Random Posts Within Date Range Widget vs Flexible Posts Widget

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

Health D41

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Flexible Posts Widget moved down one install band, 8K+ to 7K+. 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 Within Date Range Widget	Flexible Posts Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	7K–8K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	—	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.50★ ✓
Reviews	0	57 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	46/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	16.0y ago	8.8y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	157	501 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	3.2% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Random Posts Within Date Range WidgetFlexible Posts 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.