A Random Number
by Mortgage Calculator · Blocks
Also makes 13 other plugins · 30.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Display a random number anywhere with a shortcode. Set a min/max range, choose number formatting and get a fresh value on every page load.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈780 estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “gutenberg” for “number”. “gutenberg” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “number” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.4%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 16K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,579 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 6 reviews to 2025-02-18Older reviewers liked how simple it was, but the two most recent ones say the plugin suddenly started inserting ad links alongside the random numbers and they've dropped it.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 4 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.7★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| random number generator your tag | #1 | #7 | 0 |
| random number your tag | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| random your tag | #4 | #14 | 0 |
| number generator | #2 | #9 | 0 |
| random password generator | #2 | #10 | — |
| random name generator | #2 | #8 | 0 |
| number | #7 | #17 | 0 |
| random post | #6 | #19 | up 2 |
| min max | #23 | #23 | down 1 |
| post number | #18 | #23 | up 1 |
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
44 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 34 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “gutenberg” for “number”. “gutenberg” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “number” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
4d ago
latest release · v1.3.0 · 27 Oct 2026
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 800.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ griezo1.7y ago
To bad… why there is suddenly a link? A no go.Found a better random numer generator (B7) without all the nonsens.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ weekender1.8y ago
Suddenly started to post ad links with the random numbers. No go.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dansayswithwords5.8y ago
I use it to add a random number to a hidden form field in a form used to invite others to register That is then emailed as part of the invitation and entered by the person when they register to verify them..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mehdibmm8.5y ago
This plugin is awesome, it’s useful and so easy to use (you just have to insert a shortcode anywhere you want and baaaaam).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JimDixon8.9y ago
I needed a way to force a link to reload and not use the cached version. This tool allowed me to insert a random number in the URL.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ givememyleg10.7y ago
It does what it says it does. Simple yet works, used it to help me with testing page caching.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.5
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Display a random number anywhere with a shortcode. Set a min/max range, choose number formatting and get a..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "use cases").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,478 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "rng" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-26 800+ → 700+ down after 143 days in tier
- 2026-04-05 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-04 800+ → 900+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-03-25 900+ → 800+ down after 135 days in tier
- 2025-11-10 1K+ → 900+ down
Competes with
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