10 Best Custom Related Posts Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Custom Related Posts sits at #6 in the WordPress.org Related Posts Plugins ranking. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Custom Related Posts
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4.8 (201) 50,000+ active installsKeep visitors on your site longer with intelligent, fast-loading, contextually related posts. Block, shortcode, custom post type and widget ready.
#2 in the WordPress.org Related Posts Plugins ranking. About 17 times the installs, last updated 2 days ago.
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5.0 (23) 1,000+ active installsA simple 'related posts' plugin that lets you select related posts manually.
#9 in the WordPress.org Related Posts Plugins ranking. About a third of the installs, last updated 8 days ago.
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Related Posts Thumbnails
Paid version availableRelated Posts Thumbnails Plugin for WordPress
4.9 (233) 20,000+ active installsRelated Posts by WPBrigade is The Best Customizable plugin, that nicely displays related posts thumbnails under the post.
#3 in the WordPress.org Related Posts Plugins ranking. About 6.7 times the installs, last updated July 17, 2026.
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4.8 (77) 10,000+ active installsDisplay a list of related posts on your site based on the most terms in common. Supports thumbnails, shortcodes, a widget and more.
#4 in the WordPress.org Related Posts Plugins ranking. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated 17 days ago.
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4.6 (39) 3,000+ active installsDisplay Related Post under post by taxonomy and terms.
#7 in the WordPress.org Related Posts Plugins ranking. A similar number of installs, last updated June 8, 2026.
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4.2 (5) 3,000+ active installsInternal Linking of Related Contents allows you to automatically insert inline related posts within your WordPress articles.
#8 in the WordPress.org Related Posts Plugins ranking. A similar number of installs, last updated 8 days ago.
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YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin
4.8 (1,163) 100,000+ active installsThe best WordPress plugin for displaying related posts. Simple and flexible, with a powerful proven algorithm and inbuilt caching.
#10 in the WordPress.org Related Posts Plugins ranking. About 33 times the installs, no update since November 11, 2024.
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4.6 (325) 10,000+ active installsThe best WordPress plugin for related posts. Simple, flexible, powerful algorithm, and built-in caching. Fully setup with only 1 click!
#5 in the WordPress.org Related Posts Plugins ranking. About 3.3 times the installs, no update since May 10, 2025.
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4.3 (77) 100,000+ active installsInline Related Posts AUTOMATICALLY inserts related posts INSIDE your content, capturing immediately the reader's attention.
#1 in the WordPress.org Related Posts Plugins ranking. About 33 times the installs, last updated August 3, 2026.
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Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK
4.7 (97) 10,000+ active installsA must have tool for creating custom fields, custom post types and taxonomies, fast and without any programming knowledge.
Shares the custom post type tag on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated July 15, 2026.
Custom Related Posts against each of them
Head to head on installs, ratings, reviews and updates. Each measure names its own leader; there is no overall winner.
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Custom Related Posts vs Contextual Related Posts3,000+ vs 50,000+ installs · 4.9 vs 4.8
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Custom Related Posts vs Manual Related Posts3,000+ vs 1,000+ installs · 4.9 vs 5.0
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Custom Related Posts vs Related Posts Thumbnails3,000+ vs 20,000+ installs · 4.9 vs 4.9
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Custom Related Posts vs Related Posts by Taxonomy3,000+ vs 10,000+ installs · 4.9 vs 4.8
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Custom Related Posts vs Related Posts By PickPlugins3,000+ vs 3,000+ installs · 4.9 vs 4.6
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Custom Related Posts vs Internal Linking of Related Contents3,000+ vs 3,000+ installs · 4.9 vs 4.2
Switching from Custom Related Posts: common questions
What is the best alternative to Custom Related Posts?
Contextual Related Posts is the closest match: it shares the Related Posts Plugins top 10 with Custom Related Posts and has 50,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Custom Related Posts alternative has the most users?
Yet Another Related Posts Plugin, with 100,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Custom Related Posts alternative is rated highest?
Related Posts Thumbnails, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 233 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Custom Related Posts alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Custom Related Posts score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Custom Related Posts on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Contextual Related Posts is the closest match to Custom Related Posts by the data we track, and Yet Another Related Posts Plugin has the widest reach with 100,000+ active installs. Contextual Related Posts shipped the most recent release, on September 5, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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