Efficient Content Storage & Indexing (ECSI) is an advanced data storage system for Contextual Related Posts Pro and Better Search Pro, significantly improving the quality of related posts and search results with enhanced performance. The post content is stored in custom database tables optimized for search and retrieval. This feature was first introduced in Contextual...
Contextual Related Posts has several customization options available via the Settings page in WordPress Admin. You can access this via Settings » Related Posts A typical HTML output for the plugin is below. The plugin also provides you with a set of CSS classes that allow you to style your posts. The main CSS classes...
This guide explains how the WooCommerce integration in Contextual Related Posts Pro works and how to configure it effectively for product recommendations. The integration allows CRP to generate relevant related products using WooCommerce-aware logic, while keeping performance predictable on busy sites. Quick checklist Before enabling the WooCommerce integration, make sure that: This guide assumes familiarity...
Contextual Related Posts includes a basic Gutenberg block that can replace the widget or shortcode for displaying related posts. This block can be used in your posts, pages, or any other custom post type. You can also use it within the Site Editor using a block theme. Contextual Related Posts Pro brings an advanced Query...
Contextual Related Posts (CRP) boosts user engagement by displaying relevant posts at the end of each article. Its algorithm taps into MySQL’s full-text search to deliver smart, context-aware suggestions. Core Functionality At its heart, CRP uses MySQL FULLTEXT indexes to analyze post content. CRP examines the posts’ fields, including the post title and content. This...
Contextual Related Posts is free to use and packed with features right out of the box. The Pro upgrade adds performance enhancements, smarter content matching, WooCommerce support, and advanced customization tools for those who need more control. Free vs Pro Feature Free Pro Core Automatic insertion after content ✅ ✅ Shortcode ✅ ✅ Widget support...
The Features tab, introduced in Contextual Related Posts 4.4.1, lets you turn off the parts of the plugin you are not using. When a feature is turned off, its code is never loaded on any request. Features is the first tab you land on when you open the settings screen. All features are enabled by...
To improve the performance of your WordPress site, the Contextual Related Posts plugin offers two inbuilt caching options: Cache Posts only and Cache HTML output. This guide will walk you through enabling and configuring these settings. Why Enable Caching? Caching helps reduce the load on your database and speeds up the delivery of related posts...
Since v3.1.0, Contextual Related Posts has included support for viewing the related posts via the WordPress REST API. The plugin registers one namespace i.e. contextual-related-posts/v1 that can be used to retrieve the related posts for a particular post ID. Requirements To use the latest version of the REST API you must be using: Endpoint The plugin...
The List Tuning is the second tab in the Contextual Related Posts settings screen and provides you with options that allow you to fine-tune the items in the related posts list. General List Settings Use global settings in block (Pro only) If activated, the settings from this page are automatically inserted in the Related Posts...
The Feed tab in the Contextual Related Posts settings page allows you to set the related posts settings for posts that appear in your WordPress site feed. This only applies if you choose to automatically display the posts in your feed via the settings under the General tab. Number of posts to display Enter the...
Contextual Related Posts includes a shortcode to display the related posts list. If you’re not familiar with shortcodes, please read this article in the WordPress Codex. This shortcode lets you insert the contextually related posts anywhere in your post content. It takes the following optional attributes: Parameter Type Description limit Integer Maximum number of posts...
