diff --git a/assets/admin/src/schema/sections/post-list/page.js b/assets/admin/src/schema/sections/post-list/page.js
index 7ab6a0eb..7441df17 100644
--- a/assets/admin/src/schema/sections/post-list/page.js
+++ b/assets/admin/src/schema/sections/post-list/page.js
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ export const pageSchema = {
           { label: '随机', value: 'rand' },
           { label: '相关度', value: 'relevance' },
           { label: '时间', value: 'date' },
+          { label: '浏览量', value: 'views' },
+          { label: '更新时间', value: 'modified' },
         ], dependsOn: { key: 'post_related_enabled', value: true } },
         { key: 'post_related_title', label: '推荐标题', type: 'input', default: '相关推荐', dependsOn: { key: 'post_related_enabled', value: true } },
       ],
diff --git a/assets/css/frontend/single-post/related-toc.css b/assets/css/frontend/single-post/related-toc.css
index a880a81c..7bad5ae8 100644
--- a/assets/css/frontend/single-post/related-toc.css
+++ b/assets/css/frontend/single-post/related-toc.css
@@ -434,3 +434,41 @@ html.dark .article-end-separator span {
     }
 }
 
+
+
+/* ===== Related list (Zibll-like) ===== */
+.relates .title-theme,
+.related-box .title-theme {
+    font-size: 14px;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    margin: 0 0 8px;
+}
+.related-list,
+.relates ul.no-thumb {
+    list-style: none;
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 4px 0 8px;
+}
+.related-list li,
+.relates ul.no-thumb li {
+    padding: 8px 0;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
+}
+.related-list li:last-child,
+.relates ul.no-thumb li:last-child {
+    border-bottom: none;
+}
+.related-list a,
+.relates ul.no-thumb a {
+    color: var(--color-ink);
+    text-decoration: none;
+    font-size: 14px;
+}
+.related-list a:hover,
+.relates ul.no-thumb a:hover {
+    color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+.post-nav-box.is-empty,
+.post-nav-box__item.is-empty {
+    visibility: hidden;
+}
diff --git a/assets/js/page-template.js b/assets/js/page-template.js
index a834182c..a692e227 100644
--- a/assets/js/page-template.js
+++ b/assets/js/page-template.js
@@ -190,15 +190,19 @@
   }
 
   function initContentExpand() {
-    var defaultMaxHeight = 800;
-
     document.querySelectorAll('.entry-content[data-nav]').forEach(function (content) {
       if (content.dataset.aksrtExpandBound === '1') return;
       content.dataset.aksrtExpandBound = '1';
 
-      var customMax = parseInt(content.dataset.maxHeight || '0', 10);
-      var limit = customMax > 0 ? customMax : defaultMaxHeight;
-      if (content.scrollHeight <= limit) return;
+      // Only expand when server enabled maxheight (data-maxheight > 0).
+      var customMax = parseInt(content.getAttribute('data-maxheight') || content.dataset.maxheight || '0', 10);
+      if (!(customMax > 0)) return;
+      var limit = customMax;
+      if (content.scrollHeight <= limit) {
+        content.classList.remove('limit-height');
+        content.style.maxHeight = '';
+        return;
+      }
 
       content.classList.add('limit-height');
       content.style.maxHeight = limit + 'px';
diff --git a/inc/classes/admin/schema/class-aksrt-admin-schema-post-list.php b/inc/classes/admin/schema/class-aksrt-admin-schema-post-list.php
index 3ccf4cf7..80e81be0 100644
--- a/inc/classes/admin/schema/class-aksrt-admin-schema-post-list.php
+++ b/inc/classes/admin/schema/class-aksrt-admin-schema-post-list.php
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ class AKSRT_Admin_Schema_Post_List {
                                 ['label' => '随机', 'value' => 'rand'],
                                 ['label' => '相关度', 'value' => 'relevance'],
                                 ['label' => '时间', 'value' => 'date'],
+                                ['label' => '浏览量', 'value' => 'views'],
+                                ['label' => '更新时间', 'value' => 'modified'],
                             ]],
                             ['key' => 'post_related_title', 'label' => '推荐标题', 'type' => 'input', 'default' => '相关推荐'],
                         ]],
diff --git a/inc/classes/class-aksrt-settings.php b/inc/classes/class-aksrt-settings.php
index 727cee5d..674de9d0 100644
--- a/inc/classes/class-aksrt-settings.php
+++ b/inc/classes/class-aksrt-settings.php
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ class AKSRT_Settings {
             $related_type = 'category';
         }
         $related_orderby = sanitize_key((string) ($settings['post_related_orderby'] ?? 'rand'));
-        if (!in_array($related_orderby, ['rand', 'relevance', 'date'], true)) {
+        if (!in_array($related_orderby, ['rand', 'relevance', 'date', 'views', 'modified'], true)) {
             $related_orderby = 'rand';
         }
 
