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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

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/amadasunese/inline-related-articles-plugin/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
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.