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A Random Number

by James Harrison · Uncategorized

A WordPress plugin that displays a random number on each page load via shortcode. It truly is magic.

⚠ Few reviews
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82 Health · B
Maintenance 100
Rating quality 70
Support 70

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-35%
Oct 22
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing

Directory rank

Popularity rank over time · lower is better

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

Downloads per 1k installs · 30d

Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base

Estimated active installs

wp.org reports only “800+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
800–900 ≈850

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install trend · reconstructed from 1377 daily snapshots

Details

Version
1.2
Last updated
1mo ago
Added
2016-01-12
Requires WP
3.0.1
Tested up to
7.0.1
Requires PHP

Growth timeline

Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow

  1. 2026-04-05 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in band
  2. 2026-04-04 800+ → 900+ up after 10 days in band
  3. 2026-03-25 900+ → 800+ down after 135 days in band
  4. 2025-11-10 1K+ → 900+ down

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A Random Number: 800+ active installs, 3.7★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-15. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/a-random-number