diff --git a/inc/classes/settings/class-aksrt-settings-post-display.php b/inc/classes/settings/class-aksrt-settings-post-display.php
index be55d823..1c544c56 100644
--- a/inc/classes/settings/class-aksrt-settings-post-display.php
+++ b/inc/classes/settings/class-aksrt-settings-post-display.php
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class AKSRT_Settings_Post_Display {
             'related_enabled'          => !isset($settings['post_related_enabled']) || !empty($settings['post_related_enabled']),
             'related_count'            => max(1, min(20, (int) ($settings['post_related_count'] ?? 6))),
             'related_type'             => in_array(sanitize_key((string) ($settings['post_related_type'] ?? 'category')), ['category', 'tag', 'random'], true) ? sanitize_key((string) ($settings['post_related_type'] ?? 'category')) : 'category',
-            'related_orderby'          => in_array(sanitize_key((string) ($settings['post_related_orderby'] ?? 'rand')), ['rand', 'relevance', 'date'], true) ? sanitize_key((string) ($settings['post_related_orderby'] ?? 'rand')) : 'rand',
+            'related_orderby'          => in_array(sanitize_key((string) ($settings['post_related_orderby'] ?? 'rand')), ['rand', 'relevance', 'date', 'views', 'modified'], true) ? sanitize_key((string) ($settings['post_related_orderby'] ?? 'rand')) : 'rand',
             'related_title'            => sanitize_text_field((string) ($settings['post_related_title'] ?? '相关推荐')),
             'like_enabled'             => !isset($settings['post_like_enabled']) || !empty($settings['post_like_enabled']),
             'favorite_enabled'         => !isset($settings['post_favorite_enabled']) || !empty($settings['post_favorite_enabled']),
diff --git a/inc/helpers/aksrt-frontend-tags.php b/inc/helpers/aksrt-frontend-tags.php
index 10247222..ff131488 100644
--- a/inc/helpers/aksrt-frontend-tags.php
+++ b/inc/helpers/aksrt-frontend-tags.php
@@ -231,6 +231,13 @@ if (!function_exists('aksrt_resolve_single_post_display_settings')) :
 			$settings['related_count'] = max(1, min(20, (int) $meta['related_count']));
 		}
 
+		// Per-post maxheight override (Zibll article_maxheight_xz).
+		$meta_maxheight = (int) ($meta['maxheight'] ?? 0);
+		if ($meta_maxheight > 0) {
+			$settings['maxheight_enabled'] = true;
+			$settings['maxheight'] = $meta_maxheight;
+		}
+
 		$cover_mode = (string) ($meta['header_image_mode'] ?? '');
 		$cover_url = '';
 		$cover_type = 'none';
diff --git a/inc/helpers/aksrt-single.php b/inc/helpers/aksrt-single.php
index 1d75c9f4..2bb05e26 100644
--- a/inc/helpers/aksrt-single.php
+++ b/inc/helpers/aksrt-single.php
@@ -288,7 +288,12 @@ if (!function_exists('aksrt_single_render_box_header')) :
 				<h1 class="article-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
 			<?php endif; ?>
 
