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Contextual Related Posts v4.4.1

Keep visitors on your site longer with intelligent, fast-loading, contextually related posts. Block, shortcode, custom post type and widget ready.

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  • Audit coverage Not yet audited newest version pending
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 7, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 7, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 7.4+
  • Requires WordPress 6.6+
  • Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 101 Passed
  • 21 Warnings
  • 3 Failed
Security 86/100
Good

32 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 87/100
Good

53 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 75/100
Needs Improvement

9 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 33/100
Poor

1 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 33/100
Poor

2 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

1.4 MB

4.7 MB unzipped

Total files

335

across all file types

Lines of PHP

18,431

in 53 files Medium

File types

  • PHP
  • CSS
  • JS
  • PNG
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 5 High
  • 50 Medium
  • 29 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 30 audited versions of Contextual Related Posts, Security improved the most (+2). The largest regression was in Privacy (-67). The codebase grew 113% in size.

Audited 3.2.2 → 4.3.0 · 30 versions

0 50 100 3.2.2 3.5.0 4.0.1 4.3.0

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 118 235 3.2.2 3.5.0 4.0.1 4.3.0

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

19,194

downloads

Today

10,411

downloads

Week over week

+10%

vs previous week

Month over month

+99%

vs previous month

Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

100% of installs run the current version

  • Other
  • v4.0
  • v4.1
  • v4.2
  • v4.3

Ratings

201 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 184
  • 4 9
  • 3 2
  • 2 2
  • 1 4

Support: 1 / 1 threads resolved in the last two months

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

This month

Jul 18, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 21 days

average between releases

Total releases

109

since Jan 2009 · 17 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

  • Ajay Maintainer
  • WebberZone Contributor
  • ajay-d'souza Contributor Past
  • mark-ghosh Contributor Past

Running Contextual Related Posts in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Contextual Related Posts v4.4.1 flagged 84 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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