Related Posts for WordPress vs Related Posts by Taxonomy (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Related Posts for WordPress
20K+ active installs
Free
Related Posts by Taxonomy
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Related Posts by Taxonomy has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 77 reviews) while Related Posts for WordPress leads in active installations (20K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Related Posts for WordPress has accumulated 634K+ total downloads while Related Posts by Taxonomy has 313K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Related Posts for WordPress | Related Posts by Taxonomy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 325 | ◄ | 77 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 634K+ | ◄ | 313K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 100% | |
| Last Updated | 11 months ago | ► | 2 months ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2013 | |
| Age | 12 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 5.9+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.2+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.3.0 | 2.7.8 |
Rating Breakdown
Related Posts for WordPress
Related Posts by Taxonomy
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Related Posts for WordPress averaged approximately 34 daily downloads while Related Posts by Taxonomy averaged 55.
Recent Reviews
Related Posts for WordPress Reviews
It WONT work with WPMS
is not as author claim, it won’t work for WPMS, worst once you active, it crash your site, you need FTP manually delete this plugin to make it work to moderator this is NO support, is my OWN/USE
Related Posts
Buon plugin, funziona bene, è un buon riscontro per i lettori
Fast and Good Looking Related Posts
A fast way to set up good-looking related posts. Great plugin!
Related Posts by Taxonomy Reviews
Plugin fantastico!
Adoro questo plugin, funziona alla grande e ha molte funzionalità! Il supporto è fantastico! Grazie di cuore!
My goodness!
How on the Earth did I miss this related posts plugin? Maybe the name is too niche but it is a wonderful “allrounder” plugin. A six-stars out of five — tool. Rocking it on my primary website and
Always a pleasure to use
After having repeatedly tried and dumped a heap of plugins that didn’t quite do what they should—or needed convoluted work in order to do so—, what a relief it is to finally installing this plugin!
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