Random Posts and Pages Widget vs Random Post for Widget

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Random Posts and Pages Widget

by Ays Pro

Health B83

Random Post for Widget

by Shashi Dhar Kumar

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

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Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Random Posts and Pages Widget	Random Post for Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-50%
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	94/100 ✓	6/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★ ✓	4.05★
Reviews	4 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	51/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	5mo ago ✓	3.5y ago
Downloads · 30d	261 ✓	179
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

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7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.