upPrev
by iworks (Marcin Pietrzak) 4.6 (126 reviews)

upPrev

Display cool, animated fly-out or fade box with related content.

upPrev ranks #6,003 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #799 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 4.6/5 rating from 126 reviews, and was last updated Sep 24, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1
v4.2.0 Current Version v4.2.0
Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 24 Sep, 2026
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#799 of 8,848 in Customization Top 10% by installs Downloads -13% this week
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#6,003
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Active Installs
1K+
-35.4%
KW Avg Position
124.5
0.5 worse
Downloads
190.1K
+10 today
Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
92%
Review 4.6 out of 5
4.6 (126 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 52.7%
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5,703 5,853 6,003 6,153 6,303 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
5,998 6,005 6,011 6,018 6,024 23-10-2026 24-10-2026 25-10-2026 26-10-2026 27-10-2026 28-10-2026 29-10-2026 30-10-2026 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
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Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

4.6
126 reviews
Overall 92%
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Support Threads Overview

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Unresolved
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Total Threads
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for upPrev. Checked 3 months ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

upPrev is for WordPress site owners who want to keep readers engaged after they finish a post, page, or custom post type. It solves the problem of visitors leaving after reading by displaying an animated flyout or fade-in box suggesting previous, random, or related content.

  • Animated flyout or fade-in box
  • Previous post selection mode
  • Previous post in same category
  • Previous post with same tag
  • Random post selection
  • Related posts using YARPP
  • Works with posts, pages, custom post types
  • Mobile and tablet detection

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about upPrev

First of all, check your template. To proper work plugin requires function wp_head and wp_footer. If your template doesn't use one of the themes, upPrev will not work. If you cant check this action in your templates manually use this code to check it: https://gist.github.com/378450
Use the iworks_upprev_image action, read more:
Use the iworks_upprev_get_the_post_thumbnail filter, read more:
Yes. Just select post types on Appearance -> upPrev -> Content page in Select post types section.
Visit: upPrev: snippet archive

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