Sticky Recent Random Posts
Sticky Recent Random Posts is awesome Plugin that let users to show sticky bar at bottom, that sticky bar will contain random Title of Recent Posts(Including Custom Post Types). This plugin will help to engage more…
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Sticky Recent Random Posts shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.6 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Sticky Recent Random Posts stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| random post | >100 |
| recent post | >100 |
| recent random post | >100 |
| sticky random posts | >100 |
| sticky recent random post | #42 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Sticky Recent Random Posts
From the official readme · v1.2Description
Sticky Recent Random Posts is awesome Plugin that let users to show sticky bar at bottom, that sticky bar will contain random Title of Recent Posts(Including Custom Post Types). This plugin will help to engage more users and help to reduce Bounce rate.
This plugin comes with a Setting Page through which user can customize Appearance and other settings. This option page is located under Settings Menu.
What this plugin do :
This plugin will show sticky bar at bottom part of page, that sticky bar will contain Title of recent post, that recent post is randomly selected. You also have option to choose whether to open that link in current window or new window. You can customize colors, Opacity, number of last recent post to shuffle from and other settings.
You will love this plugin for sure, as it will decrease Bounce Rate of your blog and will engage more visitors by displaying random post. Due to its sticky behaviour it will capture attention of user easily.
You can see Live working demo here.
Hoping that you will like this plugin. Don`t forget to rate this plugin or write your valuable opinion that will guide us to make it more useful in future release.
Installation
- Download recent release(zip file) of this plugin from wordpress plugin repository.
- Unzip and Upload folder naming
sticky-recent-random-poststo the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the
Pluginsmenu in WordPress. - Change appearance of plugin by moving to
Settings ->Sticky Recent Random Posts
Changelog
If plugin creates some issue after update, please De-activate and then Activate again plugin.
2 more options added,
1) Display Immediately or after user scroll event.
2) Hide sticky bar below some resolution.
3) Added Display location, font weight and font size option
For developers
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FAQ
Sticky Recent Random Posts: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 29, 2026
Is Sticky Recent Random Posts free?
Yes. Sticky Recent Random Posts is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Sticky Recent Random Posts safe to use in 2026?
Sticky Recent Random Posts shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Sticky Recent Random Posts?
Sticky Recent Random Posts is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,784 times since it launched in April 2015. It was downloaded 68 times in the last 30 days.
Does Sticky Recent Random Posts work with WordPress 7.1?
Sticky Recent Random Posts is officially tested up to WordPress 4.6.30, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Sticky Recent Random Posts last updated?
The latest version, 1.2, was released on August 17, 2016 (10 years ago).
Who makes Sticky Recent Random Posts?
Sticky Recent Random Posts is developed and maintained by mahavirnahata.
What are the best alternatives to Sticky Recent Random Posts?
The most popular alternatives to Sticky Recent Random Posts are Random Post Plugin (3K+ installs), Random Post for Widget (1K+ installs) and Random Posts and Pages Widg… (1K+ installs).
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