Editor Related Posts

A panel that appears in your post editor (admin only) showing related posts so you can manually copy/paste internal links while writing. Useful when you want full control over your links instead of using the AI suggestion engine.

What this is

When you're editing a blog post, the Editor Related Posts panel shows other posts on your site that relate to what you're writing. You see their titles, you grab the URL, you paste it as a link in your content.

It's the "I'll think about my own links, thanks" version. No AI. No automation. Just a helpful reference panel.

Turn it on

1. Go to Linkilo → Settings.
2. In the Settings sidebar, click Editor Related Posts (under the Editor & Behaviour group).
3. You'll see two cards: "Show in post editor" and "How it picks related posts".
4. In the first card, find Show the related-posts panel and flip it to Enabled.
5. In the second card, configure: – Show on these post types — checkboxes for which post types display the panel – Pull related posts from — which post types are eligible to appear – How many to show — 1–20 (default 5) – Sort by — Relevance (semantic similarity) / Random / Date
6. Click Save Settings.

Use it while editing

1. Open any post for editing.
2. The panel appears in the post editor — usually in the right sidebar.
3. You'll see a list of related posts with titles.
4. Copy a URL from the panel and paste it into your content where you want to link.

That's it. No automation — you stay in control.

Common Questions

Why use this instead of AI Suggestions?

Some writers like to make their own linking decisions. The Editor Related Posts panel is a quick reference — "what other posts cover this topic?" — without committing to anything. The AI Suggestions metabox (in the same post editor, just lower) is the smarter alternative when you DO want automated suggestions.

Can I customize what counts as "related"?

The Sort by setting controls ranking (Relevance, Random, Date). For deeper control, use the AI Suggestions metabox instead — it has more knobs (engine choice, per-source toggles).

It's slow to load

Turn down How many to show. Each related post requires a quick lookup. Fewer posts = faster panel.

The panel doesn't appear in my editor

• Is the toggle ON in Settings → Editor Related Posts?
• Is your post type checked in Show on these post types?
• Check Screen Options at the top-right of the post editor — make sure the related-posts panel is checked there too.

What's the difference between this and the Front-end Related Posts widget?

• Editor Related Posts (this) = admin-only panel for writers, helps you manually link
• Related Posts widget = public-facing section on your live site, shows readers other posts to read

You can have both on, neither, or just one. They're independent features.