Random Post Shortcode
by PowieT · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 4 other plugins · 630+ installs across the portfolio →
Random Post Shortcode and Widget
42 health vs 54 average across 3,791 Admin & Utilities plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.16.
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 1651 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 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
66
now · peak 228
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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
4.5y ago
latest release · v1.0.5
6
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-06-01 · 1,389 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.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Thomas4.5y ago
I´ve been using this plugin since a couple of years and it´s the only one which fullfil my needs. I told the autor, that it having a problem with php 8.x and within one day this is solved. Great plugin – great support. 5 Stars.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ing. Guillermo Ayala López7.4y ago
I installed this plugin on my WordPress v5.1.1 website and is does not work
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ELR30007.9y ago
as the title says
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ npinc10.2y ago
Sweet, simple, to the point.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ master41216012.3y ago
Clickable post link otherwise maybe also redirecting to the random post in question if both of this features are added. then it would get 5 stars
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.9
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-09 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 100+ → 90+ down after 264 days in tier
- 2025-11-16 200+ → 100+ down after 346 days in tier
- 2024-12-05 300+ → 200+ down after 385 days in tier
- 2023-11-16 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-11-14 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-11-12 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-11-10 300+ → 400+ up after 4 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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