Comments on: 5 Related Posts Are Really the Optimal?

By: David Knapp

David Knapp — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:35:28 +0000

I just switched related posts plugins because I don’t want to have to go in to all my posts and add them. With Microkid’s Related Posts I had to do this but with Efficient Related Posts it adds the related posts automatically. Efficient Related Posts also lets you choose from 1-10 related posts.

I am choosing 5 related posts at the moment. I think 3 is too little.

It is interesting to see that the comments on here seem split between 3 and 5.

By: Adam Pieniazek

Adam Pieniazek — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:07:59 +0000

Five is clutter, three is butter.

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建博40个实用技巧 | 精品博客 — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:10:23 +0000

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By: Bret

Bret — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:51:48 +0000

I’m thinking about adding this plugin to my site and was also thinking about 3 as the ideal number for related links. Too many choices starts to clutter the bottom of the post and thus increases the readability of something. On a related note, I was wondering what your thoughts are on the Technorati Tags plugin. I currently use it on my site but am wondering what I really get out of it. Seemed like a good idea originally but it just doesn’t seem to add much value.

By: Julie Gomoll

Julie Gomoll — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:26:35 +0000

I used to own a graphic design firm. We experimented with how many initial designs to show a client, and also settled on 3. 5 would inevitably make them want *more* designs – more variations, different colors – and 10 simply overwhelmed them.

I feel the same when I see related links. 3 seems reasonable, manageable. If there are too many I might not bother looking at any of them.