Show related posts with thumbnails and post nudges. Six layouts, Gutenberg block, Elementor widget, shortcode, and smart content matching.

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IGIT Related Posts With Thumb automatically shows related posts after your content using thumbnails, multiple layouts, and smart relation methods. It is lightweight, highly configurable, and developer-friendly.
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<h4>Free Features</h4>
Display & Layouts
<ul>
<li>Six layouts: Grid, List, Compact, Masonry, Carousel, and Chip/Pill</li>
<li>Responsive grid columns — configure desktop, tablet, and mobile breakpoints independently</li>
<li>Configurable heading text, heading level (H2–H4), and optional show/hide</li>
<li>Show or hide: thumbnail, title, excerpt (with word-length control), publish date, estimated reading time, comment count, and category badge</li>
<li>Open links in same tab or new tab with optional rel=”nofollow”</li>
<li>Custom CSS field for per-site style tweaks</li>
<li>Custom “no related posts” message</li>
</ul>
Relation Methods
<ul>
<li>Category – posts sharing the same category</li>
<li>Tag – posts sharing common tags</li>
<li>Both – category AND tag combined (recommended)</li>
<li>Full-text – content similarity search</li>
<li>Author – posts by the same author</li>
<li>Series – custom igit_series taxonomy grouping</li>
</ul>
Query Control
<ul>
<li>Post count per widget/block/global (1–20)</li>
<li>Exclude specific categories or post IDs</li>
<li>Minimum shared-term overlap threshold (1–5)</li>
<li>Maximum post age filter (days)</li>
<li>Rotate/shuffle results on every page load</li>
<li>Fallback when no match found: Recent, Popular, Random, or None</li>
</ul>
Thumbnails
<ul>
<li>Uses WordPress native image sizes — no third-party resizing library</li>
<li>Automatic image discovery: featured image → content scan → attachment → custom placeholder</li>
<li>Upload a custom default placeholder image</li>
</ul>
Cache
<ul>
<li>Transient-based query cache with configurable TTL (default 12 hours)</li>
<li>Supports WordPress Object Cache when available</li>
<li>WP-CLI command to flush cache per-post or globally</li>
</ul>
Placement Options
<ul>
<li>Auto-append after post content</li>
<li>[igit_related_posts] shortcode with count, layout, and relate_by attributes</li>
<li>Gutenberg Block – “Related Posts” block with per-block post count and layout</li>
<li>Elementor Widget – per-widget control of all display settings</li>
<li>Classic Widget – sidebar widget with title, post count, and layout</li>
<li>Per-post Metabox – override count, layout, relation method, and pin specific posts per post</li>
</ul>
Developer Friendly
<ul>
<li>Theme template override: place igit-rpwt/template.php in your theme</li>
<li>Filters: igit_rpwt_query_args, igit_rpwt_posts_filtered, igit_rpwt_template_file, igit_rpwt_output</li>
<li>WP-CLI: wp igit-rpwt flush-cache</li>
<li>REST-API-exposed igit_series custom taxonomy</li>
</ul>
<h4>Pro Features</h4>
Analytics — Track every related post click. View top-performing posts, daily totals, and breakdowns by source (widget vs. nudge) from your WP dashboard. Configurable data retention with automatic daily cleanup.
Async Loading — Load related posts via AJAX after the page renders, improving TTFB on cached pages without sacrificing content.
Post Nudges — Floating notification cards that surface a relevant post to keep visitors engaged. Choose from Compact, Card, and Minimal styles; position bottom-right/left or top-right/left; trigger on page load, 50% scroll, or exit intent; configure auto-dismiss duration and show interval. Animations include slide, fade, bounce, flip, zoom, and more.
Custom Post Type Support — Extend related posts to any registered public post type.
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