Random Posts vs Random Post for Widget

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

Health D43

Health D46

Active-install trajectory

Random Posts moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+; Random Post for Widget moved down one install band, 2K+ to 1K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Random Posts	Random Post for Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 43	D · 46 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	5/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	68/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	1	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	47/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	8.9y ago	3.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	118	268 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	5.2% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Random PostsRandom Post for Widget

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.