Random Post Date
by Joseph Adediji · Uncategorized
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.
60 health vs 68 average across 3,461 Uncategorized 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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 557 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 2025-01-06 · 557 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
47
now · peak 203
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 “70+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2025-01-06 · 553 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-01 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-31 70+ → 80+ up after 19 days in band
- 2026-05-12 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-11 70+ → 80+ up after 18 days in band
- 2026-04-23 80+ → 70+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-04-21 70+ → 80+ up after 5 days in band
- 2026-04-16 80+ → 70+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-04-13 70+ → 80+ up after 3 days in band
Competes with
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Random Posts and Pages Widget 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
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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