Title: Plugin stopped working
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Plugin stopped working

 *  Resolved [lackie2k4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lackie2k4/)
 * (@lackie2k4)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-stopped-working-91/)
 * im using the plugin with shortcodes it was working perfect until a minute ago
   and now wont show any information using shortcodes in the php file etc same with
   the widget that no longer works.
 * please help the plugin is a massive feature on my site.
 * ive used the debug and got this info back. it says that it hasnt found any posts
   for the post type artists using the post_tags query but it weas just working 
   not 5 minutes ago??
 *     ```
       *******************************************
       **                                       **
       **    Related Posts by Taxonomy Debug    **
       **                                       **
       *******************************************
   
       type:
   
       shortcode
   
       -------------------------------------------
       cache:
   
       no persistent cache
   
       -------------------------------------------
       current post id:
   
       11697
   
       -------------------------------------------
       taxonomies used for related query:
   
       'post_tag'
   
       -------------------------------------------
       terms found for current post:
   
       Array
       (
           [0] => 274
       )
   
       -------------------------------------------
       terms used for related query:
   
       Array
       (
           [0] => 274
       )
   
       -------------------------------------------
       related post ids found:
   
       Array
       (
       )
   
       -------------------------------------------
       shortcode args:
   
       Array
       (
           [post_types] => artists
           [posts_per_page] => 5
           [order] => DESC
           [fields] =>
           [limit_posts] => -1
           [limit_year] =>
           [limit_month] =>
           [orderby] => post_date
           [exclude_terms] =>
           [include_terms] =>
           [exclude_posts] =>
           [post_thumbnail] =>
           [related] => 1
           [post_id] => 11697
           [taxonomies] => post_tag
           [before_shortcode] => <div class="rpbt_shortcode">
           [after_shortcode] => </div>
           [before_title] => <h3>
           [after_title] => </h3>
           [title] => Related Posts
           [format] => links
           [image_size] => thumbnail
           [columns] => 3
           [caption] => post_title
           [type] => shortcode
       )
   
       -------------------------------------------
       function args:
   
       Array
       (
           [post_types] => Array
               (
                   [0] => artists
               )
   
           [posts_per_page] => 5
           [order] => DESC
           [fields] =>
           [limit_posts] => -1
           [limit_year] => 0
           [limit_month] => 0
           [orderby] => post_date
           [exclude_terms] => Array
               (
               )
   
           [include_terms] => Array
               (
               )
   
           [exclude_posts] => Array
               (
                   [0] => 11697
               )
   
           [post_thumbnail] =>
           [related] => 1
       )
   
       -------------------------------------------
       related posts query:
   
       SELECT posts.* , count(distinct tt.term_taxonomy_id) as termcount FROM posts INNER JOIN term_relationships tr ON (posts.ID = tr.object_id) INNER JOIN term_taxonomy tt ON (tr.term_taxonomy_id = tt.term_taxonomy_id) WHERE ( ( post_type = 'artists' AND ( post_status = 'publish' OR post_status = 'private' ) ) ) AND posts.ID != 11697 AND ( tt.term_id = 274 ) GROUP BY posts.ID ORDER BY posts.post_date DESC 
   
       -------------------------------------------
       requested template:
   
       related-posts-links.php
   
       -------------------------------------------
       ```
   
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/related-posts-by-taxonomy/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/related-posts-by-taxonomy/)

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 *  Thread Starter [lackie2k4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lackie2k4/)
 * (@lackie2k4)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-stopped-working-91/#post-7340420)
 * DM SORTED ITsorry
 *  Plugin Author [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/)
 * (@keesiemeijer)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-stopped-working-91/#post-7340462)
 * Hi lackie2k4
 * Did you sort out your problem? What caused it, do you know?

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