Contextual Related Posts is a WordPress plugin designed to enhance user engagement by displaying a list of related posts on your website. By analyzing the titles and content of your posts, it identifies and showcases the most relevant articles, encouraging visitors to explore more of your content and increasing time spent on your site.

The plugin offers various customization options, including different styles, layouts, and the ability to display thumbnails or excerpts. It supports widgets, shortcodes, Gutenberg blocks, and REST API, allowing you to place related posts in various locations across your site. Additionally, Contextual Related Posts includes inbuilt caching to improve performance and reduce server load.

Features:

Automatic Display: Automatically shows related posts after your content without the need to edit template files.
Manual Installation: Offers functions for manual placement of related posts for more control.
Gutenberg/Block Editor Support: Easily add a “Related Posts [CRP]” block to any post or page.
Widgets: Add related posts to any widgetized area, such as sidebars or footers.
Shortcode: Use [crp] to display related posts anywhere within post content.
REST API: Fetch related posts for any post ID using the REST API.
Advanced Algorithm: Finds related posts based on title, content, tags, categories, and custom fields.
Caching: Automatically caches related posts output to reduce server load and improve performance.
Exclusions: Exclude posts from specific categories or tags from being displayed in the related posts list.
Custom Post Types: Supports posts, pages, attachments, and any other custom post types.
Thumbnail Support: Option to display thumbnails alongside related posts.
Customizable Output: Customize the HTML tags and attributes used to display the related posts list.
Custom CSS: Add custom CSS code from within the WordPress admin area to style the related posts list.
Extendable Code: Offers filters and actions for developers to add features, modify outputs, or integrate with other plugins.

Offers:

Free Plan: Includes basic features suitable for most users.
Pro Plan: Priced at $49 per year, offering advanced features and direct email support.
Pro Multi Plan: Ranges from $99 to $199 per year, ideal for small businesses with multiple sites.

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