Random Posts Widget vs Random Post for Widget

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

Health D41

Health D46

Active-install trajectory

Random Posts Widget moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+; 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 Widget	Random Post for Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33% ✓	-50%
Overall health	—	D · 46 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	5/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.05★ ✓
Reviews	0	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	50/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	13.4y ago	3.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	96	262 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	5.2% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Random Posts WidgetRandom 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.