Random
With Random plugin you can insert into your WordPress website one or more random contents coming from your posts. The source contents can be pages, posts or custom post types. You can display information in many…
Consider an alternative
Random shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 300+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 36/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (300+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in over a year
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.6 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Random stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| casual | #34 |
| random | #45 |
| random content | #36 |
| random post | #58 |
| Random Posts | #52 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 4 reviews
About Random
From the official readme · v1.3Description
With Random plugin you can insert into your WordPress website one or more random contents coming from your posts.
The source contents can be pages, posts or custom post types.
You can display information in many different ways:
* A list of post titles
* One or more full contents or excerpts
* Raw URLs to posts permalink
Installation
From your WordPress dashboard
- Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’
- Search for ‘Random’
- Activate the plugin from your Plugins page.
From WordPress.org
- Download Random zip file
- Unzip it
- Upload the unzipped directory to your ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory
- Activate the plugin from your Plugins page.
Changelog
1.3
- Removed deprecated warnings for PHP >= 8.2
- WordPress 6.6.2 compatibility
- Imporoved escaping
- Minor graphic changes
1.2
- Add new parameter to include only some posts from random results (by IDs)
- Setting inputs additional clean
1.1.1
- WordPress 6.3.2 compatibility
- Translation corrected
1.1
- WordPress 6.3.1 compatibility
- Add new parameter to exclude some posts from random results (by IDs)
- URLs escaped
- Corrected URLs for multisite installations
1.0.3
- WordPress 5.8 compatibility
- Restyling of about page
1.0.2
- Correction in URL type shortcode
Screenshots
For developers
Is this your plugin? Show off the numbers.
Add a live badge to your site, docs or GitHub README. It updates on its own — no account needed.
FAQ
Random: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is Random free?
Yes. Random is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Random safe to use in 2026?
Random shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 300+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 36/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Random?
Random is active on 300+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 8,356 times since it launched in March 2021. It was downloaded 87 times in the last 30 days.
Does Random work with WordPress 7.1?
Random is officially tested up to WordPress 6.6.9, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Random need?
Random requires PHP 5.6 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Random last updated?
The latest version, 1.3, was released on October 21, 2024 (2 years ago).
Who makes Random?
Random is developed and maintained by Scribit.
Powered by PageForge
Want thousands of pages that rank like these? Build them in an afternoon.
This directory runs on the same engine as PageForge. Turn any spreadsheet, CSV or API into thousands of fast, SEO-ready WordPress pages — with schema, internal links and AI-written copy baked in.
- CSV, Google Sheets & API data sources
- AI content, schema & internal links per page
- Works with Elementor, Gutenberg, Yoast & Rank Math
- Free on WordPress.org — no credit card
