Random Redirect
by Matt Mullenweg · Uncategorized
Also makes 13 other plugins · 602.0K+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows you to create a link to yourblog.example.com/?random which will redirect someone to a random post on your blog, in a StumbleUpon-like fashion. You can also specific in the URL `random_post_type` or `random_cat_id`.
45 health vs 56 average across 16,380 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
51/100Maintenance 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 18+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
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 6602 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 · 1,428 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
100
now · peak 183
Directory rank
wp.org popularity rank over time · lower is better
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.
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-24 · 1,385 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 ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous12.6y ago
This little plug-in does exactly what it says it does. I was afraid I’d lose it after a long-delayed upgrade to WordPress 3.8, but it seems to be functioning without a hiccup.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BionicBeauty13.4y ago
This plugin is small, doesn’t bog down my websites, and runs great on every version of WordPress! I’m currently running it on three sites on WP 3.5.1 and there are zero issues. Does exactly what it should, flawlessly!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-16 300+ → 200+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-07-10 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-09 300+ → 200+ down after 81 days in tier
- 2025-04-19 200+ → 300+ up after 391 days in tier
- 2024-03-24 300+ → 200+ down after 245 days in tier
- 2023-07-23 400+ → 300+ down after 173 days in tier
- 2023-01-31 300+ → 400+ up
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