Lightweight Related Posts BCTeam

Lightweight Related Posts BCTeam adds a related posts section to your site without extra scripts, remote APIs, or tracking.

It is tested with WordPress 7.1, including the always-iframed post editor and Block API version 3.

What it does

• Matches posts by category, tag, both, either, or a specific category
• Fills empty slots with latest or random posts so the section stays useful
• Shows automatically after content or just before comments
• Adds a Gutenberg block with live preview and sidebar controls
• Adds the [lwrpbct_related] shortcode and a theme template tag
• Lets you hide the section on any single post
• Caches results and clears the cache when you save a post or settings

Layouts and design

• Five layouts: card grid, list, compact, mosaic, and image overlay
• Modern, minimal, and classic styles
• 1–4 columns, accent color, image size, and excerpt length
• Responsive on phones and tablets, with reduced-motion support

Ways to display

1. Turn on auto-display in Settings → Related Posts
2. Insert the Related Posts block in the editor
3. Use [lwrpbct_related num="4" layout="grid"]
4. Call <?php lwrpbct_the_related_posts(); ?> in a theme template

Developers can filter lwrpbct_query_args and lwrpbct_related_html.