by marynixie 4.9 (234 reviews)

Related Posts Thumbnails

Name: Related Posts Thumbnails
Rating: 4.9 (234 reviews)
Author: marynixie

Related Posts by WPBrigade is The Best Customizable plugin, that nicely displays related posts thumbnails under the post.

Related Posts Thumbnails ranks #1,287 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, is #136 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 4.9/5 rating from 234 reviews, and was last updated Oct 19, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v6.0.0 Current Version v6.0.0

Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 19 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 5 days ago Last Refreshed on

#136 of 6,651 in Media Top 5% by installs Downloads -46.1% this week Actively maintained

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Review 4.9 out of 5

4.9 (234 reviews)

Next Milestone 30K

Total Progress 44.7%

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Overall 98%

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Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 2 weeks ago

Jan 15, 2026

Related Posts Thumbnails Plugin for WordPress [related-posts-thumbnails] < 4.3.3

CVE-2026-24596 · Fixed in v4.3.3

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Plugin Details

Version: 6.0.0
Last Updated: Oct 19, 2026
Requires WP: 5.3+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: marynixie

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 234
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to display related posts under their content. It shows related posts with thumbnails, letting users customize thumbnail sizes, display settings, and how relatedness is determined.

Related posts thumbnails display
Customizable thumbnail sizes
Custom field as thumbnail source
Relation by categories or tags
Random or custom taxonomy relation
Sidebar widget support
Shortcode support
Gutenberg block

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Related Posts Thumbnails

If your theme supports WordPress Posts Thumbnail feature and post has a specified Post Thumbnail as seen on Edit Post page, when this image will be used as a post thumbnail in related posts. The size of the image is determined by plugin setting 'Post-thumbnails name'. If your theme does not support Post Thumbnail feature or post has no assigned thumbnail, when the first image on the post will be used as a thumbnail.

External images are supported by URL: store the image URL in a post custom field and enter that field name in the plugin settings (the default image can also be an external URL). The image is loaded directly from its original location; it is not imported into your Media Library. To save external images as real post thumbnails, use https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/generate-post-thumbnails/ or a similar plugin.

If there are no images of the specified size in the post, or file does not exist on the server the default image will be used as a post thumbnail. You can upload your image on server and specify its URL in plugin settings.