Random Content Shortcode
by Nico · Media
Also makes 6 other plugins · 20.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple Shortcode for displaying random content on your site.
Removed from WordPress.org
wp.org closed this plugin on 2026-07-28. It's no longer installable or updated. If you're running it, plan a replacement: closures are often security-related and WordPress won't warn you.
45 health vs 59 average across 2,204 Media plugins
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3129 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,382 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
40
now · peak 154
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
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. 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 “80+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-03-20 · 1,380 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Volgogradec5.5y ago
Very simple plugin for trivial task.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-25 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-24 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-23 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-22 80+ → 90+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-05-16 90+ → 80+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-05-11 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 90+ → 80+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-05-06 80+ → 90+ up after 31 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 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B - M MW WP Form 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and more 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
Column Shortcodes 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag D
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