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Contextual Related Posts — WordPress Related Posts Plugin

by Ajay · WordPress.org page · Website

v4.5.2 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 7.4+ Paid version available

Contextual Related Posts has 50,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 2,849,452 downloads all time. It was downloaded 61,930 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 16, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Contextual Related Posts at a glance

Active installs
50,000+
Total downloads
2,849,452
Downloads, last 30 days
61,930
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Contextual Related Posts well maintained?

Support threads resolved
1 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3
One-star reviews
2%
4 of 201 reviews on WordPress.org

Contextual Related Posts reviews and ratings

201 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.8 out of 5

201 reviews

5★
184
4★
9
3★
2
2★
2
1★
4

Download and install history

100,827 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Contextual Related Posts downloads per day05k10k15k20kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Contextual Related Posts active installs012.5k25k37.5k50kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Contextual Related Posts rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Contextual Related Posts review count062.5125187.5250Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Where Contextual Related Posts ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Contextual Related Posts appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
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Details

Keep visitors on your site longer with intelligent, fast-loading, contextually related posts. Block, shortcode, custom post type and widget ready.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Contextual Related Posts competes in

Tags

  • contextual related posts
  • related
  • related posts
  • seo
  • similar posts

More from Ajay

Version
4.5.2
Last updated
Oct 16, 2026
First published
Jan 21, 2009
Requires WordPress
6.9
Tested up to
7.1.3
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free, paid version available

Contextual Related Posts FAQ

How many active installs does Contextual Related Posts have?

WordPress.org reports 50,000+ active installs for Contextual Related Posts as of October 22, 2026.

Is Contextual Related Posts still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on October 16, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Does Contextual Related Posts have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for Contextual Related Posts are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Contextual Related Posts free?

Contextual 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 Contextual Related Posts rank among Related Posts Plugins?

Contextual Related Posts is #2 in the WordPress.org "related-posts" ranking as of today.