=== Contextual Related Posts ===
Tags: related posts, similar posts
Contributors: Ajay, Mark Ghosh
Donate link: http://ajaydsouza.com/donate/
Stable tag: trunk
Requires at least: 2.5
Tested up to: 2.7.1


Show user defined number of contextually related posts


== Description ==

Display a list of contextually related posts for the current post. 

You can select the number of posts to display and if you want to automatically display the related posts in your content / feed.

Now, you can choose to exclude posts from certain categories as well as exclude pages.


= Features =

* Display Related Posts automatically in content / feed, no need to edit template files 
* Doesn’t require the post to be tagged in order to display related posts 
* You can manually add code to your template where you want the related posts to be displayed 
* Exclude posts from categories 
* Exclude display of related posts on Pages 
* Exclude links pages in Related Posts list 
* Find related posts based on content and post title 


= Changelog =

* 1.3.1 - Fixed bug that didn't blank out posts even when option was selected
* 1.3 
	- Better optimization in WP-Admin area. 
	- Fixed compatibility problems with Simple Tags plugin
	- Fixed large number of queries being generated
* 1.2.2 - Minor bug fixed about limit of posts
* 1.2.1 - Bug fixed to support PHP4
* 1.2
	- Option to blank output in case nothing is found
	- Exclude posts from certain categories
	- Exclude pages
	- Option to choose if you want related posts to be displayed on pages
* 1.1.1 - Now you can optionally choose if you want to use the post content to search for related posts
* 1.1 - Fixed MySQL index key conflicts by using a more unique index key name.
* 1.0.1 - Release


== Installation ==

1. Download the plugin

2. Extract the contents of contextual-related-posts.zip to wp-content/plugins/ folder. You should get a folder called contextual-related-posts.

3. Activate the Plugin in WP-Admin. 

4. Goto Settings > Related Posts to configure



== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= What are the requirements for this plugin? =

WordPress 2.5 or above


= Can I customize what is displayed? =

All options can be customized within the Options page in WP-Admin itself

The plugin uses the css class `crp_related` in the `div` that surrounds the list items. So, if you are interested, you can add code to your *style.css* file of your theme to style the related posts list.

For more information, please visit http://ajaydsouza.com/wordpress/plugins/contextual-related-posts/

= Support =

All questions need to be redirected at the Support Forum at http://ajaydsouza.org/

No support questions will be entertained in the comments or via email.