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Better Adjacent Post Links

Adds two enhanced commands to replace wordpress 'previous post' and 'next post' functions. Works with Wordpress 2.8+.

By unalignedcoder·Post·Free
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·80 active installs·Updated 16 years ago
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As of April 2026, Better Adjacent Post Links is a WordPress post plugin with 80 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 8.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.0.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2007. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Post Type Switcher.

0/5Rating
80active installs
8.9K+total downloads
19 yearssince 2007

Overview

If you are used to link the ‘previous’ and ‘next’ posts on a wordpress blog using their own title, you have probably noticed how more often than not too long titles can cause broken lines, hence unpredictable results in terms of page layout.

The only workaround in wordpress so far was to replace the title of the posts with generic phrases like ‘next post’, ‘previous post’ and so on. With this plugin you can use the title of the post itself, and trim it as needed.

Features:

  • limits the length of the previous and next post titles to the number of characters you want
  • where necessary, truncates the title to the last space, adding three dots
  • shows the entire title of the post in the tooltip (mysteriously wordpress never considers the tooltips of…
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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress2.0.2+ requiredTested up to 2.8.4
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.1

Fixed a bug that caused the next link not to be generated. Thanks to Rebecca and Zak for poiting the bug out.

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

unalignedcoderunalignedcoder
Plugin Info
Version
1.1
Last Updated
Sep 9, 2009
WP Requires
2.0.2+
Tested Up To
2.8.4
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
80
Downloads
8.9K+
Added
Sep 19, 2007
Business
Free

Tags

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Developer

U
unalignedcoder
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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