Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to… vs Recent Posts Plus (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to…
4.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to… has a higher user rating (5/5 from 20 reviews) and leads in active installations (4.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to… has accumulated 83K+ total downloads while Recent Posts Plus has 50K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to… | Recent Posts Plus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | ◄ | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 20 | ◄ | 14 |
| Active Installs | 4.0K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 83K+ | ◄ | 50K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 10 months ago | ◄ | 8 years ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2011 | |
| Age | 11 years | 15 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.9+ | 2.9.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 8.0+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 0.25.0 | 1.0.11 |
Rating Breakdown
Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to…
Recent Posts Plus
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to… averaged approximately 7 daily downloads while Recent Posts Plus averaged 5.
Recent Reviews
Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to… Reviews
Works great, more features needed
The plugin works great as is but it would be nice to be able to send payloads to the selected post (e.g. /?redirect_to=random&action=doSomething) Kindly look into this. You are doing great 👌
Simple and Seamless!
Excellent plugin! Create a URL using their parameters…that’s it!
Very useful plugin & Excellent support!
Very useful plugin & Excellent support!
Recent Posts Plus Reviews
Still great! And also author displaying
I use this plug-in already a few years and it is great in customising. For example it has easy Widget Output Template ability on the widget itself. So you can add for example the author’s name to be d
perfect!
works perfectly on latest version of wordpress! amz!
thumb up
thumbs up Very nice work indeed because of the WP_Query and PHP-code options in the widget. same for me, you made my day! i was looking for a widget to get the latest post, the 2nd latest, the 3rd
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