your page views and bounce rate with Floating Related Posts
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 3/day
Super Related Posts
Down in the last 7 days:96#21,063by Magazine31 year ago
Related Posts Plugin to improve Traffic & Bounce-Rate with Superior Algorithm. ZERO Server Load & Highly Configurable Related Post Plugin.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 4/day
Also In This Series
Down in the last 7 days:238#21,607by Jon Weatherhead4 years ago
Group related posts in a post series and automatically list all of the posts in the series as part of the content.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Embedded Posts
Down in the last 7 days:1,133#22,317by Cooperative IT12 days ago
Display related posts, pages or CPTs by category, tag or author - or embed any single post, page or CPT anywhere on your site.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
PinBoostr Internal Linking Assistant
Down in the last 7 days:165#22,373by pinboostr1 month ago
Scan your posts and pages, get smart internal link suggestions from your own content, and insert them with one click. A free SEO tool.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 5/day
Display Content Length
Down in the last 7 days:39#22,618by Adam WP8 years ago
Display posts content length on your WordPress admin. Help you boost performance once you have lots posts.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simply Related Posts
Down in the last 7 days:25#23,494by danielauener12 years ago
A widget that simply gives you related posts by taxonomy. Four settings to customize the widget: title, taxonomy, related posts count, excludet terms
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Thumblated Related Post
Up in the last 7 days:346#26,277by shekharsaxena00717 years ago
This plugin shows thumblated related posts. It allows you to design your own layout using simple and easy interface. Good for SEO and reducing bounce …
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Display Related Posts for Genesis
Down in the last 7 days:78#27,377by seothemes8 years ago
Display related posts for Genesis powered sites.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Random Related Posts
#28,319by ray.viljoen15 years ago
A simple sidebar widget to include a custom number of posts from the same category as the current post.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day