This guide explains how Contextual Related Posts loads its CSS and how to override it safely without modifying plugin files. It applies to both the free and Pro versions. See Contextual Related Posts for the free plugin and Contextual Related Posts Pro for additional features. What this covers Prerequisites How CRP loads CSS CRP uses...

This guide explains how the WooCommerce integration in Contextual Related Posts Pro works and how to configure it effectively for product recommendations. The integration allows CRP to generate relevant related products using WooCommerce-aware logic, while keeping performance predictable on busy sites. Quick checklist Before enabling the WooCommerce integration, make sure that: This guide assumes familiarity...

Contextual Related Posts CLI (CRP-CLI) offers an efficient way to manage Contextual Related Posts via the command line. This tool is part of Contextual Related Posts Pro starting from version 4.2.0. About WP-CLI WP-CLI is a powerful set of command-line tools for managing WordPress installations. You can update plugins, configure multisite installations, and much more,...

The Server Load Threshold setting was introduced in Contextual Related Posts Pro v4.20 and exists for one simple reason: your database should stay responsive, even when traffic spikes. This setting lets you define how busy is too busy. You can find this setting under the Performance tab in the Related Posts settings page. What this...

What Are Cornerstone Posts? Cornerstone posts are the foundation of your website’s content strategy — your evergreen guides, key landing pages, or flagship blog posts. These pages explain core concepts, drive traffic, or convert readers into subscribers, customers, or loyal fans. Most cornerstone content is well over 2,000 words long, though some can be over...

Efficient Content Storage & Indexing (ECSI) is an advanced data storage system for Contextual Related Posts Pro and Better Search Pro, significantly improving the quality of related posts and search results with enhanced performance. The post content is stored in custom database tables optimized for search and retrieval. This feature was first introduced in Contextual...

To improve the performance of your WordPress site, the Contextual Related Posts plugin offers two inbuilt caching options: Cache Posts only and Cache HTML output. This guide will walk you through enabling and configuring these settings. Why Enable Caching? Caching helps reduce the load on your database and speeds up the delivery of related posts...

Contextual Related Posts (CRP) boosts user engagement by displaying relevant posts at the end of each article. Its algorithm taps into MySQL’s full-text search to deliver smart, context-aware suggestions. Core Functionality At its heart, CRP uses MySQL FULLTEXT indexes to analyse post content. CRP examines the posts’ fields, including the post title and content. This...

Contextual Related Posts includes a basic Gutenberg block that can replace the widget or shortcode for displaying related posts. This block can be used in your posts, pages, or any other custom post type. You can also use it within the Site Editor using a block theme. Contextual Related Posts Pro brings an advanced Query...

When you install Contextual Related Posts, the related posts should automatically display at the end of posts and pages. However, in some cases this might not display. Below are a few options to troubleshoot this. If none of these work, please create a ticket in the support forums with your site URL and output of...

Contextual Related Posts adds a metabox to the bottom of Edit screens. These allow you to set post specific configurations for the plugin. This applies to all post types. You can turn this off from the plugin’s General Settings tab. Disable Related Posts display This allows you to turn off the automatic addition of related...

Since v3.1.0, Contextual Related Posts has included support for viewing the related posts via the WordPress REST API. The plugin registers one namespace i.e. contextual-related-posts/v1 that can be used to retrieve the related posts for a particular post ID. Requirements To use the latest version of the REST API you must be using: Endpoint The plugin...