=== TIP Next Post ===
Contributors: themeinprogress
Tags: post-navigation, next-post, previous-post, navigation-arrows, post-links
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 7.1
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.0.0
License: GPLv3 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

**TIP Next Post** makes it easy to add previous and next post navigation, helping visitors discover more of your content and decide what to read next.

== Description ==

**TIP Next Post** makes it easy to add previous and next post navigation, helping visitors discover more of your content and decide what to read next.

Help visitors continue browsing by showing clear Previous/Next links at the end of your posts.

**Benefits:**

> <strong>Increase page views</strong>: Encourage visitors to keep reading instead of leaving after one article.
> <strong>Improve content discovery</strong>: Make it easier to move between your posts.
> <strong>Simple navigation</strong>: Add standard chronological Previous/Next links with minimal setup.
> <strong>Seamless integration</strong>: Display navigation directly after your post content without floating panels or distractions.

**Premium features**

> <strong>AI Engine</strong><br>
> AI Engine can identify previous and next posts whose meaning and context are most relevant to the current content.<br><br>

> <strong>Floating navigation</strong><br>
> Display previous and next post cards at the sides of the viewport as visitors scroll.<br><br>

> <strong>Combined inline and floating navigation</strong><br>
> Show navigation both after the post content and as floating cards on the same page.<br><br>

> <strong>Typography controls</strong><br>
> Set separate title and navigation-label font sizes for desktop, tablet, and mobile displays.<br><br>

> <strong>Category and tag navigation methods</strong><br>
> Find navigation targets that share categories, tags, or both, including adjacent navigation restricted to matching terms.<br><br>

> <strong>Post-title navigation methods</strong><br>
> Match candidates using the complete post title or its individual words, with optional category or tag filtering.<br><br>

> <strong>Custom-keyword navigation methods</strong><br>
> Select navigation targets using keywords assigned to each post, with optional category or tag filtering.<br><br>

> <strong>Hide posts without featured images</strong><br>
> Exclude candidate posts that do not have a featured image.<br><br>

> <strong>Placeholder image fallback</strong><br>
> Use the bundled placeholder image only when a selected post has no featured image.<br><br>

> <strong>Exclude specific categories</strong><br>
> Exclude navigation candidates assigned to one or more selected categories.<br><br>

> <strong>Exclude specific tags</strong><br>
> Exclude navigation candidates assigned to one or more selected post tags.<br><br>

> <strong>Exclude specific posts</strong><br>
> Exclude individual posts from navigation results and disable navigation on selected articles.<br><br>

> <strong>Per-post custom keywords</strong><br>
> Define keywords for individual posts to control custom-keyword navigation results.<br><br>

> <strong>Device-based visibility</strong><br>
> Choose whether navigation is displayed on desktop, tablet, mobile, or all device types.<br><br>

> <strong>Order candidates by</strong><br>
> For applicable relevance-based methods, order candidate posts by date, title, or randomly.<br><br>

> <strong>Sort direction</strong><br>
> Choose ascending or descending order for applicable relevance-based navigation methods.<br><br>

> <strong>Shortcode generator</strong><br>
> Build and insert a [tnxtp] shortcode from the Classic Editor, choosing its layout, navigation method, up to two posts, target, and rel attributes.<br><br>

> <strong>AMP-compatible navigation</strong><br>
> Render both inline and floating navigation on AMP pages using AMP-compatible output.<br><br>

> <strong>Custom post type support</strong><br>
> Enable navigation for selected custom post types, including WooCommerce products, with per-type search methods, taxonomy filters, and alignment.<br><br>

== Installation ==

1. Upload the `tip-next-post` directory to `/wp-content/plugins/`.
2. Activate TIP Next Post from the Plugins screen.
3. Open TIP Plugins > TIP Next Post to configure navigation.

== Screenshots ==

1. Layout 1
2. Layout 2 (Premium)
3. Layout 3
4. Floating display (Premium)

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 =
Release date – August, 23 – 2026

* Initial release.

== Translators ==

= Available Languages =
* English (Default)