-			<?php if (!empty($settings['authordesc'])) : ?>
+			<?php
+			$show_author_bar = array_key_exists('authordesc', $settings)
+				? !empty($settings['authordesc'])
+				: !empty($settings['authordesc_s']);
+			if ($show_author_bar) :
+				?>
 				<?php
 				aksrt_single_render_author_bar([
 					'show_actions' => true,
@@ -480,79 +485,203 @@ endif;
 if (!function_exists('aksrt_single_render_prevnext')) :
 	/**
 	 * Previous / next navigation.
+	 *
+	 * @param array<string,mixed> $ctx Single context.
 	 */
-	function aksrt_single_render_prevnext(): void {
+	function aksrt_single_render_prevnext(array $ctx = []): void {
+		$settings = is_array($ctx['settings'] ?? null) ? $ctx['settings'] : [];
+		// Accept both canonical `prevnext` (Settings DTO) and legacy `prevnext_s`.
+		$enabled = array_key_exists('prevnext', $settings)
+			? !empty($settings['prevnext'])
+			: (!array_key_exists('prevnext_s', $settings) || !empty($settings['prevnext_s']));
+		if (!$enabled) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		$prev = get_previous_post();
 		$next = get_next_post();
 		if (!$prev && !$next) {
 			return;
 		}
 		?>
-		<nav class="post-nav-box">
+		<nav class="post-nav-box theme-box box-body radius8 main-shadow">
 			<?php if ($prev) : ?>
 				<a class="post-nav-box__item post-nav-box__item--prev" href="<?php echo esc_url(get_permalink($prev)); ?>">
 					<span class="post-nav-box__label"><?php esc_html_e('上一篇', 'aksrt'); ?></span>
 					<span class="post-nav-box__title"><?php echo esc_html(get_the_title($prev)); ?></span>
 				</a>
+			<?php else : ?>
+				<span class="post-nav-box__item post-nav-box__item--prev is-empty" aria-hidden="true"></span>
 			<?php endif; ?>
 			<?php if ($next) : ?>
 				<a class="post-nav-box__item post-nav-box__item--next" href="<?php echo esc_url(get_permalink($next)); ?>">
 					<span class="post-nav-box__label"><?php esc_html_e('下一篇', 'aksrt'); ?></span>
 					<span class="post-nav-box__title"><?php echo esc_html(get_the_title($next)); ?></span>
 				</a>
+			<?php else : ?>
+				<span class="post-nav-box__item post-nav-box__item--next is-empty" aria-hidden="true"></span>
 			<?php endif; ?>
 		</nav>
 		<?php
 	}
 endif;
 
