Random Post Date vs Post Date Randomizer

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

Random Post Date

by Joseph Adediji

Health C56

Post Date Randomizer

by wellbeingtips

Health C63

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 Post Date	Post Date Randomizer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	8K–9K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14% ✓	-20%
Overall health	C · 56	C · 63 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	30/100	38/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.40★ ✓
Reviews	2	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	69/100	76/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.8y ago	1.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	74	538 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.8%	7.9% ✓
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.