Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to Post
by Christoph · Search
Automatically redirect to your latest, oldest, random, or other post through a custom URL
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Health
C 67/100
Stale
Active installs
3K+
≈3.7K estimated
Momentum
+41%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “filter” for “oldest”. “filter” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “oldest” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
67 health vs 63 average across 980 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 85.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 647 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Search plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
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
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 512 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 20 reviews, smoothed to 4.36★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 512 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| random post your tag | #12 | #12 | down 1 |
| random url | #6 | #8 | 0 |
| random your tag | #20 | #17 | down 2 |
| oldest | #24 | #17 | down 1 |
| redirect latest | #21 | #16 | — |
| filter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recent your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| redirect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
21 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 16 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “filter” for “oldest”. “filter” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “oldest” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “random post”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.2K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
1.4y ago
latest release · v0.25.0 · 8 Jun 2025
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 68% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jaribali12.0y ago
The plugin works great as is but it would be nice to be able to send payloads to the selected post (e.g. /?redirect_to=random&action=doSomething) Kindly look into this. You are doing great 👌
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ halfcrackedguru2.4y ago
Excellent plugin! Create a URL using their parameters…that’s it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bonnie3332.6y ago
Very useful plugin & Excellent support!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dien99vn3.2y ago
Rất hữu ích! Cảm ơn tác giả rất nhiều.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ criserjjio5.2y ago
Awesome plugin and support!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vendravex5.7y ago
best plugins
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ airdrummer6.0y ago
a major bug fixed the same day!-)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nikonn6.1y ago
I’ve been looking for a similar tool for a long time. Excellent work and support from the plugin author. I wish you success and development!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.25.0 Features New parameter fragment 0.25.0
- — Version 0.24.0 Features New query parameters to search for custom fields (post meta): meta_key , meta_value , meta_value_num and meta_compare New parameter loop=1 in connection with redirect_to=prev or redirect_to=next to loop back to 0.24.0
- — Version 0.23.0 Features The cache is automatically cleared when a post is updated We don’t reveal the database table prefix in debugging 0.23.0
- — Version 0.22.0 Features Option to delete the cache (for a particular set of parameters) with cache=-1 (here too, the constant CHATTY_MANGO_RUTP_CACHE takes priority) Other Added the actual database request to the debugging output 0.22.0
- — Version 0.21.0 Features Paramter post_type can also be a comma-separated list 0.21.0
- — Version 0.20.0 Features New parameters: author__in, author__not_in, category__and, category__in, category__not_in, post__in, post__not_in, post_name__in, post_parent, post_parent__in, post_parent__not_in, tag__and, tag__in, tag__not_in 0.20.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 7 languages, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Automatically redirect to your latest, oldest, random, or other post through a custom URL"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,277 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "recent" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 4K+ → 3K+ down after 120 days in tier
- 2026-03-12 5K+ → 4K+ down after 285 days in tier
- 2025-05-31 4K+ → 5K+ up after 71 days in tier
- 2025-03-21 5K+ → 4K+ down after 148 days in tier
- 2024-10-24 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-23 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-10-21 6K+ → 5K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-10-18 5K+ → 6K+ up after 3 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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