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Post Date Randomizer

by wellbeingtips · 8,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Post Date Randomizer
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Post Date Randomizer still maintained?
No. Last release 6 Apr 2025, over 1 year ago. 6 Apr 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Post Date Randomizer, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer wellbeingtips since Jul 2017. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Post Date Randomizer removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Post Date Randomizer safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Post Date Randomizer update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.4.1. No one-star spike after it. 12 Nov 2021 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 19 months (last release 6 Apr 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.6 Apr 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
wellbeingtips19 Jul 2017 to 6 Apr 2025, 40 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
19 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.7 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Post Date Randomizer
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 6 Apr 2025. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star10
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

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

8,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Post Date Randomizer
4 May 202658
11 May 2026116
18 May 2026131
25 May 2026117
1 Jun 2026112
8 Jun 2026125
15 Jun 202698
22 Jun 202693
29 Jun 202676
6 Jul 202688
13 Jul 202685
20 Jul 2026103
27 Jul 2026117
3 Aug 2026128
10 Aug 2026114
17 Aug 2026114
24 Aug 202690
31 Aug 202685
7 Sep 2026109
14 Sep 2026108
21 Sep 2026116
28 Sep 2026116
5 Oct 2026110
12 Oct 2026102
19 Oct 2026164
26 Oct 2026129
2 Nov 202622

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 0% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.4.1
Authorwellbeingtips
Added19 Jul 2017
Last updated6 Apr 2025
Active installs8,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to6.7.11
Requires PHPnot stated
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Bulk Operations & Batch Editing
Tagspost dates, random dates, comment dates, random post dates, random comment dates

Questions

Is Post Date Randomizer still maintained?

No. Last release 6 Apr 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns Post Date Randomizer, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer wellbeingtips since Jul 2017.

Was Post Date Randomizer removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Post Date Randomizer safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Post Date Randomizer update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.4.1. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue