Show articles by keyword
Sometimes you want to point your visitors/readers on other posts covering a specific topic.
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Show articles by keyword shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 12 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.9 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Show articles by keyword stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| articles | >100 |
| keyword | >100 |
| news | >100 |
| posts | >100 |
| related | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Show articles by keyword
From the official readme · v1.0Description
Sometimes you want to point your visitors/readers on other posts covering a specific topic.
You can either have this coded the hard way in your theme or use a plugin which will always show related articles, but what if you only want this to happen sometimes?
This plugin gives you a shortcode to insert in posts where you want to display a number of related posts. They will be shown with headline and date (optional) and can be styled via CSS.
Donations
If you find this plugin to be very useful it would be really kind if you donate a few bucks via PayPal (zahlungen@flomei.de).
Otherwise I really appreciate if you simply spread the word about this plugin or link back to www.flomei.de. 🙂
Installation
- Upload
show_articles_by_keyword.phpto the/wp-content/plugins/directory or install the plugin from the ‘Plugins’ menu in the WordPress backend - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- You can now use the shortcode [show_articles keyword=X num=Y] where X is the keyword to look for (no quotes needed) and Y is the number of articles to fetch (standard: 5).
- Additional parameters:
showdatecan be set toyes(default) ornoto show the post date inline with the headline.ordercan be set todate(default) orrandto order posts either by the post date or randomly. - Note beside: You can also use the shortcode while developing a theme and fill it with dynamically fetched keywords. Have a look at do_shortcode for that (https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/do_shortcode).
Changelog
(2014-03-18) First relase - Seems to work as supposed, could not find any bugs so far.
1.0 (2014-03-18) First relase – Seems to work as supposed, could not find any bugs so far.
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FAQ
Show articles by keyword: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 12, 2026
Is Show articles by keyword free?
Yes. Show articles by keyword is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Show articles by keyword safe to use in 2026?
Show articles by keyword shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Show articles by keyword?
Show articles by keyword is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,801 times since it launched in March 2014. It was downloaded 47 times in the last 30 days.
Does Show articles by keyword work with WordPress 7.1?
Show articles by keyword is officially tested up to WordPress 3.9.40, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Show articles by keyword last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on April 30, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Show articles by keyword?
Show articles by keyword is developed and maintained by flomei.
What are the best alternatives to Show articles by keyword?
The most popular alternatives to Show articles by keyword are GetAutoSEO AI Tool (2K+ installs), Grandranker (900+ installs) and Automatik Blog (900+ installs).
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