+if (!function_exists('aksrt_single_related_query_args')) :
+	/**
+	 * Build related-posts WP_Query args (Zibll-like multi-tax OR + orderby).
+	 *
+	 * @param int                 $post_id  Post ID.
+	 * @param array<string,mixed> $settings Single display settings.
+	 * @return array<string,mixed>
+	 */
+	function aksrt_single_related_query_args(int $post_id, array $settings): array {
+		$count = max(1, min(12, (int) ($settings['related_count'] ?? 6)));
+		$type = sanitize_key((string) ($settings['related_type'] ?? 'category'));
+		if (!in_array($type, ['category', 'tag', 'random'], true)) {
+			$type = 'category';
+		}
+		$orderby = sanitize_key((string) ($settings['related_orderby'] ?? 'views'));
+		if (!in_array($orderby, ['rand', 'relevance', 'date', 'views', 'modified'], true)) {
+			$orderby = 'views';
+		}
+
+		$args = [
+			'post_type'           => get_post_type($post_id) ?: 'post',
+			'post_status'         => 'publish',
+			'post__not_in'        => [$post_id],
+			'posts_per_page'      => $count,
+			'ignore_sticky_posts' => true,
+			'no_found_rows'       => true,
+			'order'               => 'DESC',
+		];
+
+		if ($type === 'random') {
+			$args['orderby'] = 'rand';
+			return $args;
+		}
+
+		$tax_query = ['relation' => 'OR'];
+		if ($type === 'tag') {
+			$tag_ids = wp_get_post_terms($post_id, 'post_tag', ['fields' => 'ids']);
+			if (!empty($tag_ids) && !is_wp_error($tag_ids)) {
+				$tax_query[] = [
+					'taxonomy' => 'post_tag',
+					'field'    => 'term_id',
+					'terms'    => array_map('intval', $tag_ids),
+				];
+			}
+		} else {
+			// category (default): OR across category + tags + topics like Zibll.
+			$cat_ids = wp_get_post_terms($post_id, 'category', ['fields' => 'ids']);
+			if (!empty($cat_ids) && !is_wp_error($cat_ids)) {
+				$tax_query[] = [
+					'taxonomy' => 'category',
+					'field'    => 'term_id',
+					'terms'    => array_map('intval', $cat_ids),
+				];
+			}
+			$tag_ids = wp_get_post_terms($post_id, 'post_tag', ['fields' => 'ids']);
+			if (!empty($tag_ids) && !is_wp_error($tag_ids)) {
+				$tax_query[] = [
+					'taxonomy' => 'post_tag',
+					'field'    => 'term_id',
+					'terms'    => array_map('intval', $tag_ids),
+				];
+			}
+			if (taxonomy_exists('topics')) {
+				$topic_ids = wp_get_post_terms($post_id, 'topics', ['fields' => 'ids']);
+				if (!empty($topic_ids) && !is_wp_error($topic_ids)) {
+					$tax_query[] = [
+						'taxonomy' => 'topics',
+						'field'    => 'term_id',
+						'terms'    => array_map('intval', $topic_ids),
+					];
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (count($tax_query) > 1) {
+			$args['tax_query'] = $tax_query;
+		}
+
+		switch ($orderby) {
+			case 'rand':
+				$args['orderby'] = 'rand';
+				break;
+			case 'date':
+				$args['orderby'] = 'date';
+				break;
+			case 'modified':
+				$args['orderby'] = 'modified';
+				break;
+			case 'views':
+				$args['meta_key'] = 'aksrt_post_views';
+				$args['orderby']  = 'meta_value_num';
+				break;
+			case 'relevance':
+			default:
+				// Prefer date when no search relevance context.
+				$args['orderby'] = 'date';
+				break;
+		}
+
+		return $args;
+	}
+endif;
+
 if (!function_exists('aksrt_single_render_related')) :
 	/**
-	 * Related posts via shared renderer.
+	 * Related posts — Zibll-like list + optional shared mini renderer.
 	 *
 	 * @param array<string,mixed> $ctx Single context.
 	 */
 	function aksrt_single_render_related(array $ctx): void {
 		$settings = is_array($ctx['settings'] ?? null) ? $ctx['settings'] : [];
-		if (empty($settings['related_enabled']) || !function_exists('aksrt_render_post_list')) {
+		if (empty($settings['related_enabled'])) {
 			return;
 		}
 
 		$post_id = (int) $ctx['post_id'];
-		$count = max(1, min(12, (int) ($settings['related_count'] ?? 6)));
 		$title = (string) ($settings['related_title'] ?? '');
-		$args = [
-			'post_type'           => get_post_type($post_id),
-			'post_status'         => 'publish',
-			'post__not_in'        => [$post_id],
-			'posts_per_page'      => $count,
-			'ignore_sticky_posts' => true,
-		];
-
-		if (($settings['related_type'] ?? 'category') === 'tag') {
-			$tag_ids = wp_get_post_terms($post_id, 'post_tag', ['fields' => 'ids']);
-			if (!empty($tag_ids) && !is_wp_error($tag_ids)) {
-				$args['tag__in'] = $tag_ids;
-			}
-		} else {
-			$cat_ids = wp_get_post_terms($post_id, 'category', ['fields' => 'ids']);
-			if (!empty($cat_ids) && !is_wp_error($cat_ids)) {
-				$args['category__in'] = $cat_ids;
-			}
+		if ($title === '') {
+			$title = __('相关文章', 'aksrt');
 		}
 
