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 Tools page in Contextual Related Posts provides a set of utilities to help you manage, troubleshoot, and optimize the plugin’s performance and data. You can access this via Tools > Related Posts Tools in your WordPress admin area. Below is a summary of each tool available, including Pro features. Status The Status section summarizes...
The Performance tab in Contextual Related Posts includes options designed to optimize how related posts are queried and displayed, especially for high-traffic or large sites. This section provides options for using custom database tables, caching, and fine-tuning query performance. Efficient Content Storage and Indexing (ECSI) Description: ECSI creates a dedicated database table optimized for related...
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 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...
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...
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...
The General options tab in the Contextual Related Posts settings screen gives you the main options to configure the related posts on your WordPress site. General settings Automatically add related posts to Choose where related posts are automatically inserted. Options include Posts, Pages, Home page, Feeds, Category archives, Tag archives, and Other archives. If you...
What Are Cornerstone Posts? Cornerstone posts are the foundation of your website’s content strategy — your evergreen guides, key landing pages, or flagship blog posts. These pages explain core concepts, drive traffic, or convert readers into subscribers, customers, or loyal fans. Most cornerstone content is well over 2,000 words long, though some can be over...
The Thumbnail options section in Contextual Related Posts contains a set of options that allow you to fine-tune the thumbnails displayed in the related posts. These are global settings, and many of these can be overridden in the widget or the shortcode. Location of the post thumbnail Choose where the thumbnail is displayed in relation...
