Looking for the perfect also read plugin for WordPress website? If you are still manually inserting related links into your articles, you are wasting hundreds of hours of your life. I built a 100% free, 15KB plugin that automatically injects highly customizable related post boxes anywhere inside your content to skyrocket your dwell time. Stop doing manual labor and let this tiny plugin handle your internal linking on autopilot.
The Nightmare of Manual Internal Linking
Every SEO expert tells you that internal linking is the secret to increasing your “Time on Page” and lowering bounce rates. Keeping a user hopping from one article to another signals to Google that your site is a massive authority.
But actually implementing this is a total nightmare.
If you have 1,000 articles on your blog, are you really going to open every single post, hit edit, type “Also Read:”, manually paste a link, and update it? That takes weeks. And worse, what happens if you want to change that link later? You have to do the manual labor all over again. Most default “Related Posts” plugins just shove links at the very bottom of the page where nobody ever scrolls. You need those links right in the middle of your content where the reader’s eyes actually are.
The Solution: My 15KB “Also Read” Auto-Injector
I got sick of this manual process, so I engineered a fully automated solution. This plugin takes the manual labor entirely out of your hands.
You literally just install it, and in exactly one click, beautifully designed “Also Read” boxes will appear across all 1,000 of your blog posts. Because I coded it strictly for performance, the entire plugin is just 15KB. It does not bloat your WordPress database with useless background queries, and it does not slow down your frontend rendering.
You get a clean, highly intuitive dashboard. You just tell the plugin, “Show a box after paragraph 2.” Boom, it is done sitewide. You want another box after paragraph 6? Add it in two seconds. It gives you enterprise-level internal linking without touching a single line of PHP.
How to Install & Configure (Video Guide)
Since this plugin is packed with premium styling options and custom layout grids, the easiest way to understand the full power of the dashboard is by watching it in action.
I have recorded a complete, step-by-step YouTube tutorial for you. In this short video, I will show you exactly how to install the 15KB file, inject your first “Also Read” box automatically, and customize the grid layouts to match your brand’s aesthetics perfectly.
Premium Styling: Grids, Circles & Colors
Most free plugins force you to use ugly, plain-text bullet points. I built a dedicated “Appearance” tab that gives you complete design freedom.
You can switch the layout from a standard list to a beautiful 2-column or 3-column grid. You can change the thumbnail image shapes to perfect circles, sharp rectangles, or smooth squares. You even get a premium “Floating Title” feature (like a red badge saying “Also Read” sitting neatly on the border of the box).
You control the background colors, border styles (solid, dotted, dashed), and text hover colors directly from the settings. It looks like you paid a high-end designer to custom-code your site.
Total Control: Custom Links & Category Exclusion
You do not want these boxes showing up blindly on every single page. Sometimes you have a specific landing page or a certain category where extra links might distract the user.
I built a “Disable” tab directly into the plugin. Just check the boxes next to the categories where you want to hide the plugin, and it vanishes instantly.
Even better, you can dictate exactly what content shows up. Do you want to pull the latest posts? Done. Specific tags? Done. Or, you can use the “Custom Links” box to manually paste high-converting URLs. You have 100% control over where your traffic flows.
Also Read Plugin For wordPress
Technical SEO & WordPress FAQs
Q1. Will showing multiple “Also Read” boxes slow down my site? No. Most related post plugins destroy your database by running complex queries on every page load. I engineered this plugin to be incredibly efficient. At just 15KB, it places zero noticeable strain on your server, even if you inject 5 boxes per article.
Q2. Can I hide the boxes on specific categories? Absolutely. Just go to the “Disable” tab in the plugin settings. You will see a list of all your categories. Just check the boxes for the ones you want to exclude, and the plugin will not run on those specific posts.
Q3. Do I need to write custom CSS for the grid layout? No. I know writing CSS media queries for mobile grids is a headache. You just select “Grid (2 Columns)” from the dropdown menu, and the plugin automatically handles all the responsive styling for mobile, tablet, and desktop screens.
Q4. Can I choose exactly which posts are shown? Yes. You can filter by specific Category, Author, or Tag. If you have a specific promotional post you want to push, you can use the “Custom Links” setting to override the automated posts and manually enter the exact URLs you want your readers to see.
Q5. Is this plugin really free? Why? Yes, it is 100% free with zero upsells. I built it for my own sites because I refused to pay $40 a year for bloated premium plugins. I am releasing it to the community to help out new bloggers who need professional features without the premium price tag.
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