Same Category Posts
Show posts related to the current category or other custom post types.
Overview
Compatibility
Installation instructions
Customer support & learning resources
Changelog
Main benefits
Shows related posts
Supports custom post types
Child category support
Filter by popular posts
Multiple widgets
About this plugin
Author: Daniel Floeter
Categories: Widgets and Sidebars
Version: 1.1.18
Last updated: 08-04-2024
WordPress version: 3.0
Tested up to: 6.5.5
PHP version required: false
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Learning resources: View resources
Overview
The "Same Category Posts" WordPress plugin is designed to display a list of posts that share the same post type as the current post, specifically on single post pages. Developed by Tip Top Press, this versatile plugin features various customization options: users can choose which post types and custom post types to show, support child categories and terms, and filter posts by popularity. It offers control over the number of posts displayed, category separations, and exclusion options for certain posts or categories. Additionally, users can tailor the appearance by showing post thumbnails, excerpts, dates, authors, and comment counts. The plugin also allows incorporating placeholders in titles for dynamic category naming and supports multiple widgets. For those interested in enhancements or bug fixes, contributions can be made through the plugin's GitHub repository.
Customizable Related Posts
- Shows a list of related posts.
- Option to filter by popular posts (by comment count).
- Set how many posts to show (overall and by category).
- Option to show post thumbnail and set width & height.
Flexible Post Type and Category Support
- Option which Post Type should be related to the current post.
- Custom Post Types support.
- Child category and terms support.
- Option exclude one or multi categories or terms.
Enhanced Display Options
- Option to show the post excerpt and how long (in words).
- Option to show the post date, author and comment count.
- Option to make the widget title link to the category page.
- Option to show/hide the title.
Advanced Placeholder Functionality
- Placeholders in title string (e.g. “There are a lot of %cat%-News.” -> “There are a lot of Tech-News.”).
- Placeholder %cat-all% will be replaced with all assigned category names.
- Filter hook for the post titles ‘widget_title’.
- Option to change excerpt ‘more’ text.
Rating and reviews
mo1999
23 Sep, 2019
Easy to install and customize. It does what it suppose to do. Thank you!
cengoguven
22 Nov, 2018
Works great but I couldn’t find a way to remove / change the header “SAME CATEGORY” words. Any clue please?
Oops! I found how to do it. It’s under the widget properties. Sorry for the false alarm.
This topic was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by cengoguven.
jromaine
08 Jul, 2018
I tried a number of different related post type plugins and this one was by far the easiest to use, and most effective. 5 stars!
Brian TN
26 Apr, 2018
Thanks for the great plugin. I have been looking for a plugin that can have similar formats: A title (H2), an excerpt and a thumbnail in a right position.
This plugin has all I need.
Mohsin Alam
08 Feb, 2018
I was looking for showing post list from the same category only, then after few weeks search, I found this plugin. Salute to you for this great plugin.
