Simply Related Posts
A widget that simply gives you related posts by taxonomy. It provides four settings to customize every widget and there are no global settings to worry about.
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- Small user base (30+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.0 (latest is 7.1)
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Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Simply Related Posts stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| related posts | >100 |
| taxonomy | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Simply Related Posts
From the official readme · v1.3Description
A widget that simply gives you related posts by taxonomy. It provides four
settings to customize every widget and there are no global settings to worry
about.
Widget settings
- The title of the widget (default: Related Posts)
- The taxonomy by which terms the posts are related (default: Tags)
- How many related posts to show (default 5)
- excludet terms
The widget is visible only when is_single() is true, it doesn’t shows up on
archives, search templates etc.
Translation credits
Thanks to Borisa Djuraskovic from http://www.webhostinghub.com for the Serbian translation!
Installation
- Upload the
simply-related-postsfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to the ‘Apearance/Widgets’ area, add the ‘Simply Related Posts’ widget to
a widget area. - Make your settings
- done
Changelog
1.0
- Version 1.0 done
1.1
- fixing post-count bug
1.2
- making it work for custom post types. Thanks to David Gil (github.com/dgilperez)
- applying a filter to all related post titles, to render thumbnails and other stuff
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FAQ
Simply Related Posts: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 14, 2026
Is Simply Related Posts free?
Yes. Simply Related Posts is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Simply Related Posts safe to use in 2026?
Simply Related Posts shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Simply Related Posts?
Simply Related Posts is active on 30+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 7,604 times since it launched in January 2013. It was downloaded 63 times in the last 30 days.
Does Simply Related Posts work with WordPress 7.1?
Simply Related Posts is officially tested up to WordPress 4.0.38, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Simply Related Posts last updated?
The latest version, 1.3, was released on October 23, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Simply Related Posts?
Simply Related Posts is developed and maintained by danielauener.
What are the best alternatives to Simply Related Posts?
The most popular alternatives to Simply Related Posts are VK All in One Expansion Unit (100K+ installs), YARPP (100K+ installs) and Contextual Related Posts (50K+ installs).
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