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Related Posts Thumbnails — WordPress Related Posts Plugin

by marynixie · WordPress.org page · Website

v6.0.0 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 7.4+ Paid version available

Related Posts Thumbnails has 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,113,045 downloads all time. It was downloaded 13,483 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 19, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Related Posts Thumbnails at a glance

Active installs
20,000+
Total downloads
1,113,045
Downloads, last 30 days
13,483
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Related Posts Thumbnails well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3
One-star reviews
2%
4 of 233 reviews on WordPress.org

Related Posts Thumbnails reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.9 out of 5

233 reviews

5★
215
4★
12
3★
1
2★
1
1★
4

Download and install history

17,566 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Related Posts Thumbnails downloads per day02.5k5k7.5k10kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Related Posts Thumbnails active installs05k10k15k20kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Related Posts Thumbnails rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Related Posts Thumbnails review count062.5125187.5250Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Where Related Posts Thumbnails ranks on WordPress.org

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

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Related Posts Plugins #5 by tag, #3 in search #3 –

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Details

Related Posts by WPBrigade is The Best Customizable plugin, that nicely displays related posts thumbnails under the post.

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

Tags

  • easy related posts
  • Free Related Posts
  • related posts
  • Related Posts thumbnails
  • similar related posts
Version
6.0.0
Last updated
Oct 19, 2026
First published
May 21, 2010
Requires WordPress
5.3
Tested up to
7.1.3
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free, paid version available

Related Posts Thumbnails FAQ

How many active installs does Related Posts Thumbnails have?

WordPress.org reports 20,000+ active installs for Related Posts Thumbnails as of October 22, 2026.

Is Related Posts Thumbnails still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on October 19, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Is Related Posts Thumbnails free?

Related Posts Thumbnails is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.

Where does Related Posts Thumbnails rank among Related Posts Plugins?

Related Posts Thumbnails is #3 in the WordPress.org "related-posts" ranking as of today.