by rsingel
3.7 (23 reviews)
Contextly Recommends
Build your audience with great related and popular recommendations. Let readers follow topics. Editorial control and machine learning.
Compatible with WP 7
vtrunk
Current Version vtrunk
Updated 1 month ago
Last Update on 18 Jun, 2026
Refreshed 10 hours ago
Last Refreshed on
Rank
#14,795
-50 this week
Active Installs
100+
-39.8%
KW Avg Position
64.7
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Downloads
52.3K
+2 today
Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
74%
Review 3.7 out of 5
3.7
(23 reviews)
Next Milestone 200
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Tracked Keywords
Showing 3 of 3| Keyword | Position | Change | Type | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| related links | 20 | — | Tag | 11 hours ago |
| promotion | 68 | — | Tag | 11 hours ago |
| related | 106 | — | Tag | 11 hours ago |
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- Version
- trunk
- Last Updated
- Jun 18, 2026
- Requires WP
- 2.0.2+
- Tested Up To
- 7
- PHP Version
- N/A
- Author
- rsingel
Support & Rating
- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.7
- Reviews
- 23
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Contextly Recommends
We've got your back. We'll automatically show related, evergreen, popular and personalized stories on all posts. But, we also value editorial wisdom and control, so we make choosing related posts and adding links in the body of the story as easy as possible.
Contextly offers a free, no credit-card-required 21-day trial. After the free trial, sites can subscribe to a monthly or annual plan.
Contextly is a premium service, using state-of-the-art technology and high-powered servers to provide the best recommendations possible. Unlike many related post plugins, we don't sell reader information or show ads. Being supported by our users means we can continue to build the most powerful reader engagement service for WordPress.
No. Our service works outside of WordPress so we don't slow down your database. Many related posts plugins use your database and can crash your site if you get substantial traffic. We also wait to load the recommendations until the rest of your site loads, using asynchronous JavaScript, so readers start reading immediately. And, if for some unforeseen reasons Contextly temporarily stops working -- say if zombies destroy our servers -- your site will still load quickly.
Go to Settings -> Contextly -> Settings -> Big Settings Button. Then look for Promo Links. Give us a title and an url of what you want to promote and we'll add it to the section you choose.
It takes us a bit of time to learn and spider a site. Please give us an hour or two and if you still don't see related stories, email us at info@contextly.com
Yes. Our service makes it possible to make many changes with a simple point-and-click interface. For those who want more control, you can create your own custom CSS stylesheet or make CSS changes in the settings panel.
Yes. You will get a daily email with statistics about your traffic and related links. Contextly links will also show up in Google Analytics and other traffic measurement software. You can also see what's happening in Google Analytics. We use Events to track clicks. Go to Content -> Events and look for Contextly Sidebar and Contextly Widget. You can dive deep into this.
You give us an RSS feed of content you want us to show off. This can be a category on your site you like, an RSS feed from a sister site, and for our Business and Enterprise customers, we can include YouTube/Video and product feeds. If you just want to choose some items, copy and paste your main RSS feed into the Custom box. Then go to Promo Links and add links you want us to show off and choose the Custom section. Be creative, but there's one limitation: you can't sell this spot to advertisers unless you arrange that with us first. That's because there are certain safeguards against fraud that need to be in place for online ads. Putting external ads in that section without permission is grounds for termination of service.