Related Links Blender
The Related Links Blender plugin provides a easy way to cross link posts. Target posts or external links with thumbs and SEO friendly markup.
Consider an alternative
Related Links Blender shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 8 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.8 (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 Related Links Blender stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| cross-linking | >100 |
| related links | >100 |
| related posts | >100 |
| relevant links | >100 |
| visitor retention | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
About Related Links Blender
From the official readme · v0.81Description
The Related Links Blender plugin to makes it easy to cross link your posts and link to external web pages. Your visitors will be provided with hand picked topical reading options at the end of the current post. Search engines will see more carefully SEO crafted content.
Related links are selected and defined on a post’s editor page in a custom panel. These links are added for viewing at the end of a post’s or page’s content.
Construct a link using the tools in the Related Links Blender post edit panel. Use the FIND A POST tool to search through your existing posts to quickly create rich links, or manually enter a link to any webpage you want. Links are pre-compiled for efficient display. This is the preferred way to add links – tuned for visitor’s interest and SEO.
The Related Links Blender plugin has a settings page in which you can customise how the inserted links are constructed and styled. This requires some basic HTML knowledge.
NOTES
- This plugin is a beta release that is under development. Please report any issues!
- This plugin is intended for advanced users and not documented for causual or beginner users
- Want to send a donation?: http://blender.ca/payment
Installation
The Related Links Blender plugin is available for download from the WordPress plugin repository, INSTALL then ACTIVATE.
Or download and install from:
http://www.blender.ca/wordpress-plugin-related-links/
- Upload the related-links-blender folder to you WordPress installation’s /wp-content/plugins/ directory
- ACTIVATE the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Once the plugin is active you will have to visit the settings page and choose the option to start adding links to pages.
Changelog
0.81
Added option to specify external link to open in new window/tap
Bug fixes
0.8
Bug fix. (admin.js – panel setup made conditional on panel existance)
Tested WP 4.8.2
Tested PHP 7.1
0.76
Bug fix. (admin.js .rlb-hidden class not triggering. Thanks s-design!)
0.75
Bug fix. (admin.css .hidden stepping on on wordpress stylesheet. Thanks s-design!)
0.74
Bug fix. (admin.php error report line 221, fix edit line 540.)
0.73
User feature request: add related links to pages. Insertion implemented, but pages not yet included in link searcher
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FAQ
Related Links Blender: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 14, 2026
Is Related Links Blender free?
Yes. Related Links Blender is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Related Links Blender safe to use in 2026?
Related Links Blender shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Related Links Blender?
Related Links Blender is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 13,039 times since it launched in February 2013. It was downloaded 174 times in the last 30 days.
Does Related Links Blender work with WordPress 7.1?
Related Links Blender is officially tested up to WordPress 4.8.33, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Related Links Blender last updated?
The latest version, 0.81, was released on October 21, 2017 (9 years ago).
Who makes Related Links Blender?
Related Links Blender is developed and maintained by stephenblender.
What are the best alternatives to Related Links Blender?
The most popular alternatives to Related Links Blender are Terms descriptions (1K+ installs) and Electric Studio Cross-linker (10+ installs).
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