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How to configure the “related post” algorithm so that it can show the desired posts for me?

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josephchan

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October 30, 2025 at 03:53

hi,
i found in my single post builder,i can only configure the algorithm of “related posts” through categories or tags,can i have more choices like setting categories and tags at the same time so that it shows posts in this order which matches categories and tags first,then only categories,then only tags?
bye the way, if i set up the plugin like YARPP,it automatically show the “related posts” at the end of my article,if i’d like to change the position where it shows,how can i do?

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Jack Richardson

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October 30, 2025 at 08:17

Hello @josephchan,

At this time, you can select only one preferred option to display posts – either by categories or by tags – but not both combined. If you would like to request additional options for this widget, please submit your suggestion on our task board: https://www.8theme.com/roadmap/.

Regarding the modification of the position of related posts displayed by a third-party plugin, please refer to the plugin’s documentation or contact their support team, as we provide assistance only for our own products.

Thank you for your understanding.

Best regards,
Jack Richardson
8Theme Team

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josephchan

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October 31, 2025 at 01:36

according to the algorithm of your recommending system,for example,if i select category as my option of recommending choice of related posts,if i have many posts in the same category as my current post,then which ones will be chosen to display?
Do they randomly be picked up?or there are some rules?

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Jack Richardson

Support staff

October 31, 2025 at 07:45

Hello @josephchan,

If you choose to display posts by Categories or Tags, we set the query parameter to retrieve posts that belong to the same category or tag as the current post. To identify the category of the current post, we use the following function: https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_category/. For retrieving tags, we use this function: https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_tags/.

To sort the posts on the frontend, you can use the “Order by” option, which allows you to arrange items by title, date, menu order, or other parameters.

It is not possible to manually sort each item by ID in a custom order, as this would require complex customization involving multiple conditions for various post tags, categories, titles, and other sets. We recommend configuring the widget and testing it with a few of your posts to review how the content is displayed on the frontend.

Alternatively, if you prefer to use a third-party plugin for displaying related posts, please refer to its documentation for details on how it determines and displays related content.

Best regards,
Jack Richardson
8Theme Team

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