Advanced Related Posts — WordPress Related Posts Plugin
by Ays Pro · WordPress.org page · Website
Advanced Related Posts has 300+ active installs on WordPress.org and 19,735 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on April 14, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Advanced Related Posts at a glance
Is Advanced Related Posts well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Enable for all post types: Choose to display related articles regardless of the post type. By enabling the option, you cannot exclude similar articles for some…
- Enable for selected post types: It’s up to you to decide under which post types to show related content
- Exclude for categories and/or post IDs: Just enter the category name(s) and/or post ID(s) for exclusion. This way, you don’t display similar articles under the…
- Count of similar posts: You can decide the number of linked posts that should be displayed yourself
- Display on the front page: Similar articles can also be visible on the home page if you enable the corresponding option
- Display order results: The order of similar posts can be based on one of the following
- Default: Similar articles will be listed according to the filtration that has taken place. No other changes will be made
- Date: The ordering is done according to when articles were created. According to what you choose, the oldest or the most recent posts will appear on the list
- Title: Items will be shown in an ascending or descending alphabetical order
- Show meta box: The meta box that appeared under a post on the Dashboard will allow you to give central control to the filtration of the articles. Changes made…
- Limit post title length: You can shorten the titles of linked posts by entering a character or word count
- Show post excerpt: Lastly, you can show parts of popular posts and decide their length by entering a character or word count
Advanced Related Posts reviews and ratings
4 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Perfect
Excellent, exactly what I needed. Adapts to your theme in a tasteful way, simple implementation.
peterfasol -
The most useful related posts plugin
This plugin satisfies all my related posts needs. It can be manipulated the way I want as a vertical related posts widget on the sidebar, and has all the options I need. I will consider the pro version for support and improvements.
Dpsachou -
No Widget
The documentation says that there is a widget option, which is not true.
cryptolivelist -
Very useful
Some people don't know how this plugin "related posts" can keep attention of the readers
ragazzo
Where Advanced Related Posts ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Advanced Related Posts appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Related Posts Plugins | #29 by tag, #8 in search | #13 | – |
Details
This plugin allows you to display related posts with widget or under the post with advanced options.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Advanced Related Posts competes in
Tags
- popular posts
- posts
- related
- related posts
- similar posts
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- Version
- 1.9.3
- Last updated
- Apr 14, 2026
- First published
- Apr 27, 2021
- Requires WordPress
- 4.0
- Tested up to
- 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- –
- Pricing
- Free, paid version available
Advanced Related Posts FAQ
What does Advanced Related Posts do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Advanced Related Posts offers Enable for all post types: Choose to display related articles regardless of the post type. By enabling the option, you cannot exclude similar articles for some, Enable for selected post types: It’s up to you to decide under which post types to show related content, Exclude for categories and/or post IDs: Just enter the category name(s) and/or post ID(s) for exclusion. This way, you don’t display similar articles under the, Count of similar posts: You can decide the number of linked posts that should be displayed yourself and Display on the front page: Similar articles can also be visible on the home page if you enable the corresponding option.
How many active installs does Advanced Related Posts have?
WordPress.org reports 300+ active installs for Advanced Related Posts as of September 7, 2026.
Is Advanced Related Posts still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on April 14, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Is Advanced Related Posts free?
Advanced Related Posts is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.
Where does Advanced Related Posts rank among Related Posts Plugins?
Advanced Related Posts is #13 in the WordPress.org Related Posts Plugins ranking.