Manual Related Posts
Healthy: Manual Related Posts is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| mpol | 9 Nov 2013 to 22 Oct 2026, 274 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 30 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 5.0 from 23 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 23 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 28 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 67 |
| 18 May 2026 | 64 |
| 25 May 2026 | 76 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 57 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 72 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 56 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 117 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 200 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 85 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 71 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 86 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 110 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 98 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 75 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 89 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 133 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 565 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 134 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 161 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 146 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 134 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 158 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 119 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 186 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 140 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 33 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 1% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 4.0.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Marcel Pol |
| Added | 13 Apr 2010 |
| Last updated | 30 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | related, linked post, linked posts, related post, related posts |
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Questions
Is Manual Related Posts still maintained?
Manual Related Posts was last updated on 30 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Manual Related Posts safe?
Manual Related Posts has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Manual Related Posts?
The wordpress.org author is Marcel Pol. Recent committers: mpol, chipsandtv, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Manual Related Posts?
We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.