Best similar plugins for WordPress
The most popular similar plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post leads with 30K+ active installs, ahead of Stunning Related for Posts, Products, Pages and widgets (60+) and Similar Posts Ontology (50+). All 10 plugins tagged “similar” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 similar plugins
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WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar PostThe most installed similar plugin, with 30K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 113 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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Stunning Related for Posts, Products, Pages and widgets60+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 5 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
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Similar Posts Ontology50+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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M Similar Posts10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.0.
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Simple Shortcode Similar Post10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.0.
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Admin Title Check10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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LH Related Posts by TaxonomyFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 8.Suggest 404 links
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 10 plugins tagged “similar”

WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post
Down in the last 7 days:2#967by Konrad Chmielewski11 months ago
Automatically Redirect any 404 page to a Similar Post based on the Title Post Type & Taxonomy using 301 or 302 Redirects!
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.9(113)
- Downloads
- 123/day

Stunning Related for Posts, Products, Pages and widgets
Down in the last 7 days:113#19,243by 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

Similar Posts Ontology
Up in the last 7 days:50#20,855by cfischer8310 months ago
Show a list of related posts that are similar to another post.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

M Similar Posts
Down in the last 7 days:482#31,271by Georgi Popov4 years ago
This plugin lists similar to the current post based on the number of common categories.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Simple Shortcode Similar Post
#35,391by ryokurosu8 years ago
This is a better way to view similar post.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Admin Title Check
Up in the last 7 days:5,069#40,902by divspark5 years ago
Check whether the title matches other posts while adding or editing a post, page or custom post type in classic editor.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

LH Related Posts by Taxonomy
#55,732by shawfactor4 years ago
A lightweight decisions not options related posts plugin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Suggest 404 links
Down in the last 7 days:8,990#67,859by Tekod lab.1 year ago
Appends "did you mean" links to your "404" page.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day