Uwawp Take manual control over which posts appear as related, on top of Ariadne’s automatic scoring.
Automatic matching gets a post’s related list right the vast majority of the time, but every site has the occasional case that calls for a human decision — a post you specifically want surfaced, or one that should never show up next to a particular article. The post-edit screen’s Ariadne meta box gives you three tools for that.
Seeing what’s currently related, and why
The meta box on any post’s edit screen shows the current auto-computed related list, along with each match’s score, so you can see exactly why a post was suggested before deciding whether to override it.
Pinning a specific post
Use the “pin a post” search in the meta box to guarantee a specific post appears in this post’s related list, regardless of its score. Useful for cross-promoting a cornerstone article or a related product launch.
Excluding a specific post
The “exclude a post” search does the opposite — a post you never want suggested here, even if it would otherwise score well. Common uses: an outdated article you’re phasing out, or two posts that are technically similar but shouldn’t be cross-linked for editorial reasons.
Cornerstone Posts
Flagging a post as a Cornerstone Post (a checkbox on that post’s own edit screen) makes it eligible to appear as a related suggestion on any post sitewide, not just ones sharing its category or tags — useful for a definitive guide or pillar article you want surfaced broadly. One slot per related list is reserved for a Cornerstone match at most, so it never crowds out the normal, genuinely-scored matches. Cornerstone posts are also visible as a sortable column on your Posts list, and shown with a “Featured” badge on the actual frontend card.