Random Posts and Pages Widget
Healthy: maintained, last release 16 Apr 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 65 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Random Posts and Pages Widget still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 16 Apr 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 16 Apr 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Random Posts and Pages Widget, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer ays-pro since May 2015. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Random Posts and Pages Widget removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Random Posts and Pages Widget safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Random Posts and Pages Widget update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.6.2. No one-star spike after it. 16 Apr 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| ays-pro | 14 May 2015 to 16 Apr 2026, 146 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 7 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 16 Apr 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 4 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 68 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 64 |
| 18 May 2026 | 67 |
| 25 May 2026 | 75 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 63 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 69 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 55 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 56 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 50 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 55 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 67 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 48 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 58 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 62 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 65 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 70 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 46 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 53 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 70 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 56 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 74 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 72 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 69 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 64 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 105 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 113 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 15 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 16% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.6.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | Ays Pro |
| Added | 14 May 2015 |
| Last updated | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | E-commerce & Shopping |
| Tags | random post, random pages, Random Posts, popular posts, related posts |
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Questions
Is Random Posts and Pages Widget still maintained?
Yes. Last release 16 Apr 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Random Posts and Pages Widget, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer ays-pro since May 2015.
Was Random Posts and Pages Widget removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Random Posts and Pages Widget safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Random Posts and Pages Widget update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.6.2. No one-star spike after it.