Vi Random Post Widget
by Team Startbit · Admin & Utilities
Vi Random Posts Widget plugin allows us to create a custom random or category posts list as a widget. It gives you a list of random posts via shortcod …
44 health vs 55 average across 1,896 Admin & Utilities 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.24, 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 2586 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
28
now · peak 86
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-09-27 200+ → 100+ down after 693 days in band
- 2023-11-04 300+ → 200+ down after 5 days in band
- 2023-10-30 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
- 2023-10-28 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-10-27 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-10-26 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-10-25 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
- 2023-10-23 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP Post Widget 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Social LikeBox & Feed 10K+ installs · 3.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to Post 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B - R Random Post for Widget 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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Random Posts and Pages Widget 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Random Post on Refresh 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C
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