+		$args = function_exists('aksrt_single_related_query_args')
+			? aksrt_single_related_query_args($post_id, $settings)
+			: [
+				'post_type'           => get_post_type($post_id),
+				'post_status'         => 'publish',
+				'post__not_in'        => [$post_id],
+				'posts_per_page'      => max(1, min(12, (int) ($settings['related_count'] ?? 6))),
+				'ignore_sticky_posts' => true,
+			];
+
 		$query = new WP_Query($args);
 		if (!$query->have_posts()) {
 			wp_reset_postdata();
 			return;
 		}
 		?>
-		<div class="related-box theme-box box-body radius8 main-shadow">
-			<div class="related-box__header">
-				<h3 class="related-box__title"><?php echo esc_html($title !== '' ? $title : __('相关文章', 'aksrt')); ?></h3>
+		<div class="theme-box relates related-box">
+			<div class="box-body notop">
+				<div class="title-theme related-box__title"><?php echo esc_html($title); ?></div>
 			</div>
-			<div class="related-box__list">
-				<?php aksrt_render_post_list($query, ['context' => 'related', 'mode' => 'card', 'card_style' => 'standard']); ?>
+			<div class="zib-widget related-box__list">
+				<?php if (function_exists('aksrt_render_post_list')) : ?>
+					<?php aksrt_render_post_list($query, ['context' => 'related', 'mode' => 'mini', 'show_thumb' => true, 'show_meta' => true]); ?>
+				<?php else : ?>
+					<ul class="no-thumb related-list">
+						<?php
+						while ($query->have_posts()) :
+							$query->the_post();
+							?>
+							<li>
+								<a class="icon-circle" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
+							</li>
+						<?php endwhile; ?>
+					</ul>
+				<?php endif; ?>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 		<?php
@@ -590,10 +719,12 @@ if (!function_exists('aksrt_single_render_article')) :
 			<?php endif; ?>
 
 			<div class="theme-box wp-posts-content entry-content<?php echo $maxheight > 0 ? ' limit-height' : ''; ?>"
+				<?php echo $maxheight > 0 ? ' style="max-height:' . esc_attr((string) $maxheight) . 'px;"' : ''; ?>
 				data-nav="posts"
 				data-maxheight="<?php echo esc_attr((string) $maxheight); ?>"
 				data-aksrt-toc="<?php echo !empty($ctx['show_toc']) ? '1' : '0'; ?>"
-				data-aksrt-toc-depth="<?php echo esc_attr((string) ((int) ($settings['toc_depth'] ?? 3))); ?>">
+				data-aksrt-toc-depth="<?php echo esc_attr((string) ((int) ($settings['toc_depth'] ?? 3))); ?>"
+				<?php echo !empty($settings['lightbox']) ? ' data-aksrt-lightbox="1"' : ''; ?>>
 				<?php the_content(); ?>
 				<?php
 				wp_link_pages([
@@ -622,18 +753,28 @@ endif;
 
 if (!function_exists('aksrt_single_render_after_box')) :
 	/**
-	 * After-article stack: author card / prevnext / related.
+	 * After-article stack: yiyan box / author card / prevnext / related.
 	 *
 	 * @param array<string,mixed> $ctx Single context.
 	 */
 	function aksrt_single_render_after_box(array $ctx): void {
 		$settings = is_array($ctx['settings'] ?? null) ? $ctx['settings'] : [];
 
-		if (!empty($settings['authordesc'])) {
+		if (!empty($settings['yiyan_box'])) {
+			?>
+			<div class="yiyan-box main-bg theme-box text-center box-body radius8 main-shadow aksrt-yiyan" data-aksrt-yiyan data-type="hitokoto"></div>
+			<?php
+		}
+
+		// Accept both `authordesc` (Settings DTO) and legacy `authordesc_s`.
+		$show_author = array_key_exists('authordesc', $settings)
+			? !empty($settings['authordesc'])
+			: !empty($settings['authordesc_s']);
+		if ($show_author) {
 			aksrt_single_render_author_card($ctx);
 		}
 
-		aksrt_single_render_prevnext();
+		aksrt_single_render_prevnext($ctx);
 		aksrt_single_render_related($ctx);
 	}
 endif;