Joke of the Day Advanced
Freshen up your WordPress site with a new joke every day.
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Joke of the Day Advanced shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 13 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.4 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Joke of the Day Advanced stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| funny | #77 |
| funny jokes | #7 |
| joke | #46 |
| jokes | #48 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Joke of the Day Advanced
From the official readme · v1.2Description
Places a Joke of the Day widget on your WordPress blog. Features include the ability to only show jokes containing a particular keyword, a switch between ‘clean’ or ‘dirty’ jokes, as well as an option to change the current joke early if you get tired of it. Jokes are loaded via ajax from The Internet Joke Database, so your page will never be slowed due to loading jokes.
Installation
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Upload the file ‘joke_of_the_day_advanced.php’ to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
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Activate the plugin Joke of the Day Advanced through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
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Add the widget to your sidebar from Appearance->Widgets and configure the widget options to your needs.
Changelog
1.2
- Added “nofollow” attribute to external link
1.1
- Updated readme.txt
- added ability to show both ‘clean’ and ‘dirty’ jokes.
1.0
- First stable version.
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FAQ
Joke of the Day Advanced: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is Joke of the Day Advanced free?
Yes. Joke of the Day Advanced is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Joke of the Day Advanced safe to use in 2026?
Joke of the Day Advanced shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Joke of the Day Advanced?
Joke of the Day Advanced is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,225 times since it launched in June 2012. It was downloaded 46 times in the last 30 days.
Does Joke of the Day Advanced work with WordPress 7.1?
Joke of the Day Advanced is officially tested up to WordPress 3.4.2, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Joke of the Day Advanced last updated?
The latest version, 1.2, was released on December 27, 2012 (14 years ago).
Who makes Joke of the Day Advanced?
Joke of the Day Advanced is developed and maintained by Andy.
What are the best alternatives to Joke of the Day Advanced?
The most popular alternatives to Joke of the Day Advanced are Funny fruits (10+ installs), Lyrics by Eminem (10+ installs) and The Daily Dilbert (10+ installs).
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