WP Random Post Inside
by MD. Anisur Rahman Bhuyan · Uncategorized
The WP Random Post Inside plugin displays random posts within a post, reducing bounce rate and boosting SEO by linking internal pages.
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Health
D 54/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈160 estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “related posts inside” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
54 health vs 58 average across 25,752 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 11K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 721 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.2★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 721 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 posts inside your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| related posts inside your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress random posts your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| wp related posts your tag | Not checked yet | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “related posts inside” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 362 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
2.0y ago
latest release · v1.6.6 · 10 Nov 2024
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 56% of the way through.
Install history since 4 May 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ zebracrossing2.1y ago
This will only create confusion.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ilpadrino3.8y ago
It’s a good plugin, unfortunatly the mainteiner does not provide support anymore. Last update more than 1 year ago.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ groverjatin5.8y 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
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ashikrnhq049.8y ago
Enough Helpful plugin. A must used plugin for adsense publisher, blogger. Love it
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MD. Anisur Rahman Bhuyan10.8y ago
It’s really helpful for my site http://anisbd.com
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.2.2
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The WP Random Post Inside plugin displays random posts within a post, reducing bounce rate and boosting SEO..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 3 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 914 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 4 tags appear in the text ("Random Posts Inside", "Related Posts Inside", "WordPress Random Posts", "WP Related Posts" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-23 200+ → 100+ down after 143 days in tier
- 2025-12-31 300+ → 200+ down after 64 days in tier
- 2025-10-28 200+ → 300+ up after 41 days in tier
- 2025-09-17 300+ → 200+ down after 63 days in tier
- 2025-07-16 200+ → 300+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2025-06-22 300+ → 200+ down after 408 days in tier
- 2024-05-10 400+ → 300+ down after 149 days in tier
- 2023-12-13 500+ → 400+ down after 9 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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