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– The IGIT Related Posts Widget Plugin allows you to add related posts widget into your sidebar or wherver your theme supoorts widgets. 
– Related Posts showing by matching category and tags of current posts, If current page is home page then it will show random posts. 
– This plugin also empowers the Blog administrator to place manually related posts widget, Also having options to give related posts number,Display Thumb or not,Set Thumb Width and Height. 
– By using this plugin on your blog you can attract your visitors to other related articles of your blog. 
– This plugin is also SEO friendly. 
– Note : This plugin is showing thumb images which are exists in posts and also exists on same server, Images from remote server are not showing in related posts to prevent bandwidth theft.
<h4>Major Features</h4>
<ol>
<li>Related Posts showing by matching category and tags of current posts.</li>
<li>Add related posts widget into your sidebar or wherver your theme supoorts widgets</li>
<li>feature to enter Related Posts Number to Show.</li>
<li>Option for Display Thumb or not.</li>
<li>Option to enter Thumb Width and Height.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Included Files</h4>
<ul>
<li>igit-related-posts-widget.php</li>
<li>timthumb.php</li>
<li>inc Folder (contains files for admin and front end)</li>
<li>images folder</li>
<li>cache folder</li>
</ul>

IGIT Related Posts Widget

A related posts widget. Related posts show by matching category and tags.

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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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IGIT Related Posts and Post Nudges

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

IGIT Related Posts Widget vs IGIT Related Posts and Post Nudges