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5/10/2026

Dynamic related articles in PHP without a database
Short summary
Implement dynamic related-articles suggestions by automatically scoring articles against metadata (tags and category) instead of hardcoding links. A PHP function queries a posts.json file with shared tags weighted 2x over category matches, eliminating manual updates. The approach scales automatically as new content publishes without requiring a database.
- •Replace hardcoded article links with automatic suggestions based on metadata scoring
- •Score articles by shared tags (2x weight) and category matches
- •Scales automatically as you publish new content without database maintenance
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