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WP Random Post Thumbnails

by Brianna Deleasa · 1,000+ 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 WP Random Post Thumbnails
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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 15 months (last release 27 Jul 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.27 Jul 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
bdeleasa28 Dec 2014 to 27 Jul 2025, 170 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
16 months ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
6.7 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for WP Random Post Thumbnails
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20252
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 27 Jul 2025. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 8 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star8
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Random Post Thumbnails
4 May 202633
11 May 202645
18 May 202631
25 May 202641
1 Jun 202634
8 Jun 202641
15 Jun 202627
22 Jun 202631
29 Jun 202642
6 Jul 202633
13 Jul 202628
20 Jul 202643
27 Jul 202652
3 Aug 202652
10 Aug 202649
17 Aug 202654
24 Aug 202635
31 Aug 202639
7 Sep 202647
14 Sep 202669
21 Sep 202664
28 Sep 202645
5 Oct 202642
12 Oct 202644
19 Oct 202697
26 Oct 202689
2 Nov 202613

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 34% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.6.3
AuthorBrianna Deleasa
Added28 Dec 2014
Last updated27 Jul 2025
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress3.5
Tested up to6.7.11
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagsrandom images, post thumbnails, random thumbnails, random post thumbnail, random featured images

Questions

Is WP Random Post Thumbnails still maintained?

WP Random Post Thumbnails was last updated on 27 Jul 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is WP Random Post Thumbnails safe?

WP Random Post Thumbnails has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns WP Random Post Thumbnails?

The wordpress.org author is Brianna Deleasa. Recent committers: bdeleasa, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of WP Random Post Thumbnails?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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