Contextual Related Posts v3.5.4 + Top 10 Pro update
Date: 03 April 2025
Hi Reader 👋,
As August draws to a close, I hope you had a refreshing summer break if you managed to take some time off. In a few weeks, I’ll be heading to Cornwall, hoping for some sunny weather after being away for a while.
Earlier this week, I released a minor update for Contextual Related Posts. The beta version had been on GitHub for some time, and fortunately, the absence of new bug reports allowed me to finally release this version.
The primary update addresses a bug from the previous version, where the parameters include_post_ids and manual_related were not correctly passed to the query.
Top 10 Pro update
If you've been following me on X, you might have seen some updates about my progress on Top 10 Pro. This upcoming release is set to be the biggest in several years, introducing new features for both free and Pro users. Here’s a peek at the changelog as of today.
Features:
Added a new REST API route (counter) to fetch the post count for individual posts.
Introduced the Top 10 Post Count Block for displaying post counts.
[Pro] New Top 10 Query Block for querying popular posts directly from the block or site editor.
[Pro] Enhanced Top 10 Featured Image Block now supports multiple image sources.
[Pro] Popular Posts block now includes:
Buttons to save and clear default block settings.
Auto-insertion of default and global settings attributes, with an option to disable this in the Posts List settings.
[Pro] Added a new admin bar menu item to view daily, total, and overall post counts, access Top 10 admin pages, and clear the Top 10 cache.
[Pro] Added display_only_on_tax_ids parameter to restrict popular posts display to specific taxonomy terms.
[Pro] New Fast Tracker improves post view tracking speed. Select it from your settings page.
Added filters top_ten_query_exclude_terms_include_parents and top_ten_query_include_terms_include_parents to include parent terms in post queries. Pro users can enable this in settings.
New get_tptn_short_circuit filter to bypass the plugin’s output.
[Pro] “Display columns on post types” setting to choose which post type screens display admin columns.
[Pro] “Also show dashboard to” setting to select user roles that can view the dashboard screen.
Enhancements:
Direct support for WP_Query if top_ten_query is used in query arguments.
Optimised media handler to reduce queries.
New filter: tptn_shortcode_defaults for default shortcode arguments.
Media Handler improvements:
Added use_site_icon and style parameters.
get_image_html() now uses wp_get_attachment_image() with a valid attachment ID.
Support for decoding, loading, and fetchpriority attributes.
get_attachment_id_from_url() now strips size suffixes before locating the attachment ID.
Updated top-10/popular-posts block to API version 3.
Added $more_link_text parameter for get_the_excerpt().
You can also test 3.4.0 Release Candidate of the free version available for download via GitHub.
20% off CRP Pro ends tomorrow
The early adopter discount ends on 31st August 2024. Use the code EarlyAdopter20 to get 20% off on your first year.
Visit the Contextual Related Posts Pro homepage to learn why you should buy the pro version. Don't forget to add the code when you're checking out or just click the image below.
