Random Post Link
by scribu · Uncategorized
Generates a link that takes a visitor to a random post, but never the same as before.
43 health vs 59 average across 7,441 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5, 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 5055 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
51
now · peak 149
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 “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 60+ in roughly 512 days.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,376 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-23 60+ → 50+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-06-18 50+ → 60+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-06-15 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-14 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-13 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-06-10 50+ → 60+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-06-07 60+ → 50+ down after 14 days in band
- 2026-05-24 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in band
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/random-post-link" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Random Post Link — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Random Post Link: 50+ active installs, 2.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/random-post-link