Contextual Related Posts
Keep visitors on your site longer with intelligent, fast-loading, contextually related posts. Block, shortcode, custom post type and widget ready.
4.8(200 reviews)
·60K+ active installs·Updated 3 weeks agoAs of April 2026, Contextual Related Posts is a WordPress seo plugin with 60K+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 200 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.6M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.6+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Download volume is stable this week. Support resolution rate: 100%. Top alternative: Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time….
4.8/5200 reviews
60K+active installs
100%resolved
17 yearssince 2009
Overview
Contextual Related Posts is a powerful WordPress plugin that displays fast, intelligent related posts to keep users on your site longer. Improve SEO, increase pageviews, and lower bounce rates — no setup needed.
Key features
- Activate and Forget: Activate the plugin. Contextual Related Posts automatically displays related posts on your site and in your feed after the content. There is no need to edit any template files.
- Custom Control with Manual Install: Want placement control? You have multiple options available:
- Gutenberg / Block Editor support: You can easily add a “Related Posts [CRP]” block to any post or page with its options and settings.
- Widgets: Add related posts to any widgetized theme area, such as the sidebar or footer. You can configure the widget options to sui…
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Ratings & Reviews
4.8200 reviews
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Recent Reviews
Great plugin
by Gerard Kanters·6 days ago·1 reply
A very nice plugin with good support
Very nice support
by istok·1 month ago·1 reply
After reporting issues, quick answer and update 🙂
Perfekt
by leifbength·3 months ago
Fungerar mycket bra!
Great helpfull support
by hanheg·11 months ago
The CRP plugin has been working as a treat for our site, which hosts thousands of posts. It has performed flawlessly for years. Recently, we encountered a caching issue, but thanks to the outstanding support team, it was resolved quickly and efficiently. They even provided us with the exact code needed to fix the problem.
Useful plugin, helpful author
by Mew·1 year ago·1 reply
Very useful plugin with a lot of settings to customize, and the author is helpful if you have any issues. Thank you!
Download Trends
Today: 381Yesterday: 378This week: 3KPeriod total: 232K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.6+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v4.2
36.8%
v4.1
21.8%
Other
18.1%
v4.0
8.4%
v3.5
7.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
4.2.2
- Bug fixes:
- Hardened REST API permission checks and argument sanitization.
- Escaped
post_class()output more safely. - Added validation before
switch_to_blog()calls in the table manager. - Added ABSPATH protection to the sidebar template.
…and 2 more changes
Contributors
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