Author Recommended Posts
Author Recommended Posts lets you easily search and choose specific posts, pages and custom post types you want to associate to a post or page. You can add, reorder, remove selected posts for display via the simple drag…
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Author Recommended Posts shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 37/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (100+ active installs)
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.1 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Author Recommended Posts stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| author posts | >100 |
| author recommended posts | >100 |
| reading | >100 |
| recommended | >100 |
| related posts | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 9 reviews
About Author Recommended Posts
From the official readme · v1.0.3Description
Simple Author Recommended Posts Plugin
Author Recommended Posts lets you easily search and choose specific posts, pages and custom post types you want to associate to a post or page. You can add, reorder, remove selected posts for display via the simple drag and drop interface.
Features
- Simple clean styles for basic layout/structure
- Show/hide output title & featured images
- Display your recommended posts vertically or side-by-side
- Filter which content is searchable and which post types to automatically output on
Requirements: WordPress 3.3+, PHP5 and higher
This plugin is free to use and is not actively supported by the author, but will be monitored for serious bugs that may need correcting.
Installation
The plugin is simple to install:
- Upload
author-recommended-poststo the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
- Visit the options in, Settings > Author Recommended Posts
- Go to a post, page or your custom post type and choose your recommended posts
Changelog
Added https fix
1.0.3
- Changed plugin URL constant to properly respect https scheme
1.0.2
- Added 2 new actions author_recommended_posts_before_related and author_recommended_posts_after_related that can be hooked into for outputting custom content before or after each related entry
1.0.1
- Fixed posts search order to Desc
- Updateing namespacing in admin.js
1.0
- Initial release
Screenshots
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FAQ
Author Recommended Posts: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026
Is Author Recommended Posts free?
Yes. Author Recommended Posts is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Author Recommended Posts safe to use in 2026?
Author Recommended Posts shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 37/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Author Recommended Posts?
Author Recommended Posts is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 12,736 times since it launched in December 2012. It was downloaded 121 times in the last 30 days.
Does Author Recommended Posts work with WordPress 7.1?
Author Recommended Posts is officially tested up to WordPress 4.1.42, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Author Recommended Posts last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.3, was released on January 27, 2015 (12 years ago).
Who makes Author Recommended Posts?
Author Recommended Posts is developed and maintained by telepathy.
What are the best alternatives to Author Recommended Posts?
The most popular alternatives to Author Recommended Posts are Display Posts As List, Grid… (800+ installs).
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