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WP Random Post Inside

by MD. Anisur Rahman Bhuyan · Uncategorized

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The WP Random Post Inside plugin displays random posts within a post, reducing bounce rate and boosting SEO by linking internal pages.

⚠ Stale⚠ Few reviews
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56 Health · C
Maintenance 31/100
Rating quality 74/100
Support 70/100

56 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins

100+

Active installs

≈140 estimated

10.8K

Total downloads

since 2016

3.99★

Rating (adjusted)

4.2★ raw · 5 reviews

+58%

60

Downloads · 30d

category median +19%

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.

70 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 40/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 56/100
Listing tuning 92/100

To rank higher: Last updated 659 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+58% vs prior 30d
0Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

60

now · peak 362

6030d downloads · Aug 26

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

WP Random Post Insid · #13624 you WP Related Post · #30707 Related Post Inside · #36400

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.2Stars · Aug 26

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.

600per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
from wp.org release tags

How 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

1.8y ago

latest release · v1.6.6

10

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.6.6 · 1.8y ago1.6.5 · 3.4y ago1.6.4 · 6.8y ago1.6.3 · 7.1y ago1.6.2 · 7.7y ago1.6.1 · 8.0y ago1.5.2 · 8.8y ago1.5.1 · 9.6y ago1.5 · 10.1y ago1.0 · 10.7y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v1.6 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
100–200 ≈140

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2018-05-04 · 1,380 observations

100Installs · Aug 26

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

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

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.

Ratings · 5 reviews

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5★
4 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
1

Details

Version
1.6.6
Last updated
1.8y ago
Added
2016-01-05 · 10 yrs old
Requires WP
4.0
Tested up to
6.7.7
Requires PHP
7.4
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ zebracrossing
    1.9y ago

    This will only create confusion.

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  2. ★★★★★ ilpadrino
    3.6y ago

    It’s a good plugin, unfortunatly the mainteiner does not provide support anymore. Last update more than 1 year ago.

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  3. ★★★★★ groverjatin
    5.7y ago

    Perfect “related posts” plugin I was looking for. Simple orange highlighted one-liner related post with a medallion icon. Far better that few other plugins

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  4. ★★★★★ ashikrnhq04
    9.6y ago

    Enough Helpful plugin. A must used plugin for adsense publisher, blogger. Love it

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  5. ★★★★★ MD. Anisur Rahman Bhuyan
    10.7y ago

    It’s really helpful for my site http://anisbd.com

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.2.2

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-05-23 200+ → 100+ down after 143 days in tier
  2. 2025-12-31 300+ → 200+ down after 64 days in tier
  3. 2025-10-28 200+ → 300+ up after 41 days in tier
  4. 2025-09-17 300+ → 200+ down after 63 days in tier
  5. 2025-07-16 200+ → 300+ up after 24 days in tier
  6. 2025-06-22 300+ → 200+ down after 408 days in tier
  7. 2024-05-10 400+ → 300+ down after 149 days in tier
  8. 2023-12-13 500+ → 400+ down after 9 days in tier

Competes with

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