Random Post Date
by Joseph Adediji · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 210+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple plugin that changes the date of your posts to any random date in the past or future, with an option to exclude some posts.
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Health
C 57/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈69 estimated
Momentum
+6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “random dates”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
57 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 2.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 664 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 664 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 dates your tag | #12 | #22 | down 2 |
| post dates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| random post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| random post dates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “random dates”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “post dates”, “random post” and “random post dates” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 7 Jan 2025 · 663 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 203 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,100 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.8y ago
latest release · v1.0.0 · 6 Jan 2025
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 47 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
Install history since 6 Jan 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ moongear1.5y ago
As the title states, I have used this plugin for a very long time. I highly reocomend it. One thing that would be nice is the ability to randomize the dates but keep the current order of posts. However, as-is has been a valuable resource for many of my WordPress sites. This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by moongear.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gabuzee1.8y ago
The plugin is simple to use and randomizes the post dates based on my selection. The exclusion functionality was also useful.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "use it").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 989 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "post dates", "random post dates" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-15 70+ → 60+ down after 106 days in tier
- 2026-06-01 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-31 70+ → 80+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2026-05-12 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-11 70+ → 80+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2026-04-23 80+ → 70+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-21 70+ → 80+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-04-16 80+ → 70+ down after 3 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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Post Date Randomizer 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C -
Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to Post 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag C - R Random Post for Widget 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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Random Posts and Pages Widget 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
Random Post on Refresh 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C -
Random 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag C
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