Related Posts by Taxonomy
Healthy: Related Posts by Taxonomy is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 95 |
| 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.
| keesiemeijer | 10 May 2013 to 21 Aug 2026, 161 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 5
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 2 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 21 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2026 | Related Posts by Taxonomy <= 2.7.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'related_posts_by_tax' Shortcode | 6.4 | <= 2.7.6 | 2.7.7 | 5 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2024 and Q1 2026.
| 5 star | 70 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 4 |
| 3 star | 2 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
- A moment of silence for a once great plugin… · 1 star · 10 Jul 2022
Momentum
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 155 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 299 |
| 18 May 2026 | 326 |
| 25 May 2026 | 342 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 294 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 3,015 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,021 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 537 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 511 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 737 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 418 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 511 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 430 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 393 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 508 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 3,262 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,085 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 672 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 596 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 648 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 687 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 563 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 506 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 420 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 825 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 548 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 91 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 34% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.7.10 |
|---|---|
| Author | keesiemeijer |
| Added | 10 May 2013 |
| Last updated | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | posts, related, taxonomy, thumbnails, related posts |
Other plugins by this author: Custom Post Type Cleanup, WP Template Viewer, Date Pagination, Additional Content, Get terms name__like
Questions
Is Related Posts by Taxonomy still maintained?
Related Posts by Taxonomy was last updated on 21 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Related Posts by Taxonomy safe?
Related Posts by Taxonomy has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Related Posts by Taxonomy?
The wordpress.org author is keesiemeijer. Recent committers: keesiemeijer, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Related Posts by Taxonomy?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails, WebberZone Top 10 - Popular Posts, Manual Related Posts, upPrev.