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Contextual Related Posts

by Ajay · 50,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: vulnerability published 21 Sep 2026, fixed in 4.4.2.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Contextual Related Posts
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security80
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 21 Sep 2026, fixed in 4.4.2. Update to version 4.4.2 or later.21 Sep 2026Evidence
  • InfoSEC-34 vulnerabilities published in the last 24 months. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
Ajay21 Jan 2009 to 3 Nov 2026, 185 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
today
Releases, 24 months
23
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Contextual Related Posts
Q1 20240
Q2 20243
Q3 20242
Q4 20242
Q1 20252
Q2 20254
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20263
Q2 20262
Q3 20265
Q4 20265

Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
21 Sep 2026Contextual Related Posts <= 4.4.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'other_attributes' Block Parameter6.4<= 4.4.14.4.20
17 Apr 2026Contextual Related Posts <= 4.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'other_attributes'6.4<= 4.2.14.2.20
18 Mar 2026Contextual Related Posts < 4.2.2 - Missing Authorization5.3< 4.2.24.2.20
7 May 2025Contextual Related Posts <= 4.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 4.0.24.0.30
20 Feb 2023Contextual Related Posts <= 3.3.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery in crpClearCache4.3<= 3.3.13.3.20
20 Feb 2023Contextual Related Posts <= 3.3.1 - Missing Authorization in crp_ajax_clearcache4.3<= 3.3.13.3.20
5 Jan 2023Contextual Related Posts <= 3.3.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Block Attribute6.4<= 3.3.03.3.10
19 Nov 2020Contextual Related Posts <= 2.9.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 2.9.32.9.40
1 Aug 2014Contextual Related Posts <= 1.8.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting8.8<= 1.8.61.8.70
6 Mar 2014Contextual Related Posts < 1.8.10.2 - SQL Injection9.8< 1.8.10.21.8.10.20

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Contextual Related Posts
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star184
4 star9
3 star2
2 star2
1 star4

Momentum

50,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Contextual Related Posts
4 May 20261,519
11 May 20262,503
18 May 20262,881
25 May 20262,037
1 Jun 202613,524
8 Jun 20267,624
15 Jun 20263,094
22 Jun 20262,316
29 Jun 20262,336
6 Jul 20262,687
13 Jul 202615,627
20 Jul 20265,894
27 Jul 20263,590
3 Aug 20263,584
10 Aug 20262,114
17 Aug 202620,108
24 Aug 202617,525
31 Aug 202619,194
7 Sep 20265,820
14 Sep 202617,084
21 Sep 20267,817
28 Sep 202615,773
5 Oct 202617,713
12 Oct 202618,742
19 Oct 20265,806
26 Oct 202613,823
2 Nov 20263,291

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 20% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Recent Posts Widget With ThumbnailsScore 93 · 100,000+WebberZone Top 10 - Popular PostsScore 91 · 10,000+upPrevScore 91 · 1,000+Manual Related PostsScore 91 · 1,000+Related Posts by TaxonomyScore 90 · 10,000+

Facts

Version4.5.4
AuthorAjay
Added21 Jan 2009
Last updated3 Nov 2026
Active installs50,000+
Requires WordPress6.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagsseo, related, related posts, similar posts, contextual related posts

Other plugins by this author: WebberZone Top 10 - Popular Posts, Better Search - Relevant search results for WordPress, WebberZone Snippetz - Header, Body and Footer manager, WZ Followed Posts - Display what visitors are reading, Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks, Knowledge Base, WebberZone Image Optimizer - WebP & AVIF Converter, Compress Images, Popular Authors, WebberZone Link Warnings, WebberZone Code Block Highlighting

Questions

Is Contextual Related Posts still maintained?

Contextual Related Posts was last updated on 3 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Contextual Related Posts safe?

Contextual Related Posts has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 4 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Contextual Related Posts?

The wordpress.org author is Ajay. Recent committers: Ajay, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Contextual Related Posts?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails, WebberZone Top 10 - Popular Posts, upPrev, Manual Related Posts, Related Posts by Taxonomy.

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