Related Posts Widget
Adds a widget that shows posts related to the current post based on tags.
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·100 active installs·Updated 10 years agoAs of April 2026, Related Posts Widget is a WordPress related posts plugin with 100 active installations and a 1/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 11K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
1/51 reviews
100active installs
11K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
Related Posts Widget shows a list of posts with similar tags to the current post. The widget is only shown on single post pages. The Related Post widget only shows & loads it’s file in front end when is_single() returns true & post tag(s) is similar.
Features
- Option to show post thumbnail & set dimension by width & height.
- Set how many posts to show.
- Option to show the post excerpt and how long the excerpt should be.
- Option to show the post date.
- Option to show the comment count.
- Multiple widgets.
Contribute
While using this plugin if you find any bug or any conflict, please submit an issue at
Github (If possible with a pull request).
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.4.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.0.1
- Added PHP5 Constructor
- Compatible with WordPress 4.3
2.0
- Added CSS file for posts styling
- Now compaitable with latest versions of WordPress
- Better code quality
1.1
- Fixed a bug in the thumbnail size registration routine.
1.0
- Initial release.
Contributors
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