Version 3.5.0

Complete code rewrite using OOP, namespacing and autoloading. This will make it easier to maintain and extend the plugin in the future.

• Features:

  • Enter a negative number in the "Insert after paragraph number" setting to insert the related posts from the bottom of the post
  • [Pro] New Related Posts Query Block that allows you to query related posts using a block in the block or site editor
  • [Pro] New feature to set the weight of the title, content and excerpt in the related posts algorithm
  • [Pro] New parameter display_only_on_tax_ids to display related posts only on specific taxonomy terms
  • [Pro] New option added to the Edit Post meta box mapped to include_cat_ids to include related posts from specific categories only
  • [Pro] New Clear cache button in the settings page to clear the cache

• Enhancements:

  • The plugin supports WP_Query directly if crp_query is set in the query arguments
  • Optimized media handler to reduce the number of queries
  • Cache posts only setting is changed to be true by default
  • Cache HTML output will now cache the HTML output of the related posts list superseding the Cache posts only setting

• Bug fix:

  • trim_char function returned a blank string instead of the original string if length was 0
  • Insert after paragraph used to insert after an extra paragraph than what was specified

Full Changelog: v3.4.2...v3.5.0