Random Excerpts Fader
by Jack Reichert · Uncategorized
Creates a widget that takes randomly a number of excerpts from a category of your choice and fades them in and out.
45 health vs 55 average across 12,646 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.33, well behind 6.8.
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 3450 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
47
now · peak 155
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
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 “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-19 40+ → 30+ down after 120 days in tier
- 2025-12-20 50+ → 40+ down after 155 days in tier
- 2025-07-18 60+ → 50+ down after 147 days in tier
- 2025-02-21 50+ → 60+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-02-16 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-02-13 50+ → 60+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2025-02-02 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-01 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Better Random Redirect 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C - A Advanced Random Posts 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Random Gallery 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
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Site Reviews 60K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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