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Inline Related Articles

This WordPress Plugin enable you to insert inline related articles inside WordPress posts — automatically and intelligently.

by Ese Amadasun · github.com/amadasunese/inline-related-articles-plugin

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/amadasunese/inline-related-articles-plugin/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/amadasunese/inline-related-articles-plugin ↗

📌 Description

Inline Related Articles is a lightweight but powerful editorial plugin that automatically injects contextually relevant articles inside the body of your posts.

Built for news, blogs, and content-heavy websites, it helps:

  • Increase page views
  • Reduce bounce rate
  • Improve internal linking & SEO
  • Enhance reader engagement

Unlike traditional “related posts” widgets, this plugin places links inside the article flow, exactly where readers are most engaged.

✨ Key Features

🔧 Admin Settings Page

  • Choose multiple paragraph positions (e.g. 3, 7, 12)
  • Set number of related articles per block
  • Toggle AI-powered relevance
  • No coding required

📰 Multiple Inline Blocks

  • Insert more than one related articles block per article
  • Automatically skips short posts
  • Works on already published content

AI-Powered Relevance (Offline)

  • Uses content similarity scoring
  • No external API required
  • Privacy-friendly and fast
  • Falls back to category relevance if AI is disabled

⚡ Performance-Friendly

  • Lightweight queries
  • No page builder dependency
  • Compatible with caching plugins

Compatibility

  • PHP 5.6+
  • WordPress 5.5+
  • Works with classic editor & block editor
  • Newsroom-safe

How It Works

  1. The plugin splits post content into paragraphs
  2. It injects related articles after selected paragraph numbers
  3. Related articles are ranked using:
    • AI similarity scoring (optional)
    • Category fallback logic
  4. Results are displayed in a clean, responsive inline box

Installation

Automatic Installation

  1. Upload the plugin ZIP via Plugins → Add New
  2. Activate the plugin
  3. Go to Settings → Inline Related Articles

Manual Installation

  1. Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/
  2. Activate the plugin via WordPress admin
  3. Configure settings

Configuration

Navigate to:

Settings → Inline Related Articles

Available Options

  • Paragraph Numbers:
    Comma-separated list (e.g. 3,7,12)
  • Number of Articles:
    Choose how many links to show per block
  • AI Relevance:
    Enable or disable intelligent ranking

📈 SEO Benefits

  • Improves internal link structure
  • Keeps users on site longer
  • Boosts crawl depth
  • Reduces bounce rate
  • Ideal for news and evergreen content

👤 Author

Ese Amadasun
Journalist | Software Engineer | Data Analyst

📝 License

This plugin is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2 or later.

You are free to:

  • Use
  • Modify

Under the terms of the GPL.

❤️ Support & Contributions

Found a bug or have a feature request?
Open an issue or submit a pull request.

Built for newsrooms, publishers, and serious content platforms.