Random Banner

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

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.

38 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 21 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 82% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 15 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ Eduardo J. Cabaleiro

   5.1y ago

   I use this plugin to display random photos on a login page. It is very easy to use and works great. Thanks.

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2. ★★★★★ mulli.bahr

   6.4y ago

   Too many issues not resolved. Not production grade. Problems: 1. Conflict with Rest API 2. Conflict with other plugins, must deactivate to update other plugins 3. No database management. I have table with over 1,000,000 rows 4. No export to csv support 5. No support for ads on mobile – try to display the same ad on large & mobile. 6. Poor use of session id, causing issues. 7. No clear link customer – campaign – appearance&clicks 8. Poor grade on Google – Layout shift I reported most of the above issues. After 10 days of help – support is gone. Worst of all, some issues were reported 2 years ago! Developer promised to fix it… This topic was modified 6 years ago by mulli.bahr. This topic was modified 6 years ago by mulli.bahr. This topic was modified 6 years ago by mulli.bahr.

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3. ★★★★★ sarahdiggins

   7.0y ago

   This plugin only really works if you’re prepared to pay for the premium feature. It also is full of annoying popups that appear after every action telling you to upgrade. This is way too much and for that reason plus the fact that I was unable to do what I needed to do on the basic package, I uninstalled this within an hour of installing. I am now using Simple Banner which is honestly much better – it doesn’t pretend to be anything other than what it is and that’s a very effective rectangular banner plugin that has no annoying popups telling me to upgrade every time I use it.

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4. ★★★★★ zooks

   7.2y ago

   I like this plugin, you can simply add banners to your widget areas.

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5. ★★★★★ neilho

   7.3y ago

   The plugin was just what I needed. There was a small issue when I upgraded but the developer responded instantly and worked until it was fixed, even though it was very late.

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6. ★★★★★ vincentj2018

   8.2y ago

   Plugin was updated in a heart beat – I like to work with this guys!

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7. ★★★★★ webpageme

   8.7y ago

   Excellent product, Excellent Support, got an immediate response from them. Highly Recommend them!!! 🙂

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8. ★★★★★ Navid

   8.9y ago

   great plugin with great support.

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2 open vulnerabilities affect the current version (4.2.12). 2 of 4 disclosed are patched.

1. Open Medium · 6.4 Random Banner <= 4.2.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-11-28 CVE-2024-53787 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.2.11 No patch available
2. Open Medium · 4.4 Random Banner <= 4.2.11 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-05-30 CVE-2024-35645 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.2.11 No patch available
3. Patched Medium · 5.5 Random Banner <= 4.1.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-01-14 CVE-2022-0210 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.1.4 Patched in 4.1.5
4. Patched High · 7.1 Random Banner < 2.0 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2014-06-29 CVE-2014-4847 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 2.0 Patched in 2.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

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.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-08-02 2K+ → 1K+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2025-07-30 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-07-28 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
4. 2025-07-26 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-07-25 2K+ → 1K+ down after 122 days in tier
6. 2025-03-25 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
7. 2025-03-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 15 days in tier
8. 2025-03-07 1K+ → 2K+ up after 6 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

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Random Banner: 1K+ active installs, 4.6★ (52 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/random-banner