Random Posts Widget
by Ady Romantika · Admin & Utilities
This simple plugin is a widget that displays a list of random posts on your widgetized sidebar. It supports multiple instances with WordPress 2.
41 health vs 65 average across 733 Admin & Utilities plugins
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
32
now · peak 89
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 “300+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,372 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-10-03 400+ → 300+ down after 8 days in band
- 2025-09-25 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-09-24 400+ → 300+ down after 272 days in band
- 2024-12-26 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-12-25 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-12-24 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in band
- 2024-12-21 400+ → 500+ up after 7 days in band
- 2024-12-14 500+ → 400+ down after 199 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- R Random Post for Widget 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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WP Popular Posts 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - N Newpost Catch 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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Flexible Posts Widget 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
Add Widget After Content 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - E Expanding Archives 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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